Joshua Lavar Butler
Joshua Lavar Butler was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 7 of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Butler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Education
- Excerpt: "I support K-12 and post-secondary educational services, and will do what I can to protect and increase funding for these vital programs. I understand the positive impacts of a quality education for all Arizonans. I will help protect bilingual educational programs and help to expand distance learning programs to Rural Arizona. I will promote the increase and expansion of technology use, and help expand such services to Rural Arizona."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "I will support efforts to make health care available to all Arizonans. I will support health care reform to eliminate discrimination, help to expand health insurance coverage for thousands of Arizonans. I will support the Affordable Care Act. I will support efforts to strengthen and improve Medicare and Medicaid for those who qualify, help to reduce fraud, and help to improve quality of care."
Supporting Small Businesses
- Excerpt: "As a business owner, I know firsthand the struggles and obstacles. Small businesses are the foundation of our statewide economy. We need to provide as much support to them as we can and empower them so they may grow and be competitive. We need to encourage job growth."
Veterans
- Excerpt: "Our veterans are sick-and-tired of promises. I will support any initiatives to streamline veterans’ services to make it easier to access. I will support any establishment to bring services closer to home for the thousands of veterans across the state. I will help efforts to identify resources for housing development for our veterans and their families."
Government-to-Government Relations
- Excerpt: "Our legislative district is the most diverse in Arizona and I will do what I can to provide platforms for dialogue, so that meaningful discussions can occur."
Elections
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. Incumbent Albert Hale and Jennifer Benally defeated Joshua Lavar Butler and Arlando Teller (write-in) in the Democratic primary. Hale and Benally were unchallenged in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Albert Hale Incumbent |
42.8% | 12,897 |
| Jennifer Benally |
33% | 9,953 |
| Joshua Lavar Butler | 23.1% | 6,955 |
| Arlando Teller | 1.1% | 339 |
| Total Votes | 30,144 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Joshua + Lavar + Butler + Arizona + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona state legislative districts
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Joshua Lavar Butler on Facebook
- Joshua Lavar Butler on Twitter
- Arizona State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Butler for Arizona, "Issues," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ 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
