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Michelle Ugenti-Rita |
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Far-right
serial homophobe Republican Michelle Ugenti-Rita was a member of the
Arizona State Senate, representing District 23. She
assumed office on January 14, 2019. She left office
on January 9, 2023. Ugenti-Rita ran for election for
Arizona Secretary of State. She lost in the
Republican primary on August 2, 2022. Ugenti-Rita is
a former Republican member of the Arizona House of
Representatives, representing District 23 from 2011
to 2019. Ugenti-Rita was unable to run for
re-election in 2018 to the Arizona House of
Representatives because of term limits. In January 2019, she sponsored legislation
which would prohibit voters who received early vote
ballots from casting those votes at polling places
before or on election day (they would only be
allowed to cast them through mail). Ugenti has
sponsored a number of bills making it harder to put
ballot initiatives up to voters. In 2021, she
supported legislation that would require voters in
Arizona who vote by mail to include identification
paperwork along with their ballots. She also
supported legislation that would purge registered
voters from early voting vote rolls. |
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Arizona Politician
Accuses Opponent Of
Promoting Books
Inappropriate For
Public Libraries |
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"Michelle
Ugenti-Rita, a
former state
lawmaker, plans to
challenge incumbent
supervisor Thomas
Galvin next year.
“(Galvin) is a board
member of the
library district.
They are promoting
sexually explicit
content promoting,
not making it
available, promoting
it on social media,”
Michelle Ugenti-Rita
said." [ . . . ] "To
back up her claims,
Ugenti-Rita directed
us to her social
media feed on X,
formerly known as
Twitter. In one
example, she
commented on a
county library post
from June showing a
display of LGBTQ+
books. However,
library officials
said the books in
that picture were
not sexually
explicit and that
these books were
selected as part of
“pride month,” which
is celebrated every
June." |
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Sep. 25, 2023 |
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GOP Arizona
Legislators,
Including Leaders Of
The House And
Senate, Subpoenaed
To Testify In
Special
Counsel Probe Of
Trump |
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"At least three
Arizona Republican
state legislators
have been subpoenaed
by the U.S. Justice
Department’s special
counsel, Jack Smith,
as part of the
criminal
investigation into
former President
Donald Trump and his
efforts to reverse
his 2020 election
loss. The federal
grand jury subpoenas
were issued to
Senate President
Warren Petersen,
Sen.
Sonny Borrelli
and House Speaker
Ben Toma. And at
least one former
state senator,
Michelle Ugenti-Rita,
who led the Senate’s
Election Committee
in 2021, received a
subpoena. All four
have been ordered to
produce records and
travel to
Washington, D.C., to
testify." |
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Feb. 17, 2023 |
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Center
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Arizona
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2022 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
Secretary
of State |
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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 8: Allowing parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues.* |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Question 9:
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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Shame
On Every
Republican Who Voted To Sabotage Arizona's Schools |
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"It’s not surprising that our
leaders finally broke down and agreed to allow the
public schools to spend money that’s already sitting
in their bank accounts – money the Legislature
appropriated last June. What is stunning is that 20
Republicans – 14 in the House and six in the Senate
– actually voted to stiff the schools and to heck
with the impact on the one million Arizona children
who attend them." |
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Feb. 22, 2022 |
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GOP Senator Wants To Cancel 2022 Vote On In-State
Tuition For Dreamers Because GOP Senators Were In
The Minority |
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"A Republican lawmaker says
voters shouldn’t get to weigh in on a ballot measure
next year that would repeal a state law prohibiting
undocumented students from accessing in-state
tuition at public universities and community
colleges because not enough Republicans supported
the proposal." |
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Nov. 18, 2021 |
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Michelle Ugenti-Rita's Problem Isn't Her
Voter Bill. It's What She Thinks Of The
Audit |
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"Ugenti-Rita, a Republican who
chairs the Senate Government Committee, is the
architect of legislation that purges – and renames,
by necessity – the Permanent Early Voting List of
voters who don’t cast a ballot in any election over
the stretch of two election cycles." |
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May 27, 2021 |
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Republican Lawmakers In Arizona Are Scheming To Block The 'Wrong' Sort Of Voters |
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"Not content with simply scheming to make it more difficult to vote, Arizona GOP lawmakers now are moving on to making it more difficult even to register to vote" |
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Feb. 2, 2021 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-23 |
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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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Avoid An All-Mail Election By Calling Out The National Guard? Oh, Come On... |
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"A Scottsdale legislator is so worried about
an all-mail ballot that she's willing to call out the National Guard
to avoid such a scary prospect." |
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Apr. 10, 2020 |
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Arizona Lawmakers Call For Investigation Of Michelle Ugenti-Rita After Lobbyist's Claims |
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Feb. 6, 2020 |
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Lobbyist: Ugenti-Rita Sexually Harassed Her Before Shooter Expulsion |
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Feb. 3, 2020 |
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Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita Wants To Make It Harder For You To Vote. Don't Let Her |
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Jan. 30, 2019 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate
LD-23 |
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4: 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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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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This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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Republican Bill Targets Power Of New
Democratic Maricopa
County Recorder |
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Feb. 22, 2017 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2016 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative LD-23 |
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Question
4:
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
6:
Prohibiting government from
discriminating against an
individual, organization, or
small business based on their
beliefs about marriage.* |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support. |
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Question
10:
Implementing policies to allow
students and faculty to use the
restroom, locker room, and
shower room that aligns with
their gender identity. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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When Winning Arizona Elections Is More
Important Than
Running Elections |
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Mar. 27, 2016 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2014
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-23 |
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9: Arizona’s voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage should be defended to the fullest extent legally possible. |
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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 antidiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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15: 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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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Arizona’s Political Circus |
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Jun. 4, 2014 |
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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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Arizona Homeowners Outraged With Rep
Michelle Ugenti
& Gov Brewer |
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Jul. 2, 2013 |
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Arizona Politician Parodied By Fake Twitter
Accounts Pushes Bill To Make Online
Impersonation A Felony |
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Feb. 6, 2013 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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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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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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Michelle
Ugenti's Masturbation Comment And Her
Foot-In-Mouth Disease |
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Mar. 3, 2012 |
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