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Bob Stump
Bob Stump (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Stump (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary on February 27, 2018.
Stump is a former member and chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission, the state body charged with regulating the state's utility companies. He was elected to the post in 2008 and 2012. He also represented District 9 in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2002-2008.
Policy priorities for Stump, according to his website, included setting congressional term limits, securing the electric power sector, support for Israel, and reducing regulation on domestic energy production.[1]
Biography
Education
- Harvard University[2]
- University of California, Berkeley
Political career
Arizona Corporation Commission 2008-Present
Stump was elected to the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2008. He was re-elected in 2012. Since Arizona law limits commissioners to no more than two consecutive terms, Stump was ineligible to run for re-election in 2016.[3][4]
Arizona House of Representatives 2002-2008
He represented District 9 in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2002-2008.[4]
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Bob Stump endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[5]
Elections
2018
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Incumbent Debbie Lesko defeated Hiral Tipirneni in the special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on April 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debbie Lesko (R)  | 52.4 | 96,012 |
 | Hiral Tipirneni (D) | 47.6 | 87,331 | |
| Total votes: 183,343 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Augie Beyer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Hiral Tipirneni defeated Brianna Westbrook in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on February 27, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hiral Tipirneni | 60.2 | 23,175 |
 | Brianna Westbrook | 39.7 | 15,288 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 38,485 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on February 27, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Lesko | 35.4 | 27,047 |
 | Phil Lovas | 24.3 | 18,562 | |
 | Steve Montenegro | 23.7 | 18,106 | |
 | Bob Stump | 5.3 | 4,032 | |
 | Clair Van Steenwyk | 2.3 | 1,787 | |
 | Christopher Sylvester | 1.9 | 1,490 | |
 | David Lien | 1.8 | 1,341 | |
 | Richard Mack | 1.6 | 1,191 | |
 | Mark Yates | 1.1 | 871 | |
| Chad Allen | 1.1 | 824 | ||
 | Brenden Dilley | 1.1 | 823 | |
| Stephen Dolgos | 0.5 | 377 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 76,459 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Cavanaugh (R)
2016
Stump was ineligible to seek re-election in 2016.
2012
A total of three seats were up for election on the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2012. Stump ran for re-election to his seat, while Bob Burns and Susan Bitter Smith also ran in the August 28 Republican primary. Stump won re-election in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Arizona Corporation Commission General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Newman Incumbent | 15.5% | 868,726 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Kennedy Incumbent | 15.4% | 862,876 | |
| Democratic | Marcia Busching | 13.8% | 776,472 | |
| Republican |  Bob Stump Incumbent |
17.5% | 979,034 | |
| Republican | Robert Burns |
16.8% | 943,157 | |
| Republican | Susan Bitter Smith |
16.7% | 935,575 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Gohl | 2% | 112,490 | |
| Green | Daniel Pout | 1% | 58,607 | |
| Green | Thomas Meadows | 1.2% | 67,950 | |
| Write-in | Various | 0.1% | 3,784 | |
| Total Votes | 5,608,671 | |||
| Election results via Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
| Arizona Corporation Commission-Republican Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Bob Stump Incumbent |
34.9% | 280,838 | ||
| Robert "Bob" Burns |
31.7% | 255,367 | ||
| Susan Bitter Smith |
32.9% | 264,545 | ||
| Write-in | 0.5% | 3,887 | ||
| Total Votes | 804,637 | |||
| Election results via The Arizona Secretary of State. | ||||
Incumbents Paul Newman and Sandra Kennedy, as well as Marcia Busching, ran in the Democratic primary.[6] Stump won re-election in the general election on November 6, 2012.
Campaign themes
2018
| “ |
NATIONAL SECURITY Stopping illegal immigration is critical to our national security. Bob took strong, principled stands to increase our border security during his years in the Arizona House of Representatives. Moreover, for nearly a decade, Bob has been a nationally-recognized leader in working to secure the electric power sector against terrorist attacks. Today, North Korea has the ability to destroy America’s electrical grid, with devastating consequences. Bob will work with Congressional leaders and the Administration to shore up America’s electricity infrastructure before disaster strikes. He will work with U.S. leadership and American allies to drive ISIS into the dustbin of history and ensure that Israel remains a shining outpost of democracy in the Middle East. OVERZEALOUS REGULATION For nearly 15 years, Bob has been on the front lines in Arizona, fighting an out-of-control EPA intent on raising your electric bill. He is a nationally-recognized leader on energy issues and fully supports President Trump’s efforts to produce more energy domestically — in other words, to put more dollars into American pockets. As Bob wrote in National Review last year, the President’s energy policies “should give conservatives reason to cheer.” THE 'DEEP STATE' The United States is facing resistance from unelected, unaccountable Washington bureaucrats who are determined, at every turn, to thwart conservative attempts at reform. Even many on the Left agree. A recent case in point: The Obama-appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s efforts to undermine the President’s pick to lead the agency. To have duly-elected representatives of the American people impeded by an unelected Washington elite is contrary to democratic values. Bob will work to uproot an entrenched, reform-resisting Washington culture and put American taxpayers first.[7] |
” |
| —Bob Stump for Congress[8] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Arizona's 8th Congressional District special election, 2018
- Arizona's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bob Stump for Congress, "About," accessed January 19, 2018
- ↑ Bob Stump for Arizona, "About," accessed August 25, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arizona Corporation Commission, "Biography," accessed September 18, 2012
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Arizona Elected Officials," February 2, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 primary election candidates," accessed May 30, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Bob Stump for Congress, "Home," accessed February 14, 2018
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Arizona Corporation Commission 2009-2017 |
Succeeded by Boyd Dunn (R) |
