Arizona Conservative Coalition Republican
Legislator Rankings
Legislative Actions
as of 5/17/2013
Last Updated 5/21/2013
Grades can range from +100% (supports Republican principles)
0% (opposes Republican principles).
Ratings will be updated on a weekly basis.
Please refer to our FAQs section located after the strike
all bills. It responds to some of the questions we have been getting regarding
the grades assigned.
Rank for legislators with the same Grade is determined by
bill sponsorship and votes cast. For example, a legislator with 3 committee
votes would get a better rank than one with 2 committee votes if they have the
same Grade.
Legislators are assigned to a Group based on their latest
rating. Note that these have changed from last year.
Over 95 is a Reagan Republican.
Over 90 is a Pro-Freedom Republican.
Over 80 is a Republican.
Over 70 is a Big Government Republican.
Over 50 is a Progressive Republican.
50 or less is a RINO (Republican In Name Only).
All grades shown are cumulative grades as of the date
indicated.
Senators
|
Rank
|
Legislator
|
Leg Dist
|
Latest Grade
|
Group
|
|
1
|
Judy Burges
|
22
|
92.4
|
Pro-Freedom Republican
|
|
2
|
Kimberly Yee
|
20
|
87.5
|
Republican
|
|
3
|
Andy Biggs
|
12
|
85.9
|
Republican
|
|
4
|
Rick Murphy
|
21
|
81.7
|
Republican
|
|
5
|
Gail Griffin
|
14
|
80.8
|
Republican
|
|
6
|
Steve Yarbrough
|
17
|
76.2
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
7
|
Nancy Barto
|
15
|
72.2
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
8
|
Al Melvin
|
11
|
70.0
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
9
|
Kelli Ward
|
5
|
69.2
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
10
|
Chester Crandell
|
6
|
68.9
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
11
|
Don Shooter
|
13
|
68.5
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
12
|
Michele Reagan
|
23
|
58.7
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
13
|
Adam Driggs
|
28
|
54.7
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
14
|
Bob Worsley
|
25
|
52.3
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
15
|
Steve Pierce
|
1
|
49.1
|
RINO
|
|
16
|
John McComish
|
18
|
48.2
|
RINO
|
|
17
|
Rich Crandall
|
16
|
38.5
|
RINO
|
Notes:
1) Senators who left office during the calendar year who
were rated on at least one floor vote:
|
Legislator
|
Leg Dist
|
Latest Grade
|
Group
|
Reason
Left Office
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2) Senators who were appointed during this calendar year:
N/A
3) There are no vacant Republican seats.
Representatives
|
Rank
|
Legislator
|
Leg Dist
|
Latest Grade
|
Group
|
|
1
|
Carl Seel
|
20
|
95.1
|
Reagan Republican
|
|
2
|
Warren Petersen
|
12
|
94.9
|
Pro-Freedom Republican
|
|
3
|
Steve Smith
|
11
|
93.5
|
Pro-Freedom Republican
|
|
4
|
Steve Montenegro
|
13
|
89.1
|
Republican
|
|
5
|
Darin Mitchell
|
13
|
88.1
|
Republican
|
|
6
|
Adam Kwasman
|
11
|
85.7
|
Republican
|
|
7
|
Eddie Farnsworth
|
12
|
84.5
|
Republican
|
|
8
|
Justin Olson
|
25
|
83.8
|
Republican
|
|
9
|
David W. Stevens
|
14
|
81.5
|
Republican
|
|
10
|
John Allen
|
15
|
81.5
|
Republican
|
|
11
|
Kelly Townsend
|
16
|
80.5
|
Republican
|
|
12
|
John Kavanagh
|
23
|
79.2
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
13
|
Michelle Ugenti
|
23
|
79.1
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
14
|
Debbie Lesko
|
21
|
78.2
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
15
|
David Livingston
|
22
|
75.7
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
16
|
Bob Thorpe
|
6
|
73.3
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
17
|
David M. Gowan Sr.
|
14
|
70.9
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
18
|
Brenda Barton
|
6
|
70.5
|
Big Government Republican
|
|
19
|
Phil Lovas
|
22
|
69.8
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
20
|
Javan "J.D." Mesnard
|
17
|
68.9
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
21
|
Sonny Borrelli
|
5
|
67.7
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
22
|
Thomas Forese
|
17
|
65.2
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
23
|
Rick Gray
|
21
|
65.0
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
24
|
Karen Fann
|
1
|
63.6
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
25
|
Justin Pierce
|
25
|
62.0
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
26
|
Frank Pratt
|
8
|
59.0
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
27
|
Jeff Dial
|
18
|
58.6
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
28
|
Paul Boyer
|
20
|
58.5
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
29
|
Doug Coleman
|
16
|
56.1
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
30
|
Ethan Orr
|
9
|
56.1
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
31
|
Andy Tobin
|
1
|
56.0
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
32
|
T.J. Shope
|
8
|
54.7
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
33
|
Doris Goodale
|
5
|
51.6
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
34
|
Bob Robson
|
18
|
51.2
|
Progressive Republican
|
|
35
|
Heather Carter
|
15
|
48.9
|
RINO
|
|
36
|
Kate Brophy McGee
|
28
|
47.8
|
RINO
|
Notes:
1) Representatives who left office during the calendar year
who were rated on at least one floor vote:
|
Legislator
|
Leg Dist
|
Latest Grade
|
Group
|
Reason
Left Office
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2) Representatives who were appointed during this calendar
year:
N/A
3) There are no vacant Republican seats.
Average Grades for each Party in each Body of the
Legislature
If people tell you, “Political parties don’t mean anything,”
show them this table!
|
Average
Grades
|
Party
|
||
|
Republican
|
Democrat
|
||
|
Body
|
House
|
71
|
29
|
|
Senate
|
68
|
25
|
|
Authorized Absences
The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House send
members of their bodies to meetings, conferences, and other events to represent
the Arizona Senate and House. If these members miss votes while they are away
on such an assignment, we do not count any votes they miss. The table below
shows absences we have accounted for. Their votes from the start to the end
date-times are not counted in our evaluation. Dates are in M/D/Y format and the
times are in military time (e.g., 15:00=3:00pm).
|
Member name
|
start
|
end
|
reason
|
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Point Reversals for those voting NO who move to
reconsider a bill
Sometimes, when a bill is going to be defeated, someone in
favor of the bill will vote NO in order to be able to make a motion to
reconsider the bill. Only someone who votes NO is allowed to make that motion.
That means the person making the motion to reconsider will have to vote NO on
the bill even though wanting it to pass in order to be allowed to make the
motion to reconsider. In those cases, we score the legislator as though the
vote was YES instead of NO since we are trying to score legislators on how
their votes affect the bills they vote on. In this special case, for only one
legislator per vote taken, a NO vote will be scored as a YES vote since the
legislator who is making the motion to reconsider is advancing the bill in this
case by casting a NO vote when the bill is facing defeat. This allows the bill
to be voted on at a later date when it has a better chance of success. The name
of the legislator who makes the motion to reconsider is documented in the
legislative record. Only that legislator will be allowed to have a point
reversal for this type of situation.
|
Member Name
|
Bill Number
|
Vote Date
|
Vote Body
|
Score Type
|
Action
|
|
John McComish
|
HB2608
|
5/7/2013
14:33
|
S
|
floor
|
THIRD
|
|
Rick Murphy
|
HB2282
|
4/18/2013
11:00
|
S
|
floor
|
THIRD
|