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David Stringer

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David Stringer

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Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives District 1

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David Stringer is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 1 from 2017 to 2019. Stringer resigned on March 27, 2019, amid an ethics investigation. Click here for more information.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2017
Education
Federalism, Property Rights and Public Policy
Judiciary and Public Safety

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Noteworthy events

Sexual misconduct allegations

See also: Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2019-2020)

In January 2019, Arizona House Speaker Russell Bowers (R) removed Stringer from his committee assignment following two ethics complaints related to allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate language. Stringer was removed while the Ethics Committee conducted an investigation.

The sexual misconduct allegations dated to a 1983 case in which Stringer was charged with sex crimes in Baltimore, Maryland. He was later expunged.[1] Stringer said he did not plan on resigning his seat.[2]

One of the ethics complaints also accused Stringer of making inappropriate comments based on race. Stringer apologized for his comments on the House floor, saying, "I apologize to you. I apologize to the speaker. I apologize to our staff here at the House. And I apologize to the public."[2]

On March 27, 2019, Stringer resigned. He faced a deadline to give documents related to the Maryland court case to the House Ethics Committee.[3]

Elections

2018

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Noel Campbell and incumbent David Stringer defeated Jan Manolis and Ed Gogek in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Noel Campbell
Noel Campbell (R)
 
35.1
 
70,130
David Stringer (R)
 
33.5
 
67,023
Jan Manolis (D)
 
16.4
 
32,706
Ed Gogek (D)
 
15.0
 
30,055

Total votes: 199,914
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)

Jan Manolis and Ed Gogek advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 1 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jan Manolis
 
58.0
 
12,559
Ed Gogek
 
42.0
 
9,076

Total votes: 21,635
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Noel Campbell and incumbent David Stringer defeated Jodi Rooney in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 1 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Noel Campbell
Noel Campbell
 
42.5
 
29,353
David Stringer
 
36.9
 
25,476
Jodi Rooney
 
20.6
 
14,223

Total votes: 69,052
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 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.[4] Incumbent Karen Fann (R) did not seek re-election.

Incumbent Noel Campbell and David Stringer defeated Peter Pierson and Haryaksha Gregor Knauer in the Arizona House of Representatives District 1 general election.[5][6]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Noel Campbell Incumbent 38.70% 70,412
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Stringer 36.27% 65,993
     Democratic Peter Pierson 18.35% 33,396
     Green Haryaksha Gregor Knauer 6.68% 12,145
Total Votes 181,946
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


Peter Pierson ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 1 Democratic Primary.[7]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Peter Pierson  (unopposed)


Incumbent Noel Campbell and David Stringer defeated Chip Davis in the Arizona House of Representatives District 1 Republican Primary.[8]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Noel Campbell Incumbent 39.16% 23,548
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Stringer 31.05% 18,672
     Republican Chip Davis 29.80% 17,919
Total Votes 60,139
Source: Associated Press

Campaign finance summary


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David Stringer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Arizona House of Representatives District 1Won general$169,111 N/A**
2016Arizona House of Representatives, District 1Won $133,679 N/A**
Grand total$302,790 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Campaign themes

2016

Stringer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Illegal Immigration

  • Every election season the politicians promise to solve this problem and then fail to act. It isn’t complicated, it is a simple matter of enforcing our existing laws, securing the border with double fences, high speed roads, cameras/sensors, and manpower, and ensuring that sanctuary cities are prohibited and the welcome mat for illegal aliens is rolled up and put away. There may not be much that Arizona’s State Legislature can do that it hasn’t already done, but we can continue to press for real solutions and work to ensure that Arizona taxpayers are not on the hook for the very real costs of illegal immigration.

Our Constitutional Rights

  • Whether that refers to our First Amendment rights, our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, our Fourth Amendment right to privacy, or the Tenth Amendment that reserves to the States the vast majority of the powers, too many in government have lost sight of our Constitution and our rights. Part of my role as a State Legislator will be to fight to restore these rights and make the expansion of liberty our mission.

Economy & Jobs

  • Government doesn’t create jobs, but it can encourage or destroy job creation depending on the policies it pursues. My goal will be to pursue policies that attract businesses from other states and encourages our existing businesses to grow. I also intend to pay particular attention to policies that will help rural Arizona grow. Our economy is different from the one in Maricopa County, and the recovery in Arizona is much slower in our part of the state.

Education

  • I support Prop123 and efforts to direct more money into our classrooms and to teachers. I also want to see local control and competition wherever possible, so that parents are making the important decisions regarding their children’s education. I oppose Common Core and want to see high standards that are developed right here in Arizona.

Rehab Centers

  • I really appreciate the hard work that Representative Noel Campbell has done, trying to get a handle on the proliferation of drug rehab centers in Prescott. I look forward to working with him to deal with this issue and to finding the right balance between helping those in need and protecting the safety and quality of life of those living here.[9]
—David Stringer[10]

Scorecards

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2019

In 2019, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 28.

  • Center for Arizona Policy: Senate and House Voting Records
Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2018


2017



See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Karen Fann (R)
Arizona House of Representatives District 1
2017-2019
Succeeded by
Steve Pierce (R)


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
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Lupe Diaz (R)
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Lisa Fink (R)
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Republican Party (33)
Democratic Party (27)