Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
David Stringer
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 |
Sponsored legislation
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
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
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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 |  Noel Campbell Incumbent |
38.70% | 70,412 | |
| Republican | 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 | 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 | Noel Campbell Incumbent |
39.16% | 23,548 | |
| Republican | David Stringer |
31.05% | 18,672 | |
| Republican | Chip Davis | 29.80% | 17,919 | |
| Total Votes | 60,139 | |||
| Source: Associated Press | ||||
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Campaign themes
2016
Stringer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Illegal Immigration
Our Constitutional Rights
Economy & Jobs
Education
Rehab Centers
|
” |
| —David Stringer[10] | ||
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Arizona scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2019
In 2019, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 28.
- 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
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
|
2017
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
|
See also
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House of Representatives District 1
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Arizona State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- David Stringer on Facebook
- Arizona State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Fox 10, "Embattled Arizona lawmaker David Stringer suspended from committee," January 31, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona Republic, "Second ethics complaint is filed against Arizona Rep. David Stringer, citing racist comments," January 29, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, "David Stringer, Arizona Lawmaker Under Fire, Resigns Amid Inquiry Into Old Sex Charges," March 28, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Stringer, "Issues," accessed August 5, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Karen Fann (R) |
Arizona House of Representatives District 1 2017-2019 |
Succeeded by Steve Pierce (R) |
