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Steve Farley (Arizona)

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Steve Farley
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives District 28
Arizona State Senate District 9
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 27, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Williams College, 1985

Personal
Religion
Christian: Episcopalian
Profession
Small business owner
Contact

Personal website

Personal Twitter

Steve Farley (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 7, 2013. He left office on January 13, 2019.

Farley (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Tucson in Arizona. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 27, 2019.

Farley is a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 9 from 2013 to 2019.

Farley was a Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona. Farley lost the primary on August 28, 2018.[1]

Farley served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 28 from 2007 to 2013 where he served as minority leader from 2011 to 2012.

Biography

Farley's professional experience includes working as a roster artist with the Arizona Commission on the Arts and owner of Steve Farley Design. Farley and his wife have two children.

He is a member of a number of organizations, including the Central-City Blenman Elm Neighborhood Association, Democrats of Greater of Tucson, Democratic Nucleus Club, Social Activism Committee of Grace Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Stonewall Democrats, and the Transit on the Move Community Liaison Group.[2]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Finance

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Farley served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Farley served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Farley served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Farley served on these committees:

Issues

Political courage test

Farley provided answers to the Arizona State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked his legislative priorities he responded:

  • 1) Strengthen and achieve energy independence by making the economy Arizona the Saudi Arabia of solar energy
  • 2) Create universal health insurance through individual mandates (not business mandates) and programs to make health insurance affordable to all
  • 3) Build alternative systems of public transportation to give Arizonans real alternatives to the high gas prices.[3]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Tucson, Arizona (2019)

General election

General election for Mayor of Tucson

Regina Romero defeated Edward Ackerley and Mike Cease in the general election for Mayor of Tucson on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Regina Romero
Regina Romero (D)
 
55.9
 
55,654
Image of Edward Ackerley
Edward Ackerley (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
39.4
 
39,233
Image of Mike Cease
Mike Cease (G)
 
4.0
 
3,953
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
728

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

Total votes: 99,568
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Tucson

Regina Romero defeated Steve Farley and Randi Dorman in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Tucson on August 27, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Regina Romero
Regina Romero
 
50.2
 
24,592
Image of Steve Farley
Steve Farley
 
37.1
 
18,175
Image of Randi Dorman
Randi Dorman Candidate Connection
 
12.5
 
6,109
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
137

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

Total votes: 49,013
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Green primary election

Green primary for Mayor of Tucson

Mike Cease advanced from the Green primary for Mayor of Tucson on August 27, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Cease
Mike Cease
 
59.5
 
91
 Other/Write-in votes
 
40.5
 
62

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

Total votes: 153
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2018

See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018

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

2016

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Steve Farley ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 9 general election.[4][5]

Arizona State Senate, District 9 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Steve Farley Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 68,109
Total Votes 68,109
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


Incumbent Steve Farley ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 9 Democratic Primary.[6]

Arizona State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Steve Farley Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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 Steve Farley was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

2012

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

Farley won election in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 9. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]

Arizona State Senate, District 9, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Farley 55.7% 49,818
     Republican Tyler Mott 44.3% 39,562
Total Votes 89,380

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Farley won re-election to the 28th District seat in 2010. He and Bruce Wheeler defeated Ted Prezelski, Mohur Sidhwa, and Tim Sultan in the August 24 primary election. They then defeated Republican Ken Smalley in the November 2 general election.[13][14]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Wheeler (D) 29,073
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Farley (D) 29,041
Ken Smalley (R) 20,508
Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Farley (D) 9,172
Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Wheeler (D) 5,607
Mohur Sidhwa (D) 5,129
Tim Sultan (D) 3,814
Ted Prezelski (D) 2,515

2008

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Farley and David Bradley were elected to the 28th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[15]

Farley raised $2,680 for the campaign and Bradley raised $12,463.[16]

Arizona State House, District 28 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Farley (D) 44,121
Green check mark transparent.png David Bradley (D) 43,845

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Steve Farley did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Steve Farley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Arizona State Senate, District 9Won $71,517 N/A**
2014Arizona State Senate, District 9Won $49,813 N/A**
2012Arizona State Senate, District 9Won $80,275 N/A**
2010Arizona State House, District 28Won $51,152 N/A**
2008Arizona State House, District 28Won $2,680 N/A**
2006Arizona State House, District 28Won $32,592 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

2019

2018


2016

Farley won re-election to the Arizona State Senate in 2016. During that election cycle, Farley raised a total of $71,517.

Arizona State Senate 2016 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to Steve Farley (Arizona)'s campaign in 2016
Balance Forward$7,556
Salt River Project$2,225
General Motors$2,000
Arizona Association Of Realtors$2,000
Kasser, Michael$2,000
Total raised in 2016$71,517
Source: Follow the Money

2014

Farley won re-election to the Arizona State Senate in 2014. During that election cycle, Farley raised a total of $49,813.

2012

Farley won election to the Arizona State Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Farley raised a total of $80,275.

2010

Farley won re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010. During that election cycle, Farley raised a total of $51,152.

2008

Farley won re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2008. During that election cycle, Farley raised a total of $2,680.

2006

Farley won election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2006. During that election cycle, Farley raised a total of $32,592.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.

  • Center for Arizona Policy: Senate and House Voting Records
Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2018 Primary Election," accessed August 6, 2018
  2. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 7, 2014
  3. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed April 7, 2014
  4. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
  5. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
  6. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
  7. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
  8. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 2014
  9. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
  10. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
  11. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
  12. ↑ C-SPAN/Associated Press, "August 28, 2012 Primary Results - Arizona," accessed August 28, 2012
  13. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
  14. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
  15. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
  16. ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ARA
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