Is Senator Kimberly Yee Feeling the Bern?
March 15, 2016 by 1 Comment
Is this GOP State Senator Feeling the Bern?
Source: American Action News
http://americanactionnews.com/articles/is-this-gop-state-senator-feeling-the-bern
An Arizona State Senator is pursuing a strange, populist course of action that puts her in camp with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren- the sort of interest rate voodoo that helped create the financial crisis:
Arizona State Senator Kimberly Yee is not making any new friends among the free-market Republican crowd in Arizona. In a recent Senate hearing, Yee, who has been touted as a rising star in the party, held her fire after a long debate until the voting opened on a financial services bill in her committee. She then unloaded with full ammunition on the financial services industry and their free market principles.
“This bill just doesn’t feel right,” Yee proclaimed. “I am standing with the poor,” while attacking the well-funded groups who were supportive and their consultant class.
Yee went on to explain she has a “strong moral compass” and wants to protect people – that she would possibly consider a bill capping interest rates on loans in Arizona, a position which is specifically prohibited under federal law by Dodd-Frank. By promoting rate caps, Yew veers left of the Obama Administration.
The issue at hand in last month’s Senate Commerce committee hearing was a proposed consumer lending bill known as Flexible Credit Loans, which would create a new credit product for up to $2500 over the course of a two-year loan term. Yee emphatically stated she could not back the measure before teeing off on its supporters with a blistering rhetoric.
The bill (and ones like it across the country), however, is supported by a broad base from left of center to the far right. In Arizona, leading free market groups, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club and the Goldwater Institute have spoken out in favor of the legislation.
One conservative Republican interviewed on the subject off the record stated that they were quite surprised at Yee’s comments and mini tirade. “She sounded more like Bernie Sanders than an Arizona Republican. I’m not quite sure where all of that came from.”
# # #
NFIB/Arizona Endorses 43 Legislative Candidates for the General Election
September 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Photographed holding one of NFIB’s signature “Small Business’ Choice” campaign sign-toppers, NFIB/Arizona Leadership Council Chairman Mark Giebelhaus congratulates former lawmaker Sylvia Tenney Allen after she was selected as replacement state senate nominee by Legislative District 6 Republicans at their August 30th special meeting in Flagstaff. The extraordinary selection became necessary when incumbent Sen. Chester Crandell died in an early-August horse-riding accident after primary ballots had already been sent to voters. Mr. Giebelhaus was on hand at the GOP meeting to inform Mrs. Allen that she would receive NFIB/Arizona SAFE Trust’s endorsement. Mrs. Allen served in the Arizona Senate from 2008 to 2013 rising to the position of Senate President Pro Tempore in 2011. While in office, she achieved a perfect 100-percent score on NFIB/Arizona’s Voting Records during her four-and-a-half years in the legislature.
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
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.
NFIB Endorses 42 Legislative Candidates
July 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Nine Newcomers Join 33 Incumbents as Small Business’ Choice
The political action committee of Arizona’s leading small-business association today announced its endorsements of 42 candidates for the Arizona Senate and Arizona House of Representatives.
NFIB/Arizona Leadership Council Chair Mark Giebelhaus and NFIB/Arizona State Director Farrell Quinlan flank LD18 House hopeful Jill Norgaard at the small business group’s Small Business Forum this week.
“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).
NFIB/Arizona Leadership Council member Jeff Fleetham and LD28 House hopeful Shawnna Shawnna Bolick at the small business group’s Small Business Forum this week.
The principal standard used to evaluate incumbents was their voting records on 12 bills supported or opposed by the National Federation of Independent Business during the 2013-2014 legislative sessions. Endorsements for non-incumbent candidates were largely based on the quality of their answers on a questionnaire. 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 pre-primary phase of the candidate evaluation process. There may be further endorsements in select legislative and statewide races after the August 26th primary elections.
