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Carlyle Begay
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Arizona State Senate District 7

Carlyle Begay is a former Republican member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 7 from 2013 to 2017. He was first appointed to the chamber on July 31, 2013, following the resignation of Jack C. Jackson, Jr. (D).[1] He was sworn in to the chamber on August 6, 2013.[2]

Begay was a 2016 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Arizona.[3] He suspended his campaign on June 27, 2016, and endorsed Paul Babeu.[4]

Introduction

On November 23, 2015, Begay switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican. Begay told the Arizona Republic that he changed his party affiliation because he believed that the Republican Party "better reflects the values of self-determination and self-empowerment that he holds and wants to emphasize to his district, which includes the Navajo and Hopi reservations."[5]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

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

2016

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Arizona's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick (D) chose not to seek re-election to pursue a U.S. Senate bid. Tom O'Halleran (D) defeated Paul Babeu (R), Kim Allen (L write-in), and Ray Parrish (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Babeu defeated Ken Bennett, Gary Kiehne, Wendy Rogers, Shawn Redd, and David Gowan in the Republican primary, while O'Halleran defeated Miguel Olivas to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTom O'Halleran 50.7% 142,219
     Republican Paul Babeu 43.4% 121,745
     Green Ray Parrish 6% 16,746
Total Votes 280,710
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


U.S. House, Arizona District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Babeu 30.8% 19,533
Gary Kiehne 23.4% 14,854
Wendy Rogers 22.4% 14,222
Ken Bennett 16.7% 10,578
Shawn Redd 3.3% 2,098
David Gowan 3.3% 2,091
Total Votes 63,376
Source: Arizona Secretary of State
U.S. House, Arizona District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTom O'Halleran 58.8% 30,833
Miguel Olivas 41.2% 21,632
Total Votes 52,465
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Begay withdrew from the race prior to the primary.[4]

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 Carlyle Begay defeated Eric Descheenie and Representative Jamescita Peshlakai in the Democratic primary and defeated Kelly Gneiting (Americans Elect of Arizona) in the general election.[16][17][18][19]

Arizona State Senate District 7, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCarlyle Begay Incumbent 83.7% 38,513
     Independent Kelly Gneiting 16.3% 7,494
Total Votes 46,007
Arizona State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCarlyle Begay Incumbent 43.2% 10,331
Eric Descheenie 28.8% 6,900
Jamescita Peshlakai 28% 6,700
Total Votes 23,931

Campaign finance summary

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Carlyle Begay campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Arizona State Senate, District 7Won $29,124 N/A**
Grand total$29,124 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Arizona

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2017

In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
  • 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.
Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
  • Secular Coalition for Arizona: Senate and House Voting Records
Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their support of business policies.


2016


2015


2014


2013

Noteworthy events

Residency challenge

Following his swearing-in, Begay's residency was called into question by Rep. Albert Hale (D), who had sought appointment to the District 7 seat. Earlier in 2013, during confirmation to the Industrial Development Authority Board, Begay told the Arizona State Legislature that he resided in Gilbert in Maricopa County. On July 22, 2013, Begay changed his voter registration to Ganado in Apache County. The Arizona Constitution required each legislator to be a resident of the county in which he or she is elected for "at least one year" prior to being elected. At the time, state law also said that appointed legislators had to live in the same district and carry the same party affiliation as the legislator being replaced. In September 2013, the chairman of the Apache County Board of Supervisors told county attorneys not to mount a formal legal challenge.[21][22]

On September 23, 2013, Arizona Solicitor General Robert Ellman said in a letter to Hale's attorney, Tom Ryan, that he would not investigate Begay's residency, but that Hale could pursue his own lawsuit. The following month, Ryan said that Hale would not go forward with a legal challenge, citing time and money.[23][24]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Carlyle + Begay + Arizona + Senate"

Carlyle Begay News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Associated Press, "Appointed state lawmaker gave Gilbert residence," August 10, 2013
  2. ↑ Arizona Capitol Times, "Carlyle Begay sworn in as state senator, but faces legal challenge," August 6, 2013
  3. ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Arizona Navajo Republican Carlyle Begay will run for Congress," March 7, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Daily Reporter, "Arizona State Sen. Carlyle Begay announced he is suspending his campaign for northeast Arizona's congressional seat and endorsed Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu," June 27, 2016
  5. ↑ Arizona Republic, "Arizona lawmaker Carlyle Begay switches parties," accessed December 1, 2015
  6. ↑ Azcentral, "Tom O’Halleran running for Congress as Democrat," August 4, 2015
  7. ↑ Casa Grande Dispatch, "Coolidge man makes another run for Congress," November 28, 2015
  8. ↑ WMIcentral.com, "White Mountains’ James Maloney announces bid for Congress," December 14, 2015
  9. ↑ Southern Arizona News-Examiner, "Republican Gary Kiehne will run again in 2016 for CD1," February 11, 2015
  10. ↑ Azcentral, "Bennett to run for Congress in 1st District," July 13, 2015
  11. ↑ Roll Call, "Arizona Sheriff Babeu Enters Race for Kirkpatrick’s Seat," October 5, 2015
  12. ↑ Azcentral, "Wendy Rogers launches third bid for Congress," January 13, 2016
  13. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
  14. ↑ Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
  15. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  16. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
  17. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 2014
  18. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
  19. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
  20. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ARA
  21. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ap
  22. ↑ AZ Capitol Times, "Apache County board chairman: 'Stay out of the fight,' September 9, 2013
  23. ↑ The Republic, "AG won't look into senator's residency," September 23, 2013
  24. ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Critic drops challenge over Sen. Begay’s residency," October 10, 2013
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Preceded by
- 		Arizona State Senate District 7
2013-2017 		Succeeded by
Jamescita Peshlakai (D)


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