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Frank Pratt |
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Republican Frank Pratt was
a member of the Arizona House of
Representatives, representing District 8. He
assumed office on January 11, 2021. He left
office on September 21, 2021. Pratt ran for
election to the Arizona House of
Representatives to represent District 8. He
won in the general election on November 3,
2020. |
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Center
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Arizona
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2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-8 |
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Question 2:
Adding “sexual orientation,”
“gender identity,” or “gender
expression” to the protected
classes of race, religion, age,
sex, and ancestry in
nondiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Question 4:
Allowing biological males that
identify as transgender to play
on female sports’ teams. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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Question 9:
Protecting a parent's right to
seek professional counseling for
their minor child with same-sex
attraction or gender identity
issues to help them reach their
desired outcome.* |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Question 11:
Protecting individuals and
businesses from being required
to provide services or use their
artistic expression in a manner
that violates their moral or
religious beliefs.** |
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Candidates' Position:
Support. |
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This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Supported Discriminatory ‘Religious
Freedom’ Bill |
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Voted To Protect Licenses For Companies
That Discriminate |
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2016 |
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Supported Discriminatory “Religious Freedom”
Bill: |
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In
February 2014, Pratt voted in favor of a
bill (SB 1062) that would protect Arizona
businesses from lawsuits after denying
services based on religious belief.
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Opponents
of the bill argued that the legislation
would lead to businesses discriminating
against people, such as homosexuals, based
solely on the business owner’s religious
belief. The bill passed the House 33-27, and
was vetoed. [SB 1062 bill status; ABC 15,
2/22/14] |
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Pratt
Said Reaction to Bill Surprised
Him & He Would Have Reconsidered
His Vote If He Knew about
Backlash: |
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Pratt
said the reaction to the bill
surprised him, as it did many
GOP lawmakers. If he had known
it would spark that level of
backlash, he said, “I probably
would reconsider my vote.”
[Arizona Republic, 2/28/14]
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Voted
for Similar Bill in 2013: |
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In May
2013, Pratt voted in favor of a
similar bill (Senate Bill 1178),
another religious-protection
bill that was touted as a way to
strengthen Arizonan’s ability to
defend their “practice or
observance of religion.”
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The bill
was criticized by the LGBT
community as a way to provide
legal defense for those who
ignore state law or city
ordinances meant to protect
groups such as same-sex couples
and transgender individuals from
discrimination. “It’s giving
business owners sort of the
go-ahead to choose not to
provide services for the LGBT
community,” said Seráh Blain,
executive director of the
Secular Coalition for Arizona.
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The bill
passed the House 32-24, and was
vetoed. [Arizona Republic,
5/15/13; Center for Arizona
Policy 2013 Family Issues Voting
Record, 6/25/13; SB1178, 51st
Legislature 1st Regular Session,
5/15/13] |
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to Protect Licenses for Those Who
Discriminate: |
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In May
2012, Pratt voted in favor of Senate Bill
1365 that would prohibit the state from
denying, revoking, or suspending a
professional or occupational license based
on any action deriving from a person’s
religious convictions. Seráh Blain,
Executive Director of the Secular Coalition
for Arizona argued that SB 1365 was
“particularly harmful because it elevates
the right to religious conviction over other
kinds of convictions – and over basic human
rights.” |
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Critics of the
bill argued that
the bill would
allow attorneys
to decline to
represent health
care workers
facing
complaints
related to the
delivery of
reproductive
health care, or
refuse
representation
to someone
because they
happen to be
gay. It could
also allow
doctors or
psychiatrists to
refuse to
provide care if
they felt that
doing so would
violate their
religious
beliefs. |
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The bill
passed the House 41-17, and was signed into
law. [Patheos, 5/12/12; RH Reality Check,
5/20/12; SB1365, 50th Legislature 2nd
Regular Session, 5/01/12] |
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Supported Giving Preference for Married
Couples in Adoption: |
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In April
2011, Pratt voted in favor of a bill (SB
1188) that would give priority to married
couples in adoption cases. |
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As the
Tucson Weekly noted, the bill could block
single people from adopting if more married
people stepped forward, and Arizona gay
families were not eligible to adopt
together. |
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Further,
the paper noted that the need for foster
care and adoption placement was at an
all-time high in Arizona. |
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The bill
passed the House 37-20 and was signed into
law. [Tucson Weekly, 2/2/11; SB 1188 bill
status] |
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for Similar Bill in 2010: |
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In
February 2010, Pratt voted in
favor of House Bill 2148 that
would require state agencies to
give “primary consideration” for
adoptions to married couples,
and would prevent single
individuals from adopting unless
a married couple is not
available. |
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The bill
passed the House 35-22. [Arizona
ACLU, 4/29/10; HB2148, 49th
Legislature 2nd Regular Session,
2/23/10] |
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With Outside Help, Ducey Spends Big To Keep
GOP Senate Majority |
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Nov. 7, 2016 |
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Roll Call: Who Supported Expanding Dark
Money In Arizona? |
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Jul. 15, 2016 |
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List Of Arizona Republicans Who Voted For
Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill |
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Feb. 28, 2014 |
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Center
for
Arizona
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position
Sought: State
Representative
LD-8 |
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9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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11: Adding
“sexual
orientation,”
“gender
identity,”
or
“gender
expression”
to the
protected
classes
of race,
religion,
age,
sex, and
ancestry
in
nondiscrimination
law. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2010 Survey
Questions For
Arizona And County
Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-23 |
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9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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12: Adding
“sexual
orientation,”
“gender
identity,”
or
“gender
expression”
to the
protected
classes
of race,
religion,
age,
sex, and
ancestry
in
nondiscrimination
law. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2008 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-23 |
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Question
7:
Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support. |
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Question
8:
. Adding “sexual orientation” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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