NFIB/Arizona Endorsements in 2014 Legislative Primary Contests
- LD05 Senate: Sen. Kelli Ward
- LD06 Senate: Sen. Chester Crandell
- LD10 Senate: Mark Morrison
- LD11 Senate: Rep. Steve Smith
- LD12 Senate: Senate President Andy Biggs
- LD13 Senate: Sen. Don Shooter
- LD14 Senate: Sen. Gail Griffin
- LD15 Senate: Sen. Nancy Barto
- LD16 Senate: Sen. David Farnsworth
- LD17 Senate: Sen. Steve Yarbrough
- LD20 Senate: Sen. Kimberly Yee
- LD21 Senate: Rep. Debbie Lesko
- LD22 Senate: Sen. Judy Burges
- LD23 Senate: Rep. John Kavanagh
- LD01 House: Rep. Karen Fann
- LD05 House: Rep. Sonny Borrelli
- LD06 House: Rep. Brenda Barton
- LD06 House: Rep. Bob Thorpe
- LD10 House: Todd Clodfelter
- LD10 House: William Wildish
- LD11 House: Mark Finchem
- LD11 House: Vince Leach
- LD12 House: Rep. Eddie Farnsworth
- LD12 House: Rep. Warren Petersen
- LD13 House: Rep. Darin Mitchell
- LD13 House: Rep. Steve Montenegro
- LD14 House: Rep. David Gowan
- LD14 House: Rep. David Stevens
- LD15 House: Rep. John Allen
- LD16 House: Rep. Kelly Townsend
- LD17 House: Rep. J.D. Mesnard
- LD17 House: Jeff Weninger
- LD18 House: Jill Norgaard
- LD20 House: Rep. Paul Boyer
- LD20 House: Rep. Carl Seel
- LD21 House: Rep. Rick Gray
- LD22 House: Rep. David Livingston
- LD22 House: Rep. Phil Lovas
- LD23 House: Rep. Michelle Ugenti
- LD25 House: Rusty Bowers
- LD25 House: Rep. Justin Olson
- LD28 House: Shawnna Bolick
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.
Rep. Kimberly Yee Announces Campaign for State Senate
January 11, 2012 by 4 Comments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2012
CONTACT: Kimberly Yee
January 11, 2012 – Phoenix, AZ – State Representative Kimberly Yee (R-District 10) announced today that she will run for the State Senate seat in her current legislative district representing Northwest Phoenix and Glendale. The Senate seat will be vacated at the end of this term by retiring State Senator Linda Gray (R-District 10) who has represented the district since 1997. Yee was joined by Gray today as she officially filed for the Senate seat.
“Kimberly is a dynamic leader with valued principles. She has done an extraordinary job serving our district as a state representative and former district chairman. She will bring to the Senate compassion for our constituents, extensive policy experience, and a unique understanding of the position. It is my privilege to endorse Rep. Kimberly Yee for our district’s Senate seat,” Gray said.
Yee issued the following statement:
“It has been a special honor to serve the residents of District 10 at the Legislature because this is the same neighborhood where I was born and raised—the same district I know and love.”
“Senator Gray has been a hardworking and devoted public servant for our district, and over the past 15 years, she has been to me a mentor and friend. It is a special blessing to have her here by my side as I announce my campaign for the position she has served with the highest of integrity in a body for which I have the deepest respect. I also want to thank my seatmate Rep. Jim Weiers for his dedicated service and for the many years of leadership he brought to the State as our former Speaker of the House.”
“I am running for this Senate seat because I believe it is important to have an honest voice at the Legislature held by someone with strong, conservative principles who knows the value of working across the aisle to develop the best public policy for the people of Arizona,” Yee said.
Yee was appointed to the Arizona House of Representatives in August of 2010 and was later elected to the same seat representing the 10th Legislative District, becoming the state’s first Asian American woman to serve as a member of the Legislature in Arizona history.
Prior to elective office, Yee was the Republican Chairman of District 10. She was Director of Communications and Government Affairs for Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin. She also served as Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and as policy analyst for education under Governor Pete Wilson in California. Yee also served the Arizona State Senate for five years as a senior research analyst for the Senate Committee on Education.
Yee holds bachelor’s degrees in English and political science from Pepperdine University, and a master’s degree in public administration from Arizona State University.
In her first year in office, Yee received the following awards: Representative of the Year Award by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, the Leaders of the Year in Public Policy Award by the Arizona Capitol Times, the Freedom of Information Award by the Arizona Newspapers Association, and the Tech Ten Legislator Award for her work on technology by the Arizona Technology Council.
# # #
