PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 3, 2014—The political action committee of Arizona’s leading small-business association today announced its General Election endorsements of 43 candidates for the Arizona Senate and Arizona House of Representatives.
“The legislative candidates endorsed by NFIB today are proven friends of free enterprise whom Arizona small-business owners can trust to place their responsibility to taxpayers first over the interests of bigger government and its enablers,” said Farrell Quinlan, Arizona state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
These endorsements are formally issued by the NFIB/Arizona Save America’s Free Enterprise (SAFE) Trust, the organization’s political action committee, and represent the culmination of the legislative candidate endorsement process for the small business advocacy group.
In July, NFIB endorsed 42 candidates in the primary phase with all but two advancing to the General Election—Rep. Carl Seel lost his primary and Sen. Chester Crandell passed away in August. The three new NFIB endorsements for the General Election are former state senator Sylvia Tenney Allen who was selected by her party to replace Sen. Crandell in the Legislative District 6 Senate contest and House candidates Noel Campbell in Legislative District 1 and Anthony Kern in Legislative District 20. NFIB is expected to announce soon small business’ choice for governor and attorney general.
NFIB/Arizona Legislative Endorsements in the 2014 General Election:
LD05 Senate: Kelli Ward
LD06 Senate: Sylvia Tenney Allen
LD10 Senate: Mark Morrison
LD11 Senate: Steve Smith
LD12 Senate: Andy Biggs
LD13 Senate: Don Shooter
LD14 Senate: Gail Griffin
LD15 Senate: Nancy Barto
LD16 Senate: David Farnsworth
LD17 Senate: Steve Yarbrough
LD20 Senate: Kimberly Yee
LD21 Senate: Debbie Lesko
LD22 Senate: Judy Burges
LD23 Senate: John Kavanagh
LD01 House: Noel Campbell
LD01 House: Karen Fann
LD05 House: Sonny Borrelli
LD06 House: Brenda Barton
LD06 House: Bob Thorpe
LD10 House: Todd Clodfelter
LD10 House: William Wildish
LD11 House: Mark Finchem
LD11 House: Vince Leach
LD12 House: Eddie Farnsworth
LD12 House: Warren Petersen
LD13 House: Darin Mitchell
LD13 House: Steve Montenegro
LD14 House: David Gowan
LD14 House: David Stevens
LD15 House: John Allen
LD16 House: Kelly Townsend
LD17 House: J.D. Mesnard
LD17 House: Jeff Weninger
LD18 House: Jill Norgaard
LD20 House: Paul Boyer
LD20 House: Anthony Kern
LD21 House: Rick Gray
LD22 House: David Livingston
LD22 House: Phil Lovas
LD23 House: Michelle Ugenti
LD25 House: Rusty Bowers
LD25 House: Justin Olson
LD28 House: Shawnna Bolick
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For more than 70 years, the National Federation of Independent Business has been the Voice of Small Business, taking the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America’s economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. NFIB’s educational mission is to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses; they have very different challenges and priorities.
National Federation of Independent Business/Arizona
3550 North Central Ave, Suite 1806
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-263-7690
