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Buckley Merrill
From Ballotpedia
Buckley Merrill was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 26 of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2012
Merrill's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Life, Liberty, and Property are Sacred.
- Excerpt: "I believe that John Locke had it right when he defined Life, Liberty, and Property as Natural Rights inherent to all humans. I also believe that Thomas Jefferson had it right when he wrote that the proper role of government is to protect these unalienable rights."
- Rights and Responsibilities are Inseparably connected.
- Excerpt: "You have a right to live, you also have a matching responsibility to get food, water, shelter, etc… If someone else takes responsibility for you, then they have a right to impose conditions on you. In other words, if you want the government to do more for you, then you should expect to do more for the government."
- If you violate the Rights of others, then you Forfeit your own.
- Excerpt: "If someone violates the property rights of others, then the right to their own property is in jeopardy. Our Founding Fathers understood that the proper focus of the Judicial system was not to punish the perpetrator, but restitution to the victim."
Elections
2012
Merrill ran in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26. He and Jason Youn were defeated by Raymond Speakman and Mary Lou Taylor in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Raymond Speakman |
30.7% | 3,725 |
| Mary Lou Taylor |
29.8% | 3,611 |
| Jason Youn | 26.4% | 3,206 |
| Buckley Merrill | 13.1% | 1,587 |
| Total Votes | 12,129 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Buckley + Merrill + Arizona + House"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ [http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf Arizona Secretary of State, " Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013]
Current members of the Arizona House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Steve Montenegro
Majority Leader:Michael Carbone
Minority Leader:Oscar De Los Santos
Representatives
Republican Party (33)
Democratic Party (27)
