Sam Scarmardo
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Sam Scarmardo was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 5 of the Arizona State Senate.
Campaign themes
2012
Scarmardo's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Our Constitution
- Excerpt: "Too much of what our government does lacks a Constitutional basis, so I will always first ask whether what we are voting on is Constitutional or not."
- Taxes
- Excerpt: " will never vote for a bill that results in you paying more in taxes. I co-wrote and helped pass Prop 200 back in 1996 and since then we haven’t had any tax increases in Lake Havasu City since then."
- Spending
- Excerpt: "I will only vote for balanced budgets and I will not increase our state’s debt. We need to be paying off our debts, not borrowing more. Debt will enslave us if we allow us, so we must live within our means."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "I support and will defend SB1070, secure borders, employer sanctions, and efforts to enforce our laws and protect our citizens and our jobs. Illegal is illegal, and that isn’t going to change no matter how often the mainstream media tries to redefine it."
- 2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "Our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Period. That’s what I believe, that is my record, and that is how I have lived my life."
Elections
2012
This is a map of the 5th legislative district of Arizona before and after the 2010 redistricting. The image also includes the partisan breakdown of the district.
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012
Scarmardo ran in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 5. He and Nancy McLain were defeated by Kelli Ward in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Kelli Ward |
42.2% | 9,925 |
| Sam Scarmardo | 33.3% | 7,832 |
| Nancy McLain | 24.5% | 5,762 |
| Total Votes | 23,519 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sam + Scarmardo + Arizona + Senate"
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Arizona State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Warren Petersen
Majority Leader:Janae Shamp
Minority Leader:Priya Sundareshan
Senators
District 1
Mark Finchem (R)
District 2
Shawnna Bolick (R)
District 3
John Kavanagh (R)
District 4
Carine Werner (R)
District 5
Lela Alston (D)
District 6
District 7
Wendy Rogers (R)
District 8
Lauren Kuby (D)
District 9
Kiana Sears (D)
District 10
David Farnsworth (R)
District 11
District 12
Denise Epstein (D)
District 13
Javan Mesnard (R)
District 14
Warren Petersen (R)
District 15
Jake Hoffman (R)
District 16
Thomas Shope (R)
District 17
Vince Leach (R)
District 18
District 19
David Gowan (R)
District 20
Sally Gonzales (D)
District 21
Rosanna Gabaldón (D)
District 22
Eva Diaz (D)
District 23
Brian Fernandez (D)
District 24
Analise Ortiz (D)
District 25
Tim Dunn (R)
District 26
Flavio Bravo (D)
District 27
Kevin Payne (R)
District 28
Frank Carroll (R)
District 29
Janae Shamp (R)
District 30
Hildy Angius (R)
Republican Party (17)
Democratic Party (13)
