Lei Lani Cortez
Lei Lani Cortez was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 24 of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Cortez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Economy
- Excerpt: "It’s time to Restore Opportunity for Arizona’s families and communities. It’s time to fix our stagnant economy. It’s time to keep Arizona competitive. How? By promoting energy independence, Federal and State tax reform, expanding Arizona commerce and job training."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "We’ll work together to restore opportunity in job creation. We’ll fight for small businesses, the engine for job creation. We’ll seek for lower taxes that encourage employment. Together we’ll work for policies that restore job creation and personal security."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "The Federal Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) Policy is unacceptable, rather than helping Americans it is actually doing the opposite and should be repealed."
Education
- Excerpt: "Under these gridlines, traditional schools, charter schools, and private schools try to attract parents and their children by out-doing one another through challenging programs. Arizona is an amazing place to live, where schools are watching where parents are going and trying to offer classes and programs that get their attention."
Border Security
- Excerpt: "In the United States, Arizona ranks 7th as Mexico’s trading partner behind many non-border states. We can do better, a forward thinking vision is the answer. Together we can work to create an Arizona Trade office in center of commerce in Mexico City in order to promote Arizona business and industry. With increasing trade and job creation, both countries will prosper and illegal border crossings reduced as opportunity increases."
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 Lela Alston and Ken Clark defeated Richard Bauer in the Democratic primary. Lei Lani Cortez was unopposed in the Republican primary. Alston and Clark defeated Cortez in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Lela Alston Incumbent |
38.7% | 21,740 | |
| Democratic | Ken Clark |
37.8% | 21,186 | |
| Republican | Lei Lani Cortez | 23.5% | 13,183 | |
| Total Votes | 56,109 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lela Alston Incumbent |
42.9% | 8,006 |
| Ken Clark |
35.7% | 6,663 |
| Richard Bauer | 21.4% | 3,990 |
| Total Votes | 18,659 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Lei + Lani + Cortez + 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
- Lei Lani Cortez on Facebook
- Lei Lani Cortez on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Arizona State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Cortez, "Issues," accessed October 16, 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
