Sen. Al Melvin, R-SaddleBrooke, has formed an exploratory committee to run for governor. In a press release posted on the blog Sonoran Alliance, the three-term senator said his motivation for exploring the race sprang from his frustration with a lack of progress at the Capitol and “genuine optimism” for Arizona’s ...
Al Melvin represents Senate District 11 in the Arizona Senate, is a member of five committees, and is the primary sponsor of 604 bills.
| 2006 | 3414.4 |
| 2008 | 3230.0 |
| 2010 | 63002.28 |
| 2012 | 33478.5 |
For detailed campaign finance information visit Influence Explorer. Figures via the National Institute on Money in State Politics.
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Capitol Office:
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1700 West Washington
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Phoenix, AZ 85007Phone: 602-926-4326Fax: 602-417-3159 - Email: amelvin@azleg.gov
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Melvin’s campaign for governor would focus on school choice, tort reform
The "Party of Lincoln" should know what Abe said (and didn't say), shouldn't it?
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by David Safier Republicans love their moral fig leaf, Honest Abe. "We freed the slaves. In your face, Democrats!" Rand Paul couldn't resist making the point in the embarassing black history lesson he delivered at Howard University. But conservatives have a problem: they can't find anything Lincoln said that echoes ...
Arizona Legislature: The coming week
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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all committee agendas, floor calendars, and event schedules are subject to change without notice. Call ahead to confirm plans before travelling to the Capitol based on an agenda, calendar, or schedule cited here. Notes: If an agenda is summarized with "looks ...
Public Safety, Military and Regulatory Affairs
Energy, Environment and Natural Resources
Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility
Natural Resources and Rural Affairs
Commerce, Energy and Military
Government and Environment
Reform and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Insurance and Retirement
Agriculture and Water
Al Melvin
Frank Antenori
Public Safety
SCR 1012
SCR 1016
Al Melvin's "special interest" education company: how it does business in Utah
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by David Safier I've been posting about Al Melvin's bill, SB1239, which would appropriate $30 million to a "research-based, technology-based provider" for a reading program designed to help K-3 students whose reading skills are far below grade level. Melvin wrote explicit criteria into the bill which only fit one company, ...
Committee Membership
- Appropriations
- Commerce, Energy and Military (Chairman)
- Education
- Public Safety (Vice-Chairman)
- Senate Ethics
Sponsored Bills
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SR 1004
death resolution; Bud Strom
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SCR 1021
death resolution; Bill Konopnicki
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HCR 2036
Boy Scouts of America
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