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Travis Grantham |
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Far-right extremist,
pro-insurrectionist
MAGA Republican member of
the Arizona House of
Representatives,
representing
District 14. He
assumed office on
January 9, 2023. His
current term ends on
January 13, 2025.
Grantham ran for
re-election to the
Arizona House of
Representatives to
represent District
14. He won in the
general election on
November 8, 2022.
Grantham was also a
2012 Republican
candidate who sought
election to the U.S.
House to represent
the 9th
Congressional
District of Arizona.
In 2018 Grantham
sponsored a proposed
state constitutional
amendment which
would have allowed
the legislature to
place candidates for
the US Senate on the
ballot. In April
2021, he made news
after referring
"colored people" and
demanding that a
black legislator be
"sat down" during a
debate about a
voting rights bill. |
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Gilbert Lawmaker
Defends New Lid On
Legislature’s Emails |
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"The
Arizona Legislature
will exempt itself
from state public
records law and
destroy all email
correspondence sent
or received by
lawmakers or staff
after 90 days under
new rules adopted by
majority Republicans
over vigorous
opposition from
minority Democrats.
The Senate also
completely exempted
text messages on
members’ personal
phones, which
lawmakers frequently
use for legislative
business, from
release at any time.
The House policy is
not as expansive.
The House package
that was adopted
despite unified
opposition from
minority Democrats
also makes major
changes to many
other rules of the
chamber, including
limiting debate on
controversial
legislation to just
30 minutes and
requiring the
Republican speaker
to approve future
rules changes – even
if a majority of
members vote to do
so.
Rep. Travis
Grantham,
R-Gilbert, a member
of the Republican
leadership team,
defended the new
rules during the
vote, saying the
limits on debate
were needed because
Democrats were using
lengthy floor
debates as a “weapon.’" |
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Jan. 31, 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:
State
Representative
District
14 |
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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'
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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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In other words,
as PROVEN by this bill, Republicans and
ammosexuals find it wrong to discriminate
against inanimate objects but have no
problem discriminating against people. |
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Civic Engagement
Beyond Voting -
Voting Records -
Travis Grantham |
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2022 |
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GOP Lawmakers Ask
Gov. Ducey To
Withhold Funding
From School
Districts Mandating
Masks |
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"Several prominent
Arizona Republicans
issued a joint
letter Wednesday
afternoon asking
Gov.
Doug Ducey to
withhold funding and
begin legal action
against school
districts that are
not following state
laws." |
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Aug. 11, 2021 |
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Arizona Lawmaker
Uses Racist
Language, Demands
Black Colleague Be
‘Sat Down’ In Clash
Over Voting Rights
Bill |
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"State
representative
Travis Grantham used
term ‘coloured
people’ during
clash" |
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Apr. 23, 2021 |
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Is Rep. Travis
Grantham An
Insurrectionist? |
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"Grantham was
one of the
Republicans who
attended an
unofficial November
daylong hearing at
the Hyatt Regency in
downtown Phoenix
where
Trump lawyers
Rudy Giuliani and
Jenna Ellis
continuously made
unsubstantiated
claims of widespread
fraud in Arizona’s
election." |
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Mar. 10, 2021 |
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Arizona Republicans
Back Texas AG’s
Attempt To Overturn
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"Arizona state
Reps.
Nancy Barto,
Frank Carroll,
John
Fillmore,
Mark
Finchem,
Travis Grantham,
Anthony Kern,
Steve
Pierce,
Bret Roberts
and
Kelly Townsend,
and Sens.
Sylvia
Allen,
Sonny
Borrelli,
David Gowan
and
David Livingston
signed onto the
amicus brief." |
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Dec.
10, 2020 |
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Candidate For Arizona Legislature Gets
Suspended And Firm Gets Banned From Social
Media |
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"A Queen Creek Town
Council member running for the Arizona
Legislature was suspended by Twitter and the
marketing firm he runs was banned by
Facebook for violating the platforms' rules
[...] The firm created accounts that were
engaging in "coordinated inauthentic
behavior" —
essentially trolling by posting
comments that appeared to be real people
commenting on news and sharing right-wing
opinions." |
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Oct. 11, 2020 |
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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 Representative LD-12 |
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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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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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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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Arizona
Bill Would Lower Minimum Wage For Students |
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"Republican Rep.
Travis Grantham’s measure would allow
businesses to pay the federal minimum wage
of $7.25 to full-time students up to age 22
working up to 20 hours per week [...]
Proposition 206, the 2016 initiative raising
the minimum wage passed in a 58-42 vote,
stunning Arizona’s influential business
lobby. Since then, the GOP-controlled
Legislature has aggressively tightened the
rules to qualify initiatives for the
ballot." |
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Feb. 27, 2019 |
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Battle Lines Drawn In Arizona Gay Discrimination Case |
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Dec. 24, 2018 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-12 |
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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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Arizona ALEC Politicians |
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Mar. 15, 2018 |
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Lawmaker Wants Arizona's US Senators To Be Accountable To Legislature |
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Jan. 23, 2018 |
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Here Are the Koch Brothers' 5 Favorite (And
5 Least Favorite)
Arizona Legislators |
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Aug. 20, 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-12 |
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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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Arizona
State
Legislative
Election
2012
Political
Courage
Test |
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Position Sought:
United
States
House of
Representatives
CD-1 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
United
States
House of
Representatives
CD-1 |
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3: 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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8: 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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13: Repealing the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which states that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and declares states do not have to recognize same-sex marriage from other states. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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Marriage: