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State Senator - District No. 3

Result: Advanced — Jeffrey Fortney (Democratic), John Kavanagh (Republican)

Source: cdn1.arizona.vote

State Senate District 3; Arizona
My vote power: Above average

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Democratic · advanced

Jeffrey Fortney moved to Arizona from the Chicago suburbs in 1999 and left a twenty-plus year career in computer programming to become a special education teacher, earning his bachelor's degree in 2004. He continues to teach 7th through 12th graders.

Republican · Incumbent · advanced

John Kavanagh is a professor of criminal justice at Scottsdale Community College and director of the college's Administration of Justice program. Born in New York City, he lives in Fountain Hills and has served in the Arizona Legislature since 2007.

Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 13 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 9 against, Election Integrity 9 for, 1 against,

Robert Michael Wallace

Did not advance

Republican · lost

Robert Wallace was born in Jackson, Michigan, the city where citizens gathered in 1854 to launch the Republican Party and take a public stand against slavery. He says that history left its mark on how he leads today.

Sources: azsos.gov2