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District Demographics, "In their Own Words", General Election Candidates, Primary Endorsements, Policy Preferences, Current Legislator Scorecards, Current Legislator Ideology

LD-7: Cave Creek, Carefree
Representation at the Arizona Legislature

LD-7 General Election Coverage

LD-7 Senate Election

http://nancybarto.com/wordpress/	http://ericshelley.com/

Primary Election Votes:

(R) Nancy Barto, 10,150; Ray Barnes, 7,237
(D) Eric Shelley, 6,586

August Campaign Finance Report:

(R) Nancy Barto; Traditional Candidate
Income $69,825; Expenses $35,356; Remaining $34,469
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $3.48

(R) Ray Barnes; Traditional Candidate
Income $13,896; Expenses $9,954; Remaining $3,942
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $1.37

(D) Bob Donahue; Clean Elections Candidate
Income $15, 889; Expenses $4,031
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $0.39

LD-7 House Election

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http://www.royers2010.com/

Primary Election Votes:

(R) David Smith, 8,141; Heather Carter, 6,455, Kristen Burroughs, 5,664; Craig Barton, 5,120 (D) Don Chilton, 4,814; Pete Royers, 4,563

August Campaign Finance Report:

(R) David Smith; Traditional Candidate
Income $26,213; Expenses $20,215; Remaining $5,998
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $2.48

(R) Heather Carter; Traditional Candidate
Income $25,288; Expenses $23,213; Remaining $2,075
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $3.59

(R) Kristen Burroughs; Traditional Candidate
Income $26,833; Expenses $26,164
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $4.61

(R) Craig Barton; Traditional Candidate
Income $13,676; Expenses $12,607
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $2.46

(D) Don Chilton; Clean Elections Candidate
Income $15,535; Expenses $2,073
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $0.43

(D) Pete Royers; Clean Elections Candidate
Income $1,005; Expenses $1,005
Dollars Spent Per Primary Vote: $0.22

Primary Endorsements for 2010 Arizona Legislative Candidates

Candidate Policy Preferences: Results from our Civil Survey of Arizona Budget Issues

Our Civil Survey captures candidates' policy preferences on four budget related issues: increasing taxes, reducing state spending, stimulating job growth and expanding gaming to pay for education initiatives.

To see candidates answers to these questions in their own words, click Policy Preferences.

These graphic summaries will be updated July 19, August 2 and August 16, 2010.

Current Legislators' Scorecards

Current Legislators' Political Ideology

Candidate Websites

Civil Anna


"As you read these candidates' policy preferences on their websites, try to apply the following test:

Think about their statements on policy and check and see if the opposite makes sense. For example, when a candidate says "I am for education", ask yourself, "Which candidate is against education? And which candidate is against border security?"

Citizen Clean Elections Commission Debates in the District

		June 24, 2010, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM LD-7 Republican Candidates Senate and House of Representatives Appalossa Library, City of Scottsdale 7377 E Silverstone Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Watch:		http://azcleanelections.gov/home/video/primarydebatevids 2010/PrimaryDebateLD6.aspx
Participants:		Republican Senate Candidates Nancy Barto Ray Barnes Robert Green Brad Buch Republican House Craig Barton Heather Carter Michael Farrar Howard Sprague David Burnell Smith
Failed to Appear:		Kristen Burroughs Michael Coskun

General Election Debate: September 23, 2010 Candidate Debate 6:00 PM  Appalossa Library City of Scottsdale 7377 E Silverstone Rd Scottsdale, AZ  85255

Campaign Finance News and Reports

Campaign News Stories from the District

June 22, 2010
Arizona Chamber of Commerce Vice-President of Government Relations Allison Bell announced the chamber's endorsement of Nancy Barto for LD-7 Senate and Michael Coskun - R, Kristen Burroughs for LD-7 House.

May 28, 2010
"I am the only tried and true conservative," Barnes said as he accused Barto of being soft on immigration. He said she walked off the House floor last year during a vote on a bill that is similar to S1070. Barto, who voted for this year's S1070, said the way that last year's immigration legislation came to the floor was "very offensive" to many Republicans. "That's why a lot of us chose not to vote on it," she said, adding it was, for example, brought up in the last minute.
Barto, who introduced several socially conservative bills this year, has also proven to be the better fund-raiser. She raised $16,000 in her latest financial report while Barnes only received about $2,000.
http://www.dolanmedia.com/view.cfm?recID=598503

Jul. 25, 2006
Thomas Ropp, The Arizona Republic .Ousted state Rep. David Burnell Smith, the first lawmaker in the nation removed from office for violating public-funding laws for campaigns, said he is confident of his return to the Legislature.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0725davidsmith0725.html