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Patrick Masoya was a 2018 independent write-in candidate for governor of Arizona.

Biography

Patrick Masoya earned an M.B.A. in finance from Grand Canyon University. His professional experience includes working as a partner in a tax firm and as an entrepreneur.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018

Cary Dolego (Green), Arthur Ray Arvizu (RTO), James "Marvelman" Gibson II (HUM), Patrick Masoya (None), and Christian Komor (None) ran as write-in candidates.

General election

General election for Governor of Arizona

Incumbent Doug Ducey defeated David Garcia and Angel Torres in the general election for Governor of Arizona on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Doug Ducey
Doug Ducey (R)
 
56.0
 
1,330,863
Image of David Garcia
David Garcia (D)
 
41.8
 
994,341
Image of Angel Torres
Angel Torres (G)
 
2.1
 
50,962

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,376,166
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona

David Garcia defeated Steve Farley and Kelly Fryer in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Garcia
David Garcia
 
50.6
 
255,555
Image of Steve Farley
Steve Farley
 
32.3
 
163,072
Image of Kelly Fryer
Kelly Fryer Candidate Connection
 
17.2
 
86,810

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 505,437
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Arizona

Incumbent Doug Ducey defeated Ken Bennett in the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Doug Ducey
Doug Ducey
 
70.7
 
463,672
Image of Ken Bennett
Ken Bennett
 
29.3
 
191,775

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 655,447
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Libertarian primary election

No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

Patrick Masoya participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 30, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Patrick Masoya's responses follow below.[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ Education, Marijuana, and Immigration[3][4] ”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ EducationCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Patrick Masoya answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?

“ None[4] ”
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?
“ None[4] ”
What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
“ A great leadership skills, and business savvy[4] ”
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
“ To safeguard as serve what is in the best interest of our tax payer.[4] ”
What legacy would you like to leave?
“ Securing our Borders and School.[4] ”
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?
“ No[4] ”
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
“ When I first came in America as a refugee, I was a caregiver for

One year and went to trade school for a year and I was hired for Scottsdale insurance company as a processor and I worked there for 5 years then currently working part time for American Airlines and my full time with M&R Tax, Accunting and Services LLC.[4]

”
What happened on your most awkward date?
“ Not sure[4] ”
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
“ Thanksgiving because it is a great time to spend with family.[4] ”
What is your favorite book? Why?
“ The purpose of driven life written by Pastor Rick Warren.[4] ”
If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?
“ A politician[4] ”
What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?
“ My home office[4] ”
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
“ I am proud to be American[4] ”
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
“ None[4] ”
A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?
“ That mean you are a commander in chief[4] ”
Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?
“ Ensuring that our educators and law enforcement’s are amongst the top 5 in the nation and our children can feel safe.[4] ”
Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. If it were your choice, what do you believe is the appropriate degree of gubernatorial involvement with this process in your state?
“ The highest degree of responsibility should be to make sure that I hired qualify people to do the right thing and better serve our voters.[4] ”
In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. If that is true in your state, what would be your philosophy for how and when to use this power?
“ Anything not in the best interest of our voters.[4] ”
If the governor's office in your state does not have the line-item veto power, do you believe it should? Why or why not?
“ Yes it should because it will allow the commander in chiefs to beat serve our voters.[4] ”
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?
“ To work on bipartisan bill to benefit our taxpayers[4] ”
What do you love most about your state?
“ I love the landscape and it geographical location.[4] ”
What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?
“ Border safety and education[4] ”

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on August 30, 2018'
  2. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Patrick Masoya's responses," August 30, 2018
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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