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Cecil Ash
Cecil Ash (b. November 21, 1948) is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 18th District from 2009 until 2013.
Biography
Ash's professional experience includes working as owner/manager of the ViewPoint RV & Golf Resort (1995-2004), attorney in the Office of Maricopa County Public Defender (1990-1995), attorney in private practice (1983-1990) and broker for Help-U-Sell of Mesa (1986-1989).[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ash served on these committees:
- Health and Human Services Committee, Arizona House of Representatives, Chair
- Judiciary Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ash served on these committees:
- Banking and Insurance Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Judiciary Committee, Arizona House of Representatives (Vice Chair)
- Public Employees, Retirement and Entitlement Reform Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
Issues
Legislation
Ash's sponsored bills include:
- HB 2400 - partial-birth abortions; definition
- HB 2439 - concealed weapons permit; safety course
- HB 2466 - school districts; maximum tax rate
- HB 2520 - salvia divinorum; unlawful acts
For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.
Presidential preference
2012
Cecil Ash endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[2]
Elections
2010
Ash won re-election to the 18th District seat in 2010. He and fellow incumbent Steve Court faced no opposition in the August 24 primary election. They defeated Democrat Michael Conway and Libertarian Chris A.H. Will in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 18 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Cecil Ash (R)
|
16,222 | |||
| Steve Court (R)
|
16,177 | |||
| Michael Conway (D) | 11,568 | |||
| Chris A.H. Will (L) | 3,452 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Ash and Steve Court were elected to the 18th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponents Tammie Pursley (D) and Joe Brown (Ind).[4]
Ash raised $37,327 for the campaign, Court raised $34,447, Pursley raised $36,660, and Brown raised $1,303.[5]
| Arizona State House, District 18 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Cecil Ash (R)
|
21,753 | |||
| Steve Court (R)
|
21,753 | |||
| Tammie Pursley (D) | 17,844 | |||
| Joe Brown (Ind) | 8,617 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Goldwater Institute
The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.[6]
2012
Ash received a score of 61 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B- according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 2 lower than his score on the 2011 report card. Ash’s 61 in 2012 was tied for the 31st highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.[6]
Personal
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Ash and his wife, Linda, have five children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Cecil + Ash + Arizona + House"
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona state legislative districts
External links
- Cecil Ash's personal website
- Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Cecil Ash
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008
- Cecil Ash on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Arizona Elected Officials," February 2, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Goldwater Institute, "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
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Arizona State House District 18 2009–2013 |
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