Drew John
Drew John (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 14. John assumed office on January 9, 2017. John left office on January 13, 2019.
John (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 14. John lost in the Republican primary on August 28, 2018.
John completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
He is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 14.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Government and Higher Education |
| • Local and International Affairs |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
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
2018
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Arizona State Senate District 14
David Gowan defeated Jamie Alvarez in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Gowan (R) | 60.5 | 48,131 |
| Jamie Alvarez (D) | 39.5 | 31,368 | ||
| Total votes: 79,499 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 14
Jamie Alvarez defeated Mendy Gomez in the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 14 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jamie Alvarez | 68.7 | 10,491 | |
| Mendy Gomez | 31.3 | 4,789 | ||
| Total votes: 15,280 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 14
David Gowan defeated Drew John and Lori Kilpatrick in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 14 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Gowan | 40.4 | 11,034 |
| Drew John | 34.4 | 9,388 | ||
| Lori Kilpatrick | 25.2 | 6,885 | ||
| Total votes: 27,307 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives 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.[1] Incumbents David Gowan (R) and David Stevens (R) did not seek re-election.
Drew John and Becky Nutt defeated Mike Holmes and Jason Lindstrom in the Arizona House of Representatives District 14 general election.[2][3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 14 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Drew John |
32.59% | 49,914 | |
| Republican | Becky Nutt |
31.06% | 47,578 | |
| Democratic | Mike Holmes | 18.38% | 28,161 | |
| Democratic | Jason Lindstrom | 17.97% | 27,527 | |
| Total Votes | 153,180 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Mike Holmes and Jason Lindstrom were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 14 Democratic Primary.[4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mike Holmes | |
| Democratic | Jason Lindstrom | |
Becky Nutt and Drew John defeated Anthony Sizer and Dennis Barger in the Arizona House of Representatives District 14 Republican Primary.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Becky Nutt |
33.25% | 14,162 | |
| Republican | Drew John |
30.24% | 12,878 | |
| Republican | Anthony Sizer | 22.63% | 9,640 | |
| Republican | Dennis Barger | 13.88% | 5,910 | |
| Total Votes | 42,590 | |||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Drew John participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Drew John's responses follow below.[6]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Protect our quality of life, especially in rural Az! Border security! Economic growth in rural Az![7][8] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Local control and less government!Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[8]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Drew John answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Besides my family, I would have to say my constituency I grew up with![8] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, integrity, respect of self and others, earned respect from others, never forget the honor of who you represent and protect and preserve their freedoms.[8] | ” |
| “ | I respect the hard earned tax dollar of my district that I grew up in and understanding the questions and struggles of my district. I have experience as an employee, business owner, local government leader, Az State Representative and community involvement experience. I am a hard worker that stays focused on solutions. I strive to help develop success for individuals and families[8] | ” |
| “ | Listen to your constituency, work towards solving their issues, protect their freedoms, prevent bad legislation and support good legislation.[8] | ” |
| “ | Drew John is a champion of the people, he had integrity and respect from everyone, he protected his constituents from government overreach and helped develop a quality of life for my family and community.[8] | ” |
| “ | The assasination of President Kennedy at age 6 and trying to understand why someone would kill our president.[8] | ” |
| “ | Working at Willcox Meat Packing House with my older brother and learning the business and trade.[8] | ” |
| “ | My Volkswagen Baja wouldn’t start when I picked up my date and I considered myself a pretty good mechanic.[8] | ” |
| “ | I would say Christmas and watching the joy in the faces of all when opening a present or a present being opened that they gave.[8] | ” |
| “ | “These are My People” by Rodney Atkins[8] | ” |
| “ | To always be the kind of person my mom and dad raised me to be.[8] | ” |
| “ | I think it is invaluable! Legislators make decisions that affect each and every one of us and our families for today and tomorrow.[8] | ” |
| “ | Because of the growth it will be the infrastructure. Our water policies, homelessness, those living in poverty, education, healthcare throughout the state, public safety and many other issues that need attention[8] | ” |
| “ | I believe it is important to have a strong leader, but strong leaders develop a vision of where we want to go and have a strong relationship with the team to help us get there.[8] | ” |
| “ | It is one of the more important parts to move good legislation forward and help stop bad legislation.[8] | ” |
| “ | I have background and experience in Transportation and our natural resources.[8] | ” |
| “ | Yes I have always looked up to Jake Flake and Jack Brown for their common sense and true character.[8] | ” |
| “ | Not really.[8] | ” |
2016
John's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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| —Drew John, [9] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, John's endorsements included the following:[10]
- AZ Fraternal Order of Police Association
- AZ Cotton Growers Assoc ...
- AZ Assoc of Realtors
- AZ Nurses Association
- Vail Parent Network VPN
- AZ Cattle Feeders Assoc
- AZ Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- AZ Education Assoc AEA
- AZ Rock Products Association
- AZ Chapter Associated General Contractors
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2018
In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
- 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 votes on bills related to environmental policy.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2018
- Arizona State Senate
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House of Representatives District 14
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Arizona State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Drew John's responses," August 10, 2018
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Drew John, "About," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Drew John, "We Endorse Drew," accessed August 17, 2016
