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Jonathan Larkin
Jonathan Larkin is a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 30 from 2013 to 2017.
Biography
Larkin's professional experience includes working at Fry's Food and Drug as a pharmacy technician.[1] Larkin served in the United States Marine Corps, with USS Essex (LHD 2) - Official and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Larkin served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Elections |
| • Government and Higher Education |
| • Insurance |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Larkin served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility |
| • Higher Education and Workforce Development |
Campaign themes
2014
Larkin's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
10 Things We Can Do Now:
- Excerpt: "Put more of our tax money into education. It is the single best investment we can make and diverting tax money away from public schools must be stopped. Killing off public schools is not about giving parents “choice.” It’s about a few business people making a lot of money."
- Excerpt: "Create smaller class sizes for our schools. Which class of students do you think will do better: 40 children or a class of 25? Smaller class sizes allow teachers to teach and our children to learn."
- Excerpt: "Tax incentives for small businesses that hire and train people who are out of work especially veterans. People want to work and small business needs the help to compete."
- Excerpt: "Reinstate Arizona’s usury laws to put a limit on consumer interest rates for things like credit cards. Most people don’t know that the state can limit how much banks can charge. We can get that done right away."
- Excerpt: "A new statewide “Arizona First” policy so that local businesses get first crack at state and local government contracts. Millions of dollars of our tax money is flowing out of Arizona to other countries and states when so much of it could be kept in circulation here."
- Excerpt: "Help for veterans trying to open their own small businesses. Parades and speeches are nice, but helping veterans start to rebuild their lives and their futures is more important than anything else."
- Excerpt: "Tax breaks for new and retrofitted construction projects built with solar technology and energy efficient designs. Solar makes sense, but it needs a push to get it being used across the state and develop the jobs that come with it."
- Excerpt: "Restore health care services for children. There was no reason to take health care away from our most vulnerable citizens."
- Excerpt: "New, tougher ethics rules for elected officials to stop lobbyists from influencing state policy. That means absolutely no “gifts, tickets or trips” paid for by lobbyists."
- Excerpt: "Critically, we must guarantee the rights of state employees to organize and negotiate with state and local government. This is the free market at its best. Political attempts at union busting is Arizona at its worst."
2012
Larkin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- Getting Real About Jobs
- Excerpt: "The politicians talk about jobs. But most of the time that’s all it is: talk. And too often the only job they’re concerned about is theirs."
- Invest In Education
- Excerpt: "So instead of handing out millions of dollars to corporations that don’t want or need the money, let’s invest our tax money in our public schools and colleges."
- Small Business Help
- Excerpt: "Our legislators should be ashamed of themselves for allowing a system that favors out-of-state business over our local businesses to continue. They can fix this immediately and simply by giving Arizona companies preference over companies that are out-of-state or out of the United States."
Sponsored legislation
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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 Debbie McCune-Davis (D) did not seek re-election.
Ray Martinez and Tony Navarrete defeated Gary Cox in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 general election.[5][6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ray Martinez |
37.78% | 22,853 | |
| Democratic | Tony Navarrete |
37.71% | 22,810 | |
| Republican | Gary Cox | 24.52% | 14,831 | |
| Total Votes | 60,494 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Ray Martinez and Tony Navarrete defeated incumbent Jonathan Larkin in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 Democratic Primary.[7]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ray Martinez |
33.64% | 4,089 | |
| Democratic | Tony Navarrete |
33.90% | 4,121 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Larkin Incumbent | 32.46% | 3,945 | |
| Total Votes | 12,155 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Gary Cox ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 Republican Primary.[8]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gary Cox (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbents Jonathan Larkin and Debbie McCune-Davis were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Michael Gidwani and John Lyon were unopposed in the Republican primary. Larkin and McCune-Davis defeated Gidwani, Lyon and Angel Garcia (I) in the general election.[9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie McCune-Davis Incumbent |
30.8% | 11,980 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Larkin Incumbent |
29% | 11,252 | |
| Republican | John Lyon | 21% | 8,158 | |
| Republican | Michael Aaron Gidwani | 19.2% | 7,445 | |
| Independent | Angel Garcia (Write-in) | 0% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 38,846 | |||
2012
Larkin won election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 30. He and incumbent Debbie McCune-Davis defeated Mike Snitz in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie McCune-Davis Incumbent |
51.5% | 21,951 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Larkin |
48.1% | 20,502 | |
| Republican | Aaron Gidwani (Write-in) | 0.4% | 157 | |
| Total Votes | 42,610 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Debbie McCune-Davis Incumbent |
38.1% | 4,606 |
| Jonathan Larkin |
35.7% | 4,313 |
| Mike Snitz | 26.2% | 3,169 |
| Total Votes | 12,088 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Larkin's endorsements included the following:[15]
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2012
In 2012, Larkin's endorsements included the following:[16]
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Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
- Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
- Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
- Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
- Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
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- Legislators are scored on their support of business policies.
2016
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In 2016, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 24.
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2013
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In 2013, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 14.
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Recent news
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See also
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona House of Representatives District 30
- Arizona State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Jonathan Larkin on Facebook
- Jonathan Larkin on Twitter
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Larkin for Arizona, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Larking for Arizona, "Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Larkin for Arizona, "Larkin Endorsements," accessed September 22, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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