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Brenda Barton
Brenda Barton (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 6. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Barton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 7. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Barton was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Arizona House of Representatives because of term limits.
Barton has served as a delegate to the Arizona State Republican Convention.
Biography
Brenda Barton was born in Safford, Arizona. Her career experience includes working in municipal accounting and materials management with the city of Safford.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Barton was assigned to the following committees:
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Ways and Means Committee, Vice-Chair
- Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Vice chair |
| • Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Barton served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture, Water and Lands, Chair |
| • Energy, Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Rural and Economic Development |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Barton served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture and Water, Chair |
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Barton served on these committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Agriculture and Water |
| • Energy and Natural Resources |
| • Health and Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Brenda Barton withdrew from running for re-election.
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)
Incumbent David Cook and David Marshall defeated Chris Verrill in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Cook (R) | 52.6 | 59,974 |
| ✔ |  | David Marshall (R) | 46.4 | 52,893 |
 | Chris Verrill (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.0 | 1,192 | |
| Total votes: 114,059 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)
Incumbent David Cook and David Marshall defeated incumbent John Fillmore in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Cook | 37.9 | 21,276 |
| ✔ | | David Marshall | 32.2 | 18,083 |
 | John Fillmore | 29.8 | 16,742 | |
| Total votes: 56,101 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brenda Barton (R)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)
Incumbent Walter Blackman and Brenda Barton defeated Coral Evans and Art Babbott in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Walter Blackman (R) | 28.9 | 59,325 |
| ✔ |  | Brenda Barton (R) | 26.3 | 54,041 |
 | Coral Evans (D) | 25.3 | 51,986 | |
| Art Babbott (Independent) | 19.4 | 39,900 | ||
| Total votes: 205,252 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)
Coral Evans advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Coral Evans | 100.0 | 24,035 |
| Total votes: 24,035 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)
Incumbent Walter Blackman and Brenda Barton advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Walter Blackman | 59.4 | 26,180 |
| ✔ | | Brenda Barton | 40.6 | 17,893 |
| Total votes: 44,073 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
Brenda Barton was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2016
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.[2]
Incumbent Bob Thorpe and incumbent Brenda Barton defeated Alex Martinez in the Arizona House of Representatives District 6 general election.[3][4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bob Thorpe Incumbent |
34.79% | 48,999 | |
| Republican | Brenda Barton Incumbent |
33.81% | 47,631 | |
| Democratic | Alex Martinez | 31.40% | 44,229 | |
| Total Votes | 140,859 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Alex Martinez ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 6 Democratic Primary.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Alex Martinez (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Brenda Barton and incumbent Bob Thorpe were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 6 Republican Primary.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Brenda Barton Incumbent | |
| Republican | Bob Thorpe Incumbent | |
2014
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Lanny Morrison was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Bob Thorpe and Brenda Barton were unopposed in the Republican primary. Thorpe and Barton defeated Morrison in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brenda Barton Incumbent |
35.3% | 32,948 | |
| Republican | Bob Thorpe Incumbent |
35.2% | 32,886 | |
| Democratic | Lanny Morrison | 29.5% | 27,520 | |
| Total Votes | 93,354 | |||
2012
Barton won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 6. She and Bob Thorpe ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Thorpe |
27.6% | 42,675 | |
| Republican | Brenda Barton Incumbent |
26.6% | 41,122 | |
| Democratic | Angela Lefevre | 23.5% | 36,302 | |
| Democratic | Doug Ballard | 22.2% | 34,274 | |
| Total Votes | 154,373 | |||
2010
Barton and Chester Crandell won the August 24 primary. They then defeated Democrats Bill Shumway and Prescott Winslow in the November 2 general election.[13][14]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 5 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brenda Barton (R)
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32,884 | |||
| Chester Crandell (R)
|
30,890 | |||
| Bill Shumway (D) | 17,478 | |||
| Prescott Winslow (D) | 15,489 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 5 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brenda Barton (R)
|
10,696 | |||
| Chester Crandell (R)
|
9,311 | |||
| Keith Alexander (R) | 7,541 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Brenda Barton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Barton's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[15]
Economy
- Excerpt: "I strive for a strong economy for rural Arizona. Through innovative new agricultural opportunities, such as development of a growing wine industry, and older industries like mining and forestry, we can achieve a vibrant and balanced economy. Our resources, wisely managed, have the ability to provide a dynamic and sustainable economy for rural Arizona. I have worked hard to ensure that government continues to get out of the way and allow small businesses to succeed."
Education
- Excerpt: "I believe funding should follow the student and be outcome-based. One size fits all is a poor way to spend our education dollars and administrative costs should never be greater than the money flowing to the classroom. Master teachers should be developed and encouraged wherever possible and every education dollar spent should return a maximum yield. Additionally, parents should have a choice when it comes to the education of their children, without government bureaucrats getting in the way."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "I am a proponent of an expanded role for AHCCCS into a hybrid product and available to those in true need. I am not a supporter of a single-payer health care system, or the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act."
The Land
- Excerpt: "I believe our management of the forests can yield employment, fund education, and be an economic engine for rural Arizona. The Arizona state motto is Ditat Deus; God Enriches, and I believe He does."
2012
Barton's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[16]
- Excerpt: "I pledge to resist legislation that increases the financial burden on the residents of Arizona during difficult economic times."
- Excerpt: "I believe in increasing the usage of all domestic energy resources, including nuclear, natural gas, and coal as needed."
- Excerpt: "I believe in the sovereignty and security of Arizona, and will resist measures and efforts of the federal government which encroach beyond the limits set by the 10th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States."
- Excerpt: "In keeping with the Arizona Constitution, I pledge to maintain a balanced budget and to insure that state government lives within its means, and to resist efforts to inflate state government beyond the needs of the people of Arizona."
Medicaid expansion lawsuit
Brenda Barton was one of the 36 Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature who signed onto a lawsuit brought by the Goldwater Institute in September 2013 against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) over the expansion of Medicaid in Arizona under provisions of the Affordable Care Act.[17] Brewer announced her support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona in 2013, and by June of that year the legislature passed a bill expanding Medicaid in the state .[18] In September 2013, the Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law's implementation. They argued that the law contained a tax, and its implementation under the control of the executive branch violated state laws enforcing the separation of powers.[17] In 2015, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled against the 36 Republican lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute, saying that the law contained an assessment, not a tax. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the Superior Court's 2015 ruling on March 16, 2017.[19]
Campaign finance summary
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.
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Personal
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Barton and her husband, Bruce, have two children.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, "Brenda J. Barton," accessed December 25, 2020
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Barton for AZ, "Issues," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ barton4az.com, "Official campaign website," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Arizona Republic, "Goldwater Institute sues over Arizona Medicaid law," September 12, 2013
- ↑ Office of the Arizona Governor, "State of the State Address," January 14, 2013
- ↑ AZCentral, "Court rejects Arizona GOP lawmakers' Medicaid challenge," March 16, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bob Thorpe (R) |
Arizona House of Representatives District 6 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 6 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 5 2011-2013 |
Succeeded by - |
