Raymond Speakman
Raymond Speakman (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 26. Speakman lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Speakman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Speakman was an unsuccessful 2012 Republican candidate for District 26 of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Incumbent Athena Salman and incumbent Isela Blanc defeated Raymond Speakman in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Athena Salman (D) | 39.8 | 29,540 |
| ✔ |  | Isela Blanc (D) | 37.8 | 28,039 |
 | Raymond Speakman (R)  | 22.5 | 16,676 | |
| Total votes: 74,255 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Incumbent Athena Salman and incumbent Isela Blanc advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Athena Salman | 50.3 | 9,672 |
| ✔ | | Isela Blanc | 49.7 | 9,545 |
| Total votes: 19,217 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)
Raymond Speakman advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Speakman | 100.0 | 6,834 |
| Total votes: 6,834 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2012
Speakman ran in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26. He and Mary Lou Taylor defeated Buckley Merrill and Jason Youn in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. He was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Juan Mendez |
28.2% | 24,213 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Sherwood |
27.3% | 23,481 | |
| Republican | Mary Lou Taylor | 19.5% | 16,766 | |
| Republican | Raymond D. Speakman | 18.8% | 16,153 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Will | 4% | 3,480 | |
| Green | Haryaksha Haryaksha Gregor Knauer | 2.2% | 1,872 | |
| Total Votes | 85,965 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Raymond Speakman |
30.7% | 3,725 |
| Mary Lou Taylor |
29.8% | 3,611 |
| Jason Youn | 26.4% | 3,206 |
| Buckley Merrill | 13.1% | 1,587 |
| Total Votes | 12,129 | |
Endorsements
Speakman received endorsements from:[3]
- Matt Salmon – Candidate for Congress
- Justin Olson – State representative
- Justin Pierce – State representative
- Alex Finter – Mesa City Council
- Raymond Jones – 26th District Chairman
- Scott Greenhalgh – Tempe Educator
- Tauni Orton – Heritage Precinct Committeeman Captain
- Chris Glover, Mesa City Council
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Raymond Speakman participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Raymond Speakman's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Education - Support Adequate and Sustainable Funding - Address Issues Surrounding Student Safety - Support K-12 School Choice and Champion Choice for Higher Education Address Border Issues - Work to reduce the Flow of Harmful, Illegal Drugs into our State - Simplify Legal Processes to Encourage Legal Employment and Immigration Improve Arizona's Business Climate - Advocate for Small Businesses and Employees - Protect Free Speech and Equality for All[5][6] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Quality Education - because the education of our youth and our population will dictate our future.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Raymond Speakman answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Abraham Lincoln -[6] | ” |
| “ | A team of Rivals[6] | ” |
| “ | Being firm in your moral principles, willing to obey all laws, being able to listen to and discuss difficult questions and opinions without losing perspective and reasoning.[6] | ” |
| “ | Listening to and serve all constituents.[6] | ” |
| “ | A community builder.[6] | ” |
| “ | My wife. She is not a thing, but she is the most important person and love of my life.[6] | ” |
| “ | Let Them Be Little by Billy Dean[6] | ” |
| “ | Education, immigration, economics[6] | ” |
| “ | Yes, You have to be able to discuss and resolve issues with passion and strength, yet be able to have respect for one another in the end.[6] | ” |
2012
Speakman's campaign website listed the following issues:[7]
- Faith
- Excerpt: "This land of America has always been a refuge for those who seek religious freedom. Today that freedom is being threatened on every front for all faiths. The men that established the Constitution had a strong faith in God and Christ. One of our most famous founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin said, “ I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth – that God governs the affairs of men."
- Families
- Excerpt: "Families are the basic unit of society. A well-functioning family is the cure for most of our social challenges. Studies show – time and time again – that children from stable and loving homes become productive, well-balanced individuals. Families and the roles of parents in a family must be preserved, strengthened, and encouraged."
- Freedom
- Excerpt: "Our freedoms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (property ownership) are being attacked on all fronts. This attack must stop. The larger the government becomes the less freedom we have. When people are willing to let government infringe on their God-given rights, those God-given rights will diminish and be removed from our lives."
Personal
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Speakman is married and has eight children.[8]
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Arizona House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ [http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf Arizona Secretary of State, " Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013]
- ↑ Ray Speakman for Arizona, "Endorsements," accessed September 22, 2012
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Raymond Speakman's responses," August 10, 2018
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
