Legislative District 2
Dr. Amelia Gallitano is running for the State Senate. Representative Stephanie Simacek is running for re-election in the State House, as a single-shot candidate in the nested districts of LD 2, which comprises the cities and neighborhoods of Phoenix, the Northwest Valley, and Moon Valley. Zip codes included in LD2: 85027, 85032, 85053, 85024, 85085, 85022, 85022, 85023, 85024, 85027, 85032, 85053
Rep. Stephanie Simacek
STEH-fuh-nee SIM-ih-chek.
Who is Stephanie Simacek?
Representative Stephanie Simacek is running for reelection in the State House. Since taking office, she has focused on lowering costs for working families, strengthening public education, and standing up for responsible, commonsense leadership.
With a background rooted in public service, Stephanie is a proven problem solver - working across the aisle when it means getting things done and pushing back when policies don’t put Arizona families first. She understands the real challenges her constituents face and is committed to making Arizona more affordable and more accountable.
Stephanie is running to keep fighting for lower costs, stronger schools, and a government that works for everyday Arizonans
What is Stephanie Simacek’s background?
Stephanie Simacek is a mom and former first-grade teacher in the Deer Valley Unified School District. Working as a teacher, she saw the importance of education and the dedication needed by teachers, staff, and engaged parents.
What is Stephanie Simacek prioritizing for education?
As a State Representative, Stephanie Simacek is fighting to ensure schools are fully funded and that we make changes where needed to make public schools better.
What is Stephanie Simacek’s position on corporate lobbying?
Stephanie Simacek is making sure that Arizonans have a voice in the state legislature–not corporate lobbyists.
What is Stephanie Simacek doing to lower costs for Arizonans?
Stephanie Simacek is fighting against health insurance companies who deny valid claims.
Stephanie Simacek supported a first-time homebuyer’s program for young families.
Stephanie Simacek is demanding accountability on tax breaks going to data centers, while higher energy costs are being passed on to Arizonans.
Top Hits On Carver: Paul Carver is an extremist who puts billionaires and big corporations ahead of working families. He supports giving massive tax breaks to billionaires and corporations while regular people struggle with rising costs. And on January 6, 2021, Carver was present at the U.S. Capitol during the violent insurrection that sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Dr. Amelia Gallitano
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What is Dr. Amelia Gallitano’s background?
Dr. Amelia Gallitano is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She has spent nearly a decade treating Arizona's veterans for PTSD and has helped develop new treatments for mental health. Dr. Gallitano is running because she knows Arizona needs leaders who will bring practical, bipartisan solutions to solve some of our biggest problems. In the State Senate, Dr. Gallitano will work to lower costs, strengthen public schools, and protect Arizona's water future by ensuring decisions at the Capitol are grounded in facts and focused on improving people's lives.
How will Dr. Amelia Gallitano support jobs and small businesses?
Dr. Amelia Gallitano knows that Arizona can't prosper without creating jobs and economic opportunity. She will work to ensure our state embraces innovation, attracts businesses to Arizona, helps Arizonans create and grow their small businesses through tax cuts and reducing bureaucracy, and expands career and technical education so everyone has the training for high-skill jobs.
Where does Dr. Amelia Gallitano stand on healthcare?
Arizona has some of the best doctors and hospitals in the country, but more and more Arizonans can't afford to make an appointment. Dr. Amelia Gallitano has seen firsthand what happens when people delay care because they can't afford it. She will work to lower prescription drug costs, require insurance companies to cover the treatment doctors prescribe, and make quality healthcare more affordable for Arizona families.
What will Dr. Amelia Gallitano do to lower costs?
Arizonans ought to be able to pay for the essentials, save for the future, and still have enough left over to enjoy life. Dr. Amelia Gallitano will fight to lower grocery costs by increasing competition, stop unfair utility rate hikes, and give regular Arizonans first crack at homes coming on the market instead of letting corporate investors drive up housing prices
Top Hits On Bolick: Shawnna Bolick is a career politician who represents everything that is wrong with our politics. She takes thousands of dollars from Big Pharma, Health Insurance companies, and utility companies- then votes in their interests, while we suffer the high costs. She took tens of thousands of dollars from health insurance and pharmaceutical companies and then voted to make healthcare more expensive. She voted to let insurance companies stop covering pre-existing conditions and let insurance companies charge higher copays and deny coverage. And if you’re seeing high energy bills, that’s because Bolick took tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash from utility companies and voted to shut down cheaper alternative energy sources and has defended AI Data centers, even voting to shift the cost of their infrastructure and energy demands onto Arizonans