Liz Harris
Liz Harris (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 13. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. She left office on April 12, 2023.
Harris (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 13. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Members of the Arizona House of Representatives expelled Harris from the state House on April 12, 2023, by a vote of 46 to 13. She was expelled for violating "legislative rules by inviting a witness to present false testimony."[1] Click here to learn more.
Biography
Liz Harris earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in 1993 and a master’s degree from the Pace University Lubin School of Business in 1997. Her career experience includes working as a real estate broker.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jennifer Pawlik and Liz Harris defeated Julie Willoughby in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Pawlik (D)  | 35.1 | 47,166 |
| ✔ |  | Liz Harris (R) | 32.6 | 43,829 |
 | Julie Willoughby (R) | 32.4 | 43,559 | |
| Total votes: 134,554 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jennifer Pawlik advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Pawlik | 100.0 | 19,217 |
| Total votes: 19,217 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Liz Harris and Julie Willoughby defeated Ron Hardin, Joshua Askey, and Don Maes in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liz Harris | 31.2 | 14,198 |
| ✔ | | Julie Willoughby | 23.6 | 10,705 |
 | Ron Hardin | 17.5 | 7,952 | |
 | Joshua Askey | 14.0 | 6,339 | |
 | Don Maes | 13.7 | 6,244 | |
| Total votes: 45,438 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jennifer Pawlik and incumbent Jeff Weninger defeated Liz Harris in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Pawlik (D) | 33.8 | 65,172 |
| ✔ |  | Jeff Weninger (R) | 33.4 | 64,501 |
| Liz Harris (R) | 32.8 | 63,409 | |
| Total votes: 193,082 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jennifer Pawlik advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 17 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Pawlik | 100.0 | 23,575 |
| Total votes: 23,575 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jeff Weninger and Liz Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 17 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Weninger | 54.3 | 23,164 |
| ✔ | | Liz Harris | 45.7 | 19,480 |
| Total votes: 42,644 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nora Ellen (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Liz Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Liz Harris completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harris' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Quality Education - Teacher Pay Increases - Strong K-12 Support - Parental School Choice
- Keep Taxes Low - Stimulate the Economy to Generate Tax Revenue
- Bring Jobs to Arizona by Attracting New Business
More historic than that was probably the NYC blackout on July 13, 1977. Looking across the Hudson River and no longer seeing that fabulous Manhattan skyline was surreal. Gloom was in the air. There was an economic decline and unhealthy crime rates coupled with the Son of Sam murders. Even as a child, we are all aware of "Stranger Danger" as it related to the tragic Son of Sam situations.
My first "jobs" were numerous newspaper routes, life gaurding assignments, babysitting gigs, pizza delivery and retail sales which all lasted for multiple years! Not only and entrepreneur but a hard worker as well!
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2023
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Noteworthy events
Harris expelled from Arizona House of Representatives (2023)
Members of the Arizona House of Representatives expelled Harris from the state House on April 12, 2023, by a vote of 46 to 13. Of the 46 voting in favor of expulsion, 29 were Democrats and 17 were Republicans. All 13 no votes were from Republicans, and one Democrat did not vote.[1]
The expulsion followed the House Ethics Committee's April 11 determination that Harris had violated "legislative rules by inviting a witness to present false testimony."[1] Harris invited the witness, insurance agent Jacqueline Breger, to testify during a February 2023 hearing on election oversight. Breger claimed Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) and other public officials accepted bribes from the Sinaloa drug cartel, and that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints controlled state agencies.[1] The committee's report alleged that Harris knew Breger would make these claims.[3]
According to KPNX-TV, Harris told a reporter that the ethics report was a lie and that "God knows the truth. ...This was an example of how you need to toe the line. If you don’t toe the line, this is what happens."[3]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The New York Times, "Arizona House Republicans Expel One of Their Own," April 12, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 21, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AP, "Arizona House expels GOP lawmaker over unproven claims," April 12, 2023
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Arizona House of Representatives District 13 2023-2023 |
Succeeded by Julie Willoughby (R) |
