Steve Remus

Steve Remus (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Governor of Arizona. He did not appear on the ballot for the Libertarian Party primary on August 2, 2022.

Remus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Steve Remus was born in Tucson, Arizona. He earned a bachelor's degree from Purdue Global in 2012, a graduate degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2015, and a doctorate in business from Northcentral University. His professional experience includes working as a senior project manager in the mining industry and as a software project coordinator/biotechnology analyst. Remus served in the United States Air Force from 2003 to 2015. He also has a background in emergency management, including pandemic response. He has served on the executive board for Homefront Battle Buddies.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Governor of Arizona

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Arizona on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie Hobbs (D)	50.3	1,287,891
		Kari Lake (R)	49.6	1,270,774
		Liana West (G) (Write-in)	0.0	254
	Submit photo	Mikaela Lutes-Burton (L) (Write-in)	0.0	213
		William Pounds (Independent-Green Party) (Write-in)	0.0	139
	Submit photo	Steph Denny (R) (Write-in)	0.0	74
	Submit photo	Alice Novoa (R) (Write-in)	0.0	55
	Submit photo	Rayshawn Merrill (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	44
	Submit photo	Anthony Camboni (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	41

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,559,485
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Barry J. Hess (L)
Alex Sadowski (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona

Katie Hobbs defeated Marco Lopez and Aaron Lieberman (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Katie Hobbs	72.3	431,059
	Marco Lopez	22.8	136,090
	Aaron Lieberman (Unofficially withdrew)	4.8	28,878

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 596,027
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Arizona

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kari Lake	48.0	398,860
		Karrin Taylor Robson	43.1	358,682
		Matt Salmon (Unofficially withdrew)	3.7	30,704
		Scott Neely	3.1	25,876
		Paola Tulliani-Zen	2.1	17,281
	Submit photo	Carlos Roldan (Write-in)	0.0	42
	Submit photo	Alex Schatz (Write-in)	0.0	39
		Patrick Finerd (Write-in)	0.0	24

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 831,508
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Arizona

Barry J. Hess advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barry J. Hess (Write-in)	100.0	550

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 550
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Steve Remus (L)

Campaign finance

2020

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pamela Powers Hannley and incumbent Randall Friese defeated Brendan Lyons in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Pamela Powers Hannley (D)	36.5	64,781
✔	Randall Friese (D)	36.5	64,772
	Brendan Lyons (R)	27.0	48,026

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 177,579
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pamela Powers Hannley and incumbent Randall Friese advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Pamela Powers Hannley	50.7	29,885
✔	Randall Friese	49.3	29,038

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,923
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Brendan Lyons advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brendan Lyons	100.0	18,194

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,194
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Libertarian primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Steve Remus (L)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

Steve Remus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Remus' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a combat disabled veteran of the United States Air Force. Like many Americans I believe that the federal government and its intervention in our daily lives has become egregious and is extremely inefficient. By restricting civil liberties the United States is trending toward totalitarian policies that have crippled and destroyed nations of the past. The only way forward is to invest in the greatest minority, the individual.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Healthcare in Arizona is solvable without the need for Medicare 4 All. Direct Pay healthcare offers choice and affordability for all people. We need to expand direct pay healthcare in the competitive market.
All federal laws restricting inalienable human rights such as speech, guns, assembly, are unconstitutional and the State of Arizona should lead the way in achieving independent State's Rights.
Arizona is a border state, for too long outsiders have tried to dictate our own border policy. We know better than the Feds what nuanced problems we have and what actually needs to be solved.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

State's rights. Individual liberties. Removing America from the World Police role. Restoring law enforcement roles to their original intent and reduce the size and scope of laws that impact victimless crimes. Arizona needs to standalone as should the rest of the States in the Union unless there is a role in which the Federal Government would have the resources to provide nothing but assistance. These things include violent foreign incursion on Arizona lands and natural disasters. Even then, Arizonans should be the first line of response and we should govern ourselves accordingly.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

From a human rights perspective I do believe Robert and John F Kennedy were decades ahead of their time. I also firmly believe that their untimely deaths were because they were champions of human rights.

From a life perspective, my grandfather and my father. My grandfather Charles, was very active in the community and was the one who taught me to take interest in the surrounding community whether it was politics or neighborhood meetings. From those you can understand the value of neighborly compassion through different struggles faced by everyone. You can also identify common areas for improvement. My father, John, is just one of the hardest working, even now that he's retired, men I have ever had in my life. I don't always listen to his advice but he always ends up being right. He is also very mellow about everything. I'm a little more radicalized when something happens, he is able to brush things off.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Libertarian Mind by David Boaz. Also articles produced by The Mises Institute would be educational.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Compassion and understanding. You have to be able to effectively communicate and understand the issues that affect different demographics in the state. Being approachable and being able to listen are just as valuable as being principled.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

The most important qualities are those of principled beliefs. Knowing that I would not sacrifice my integrity for an elected position I believe makes me a more relatable candidate. I do not have the million dollar backing, I do not have the years of influence being corrupted by a two party system. I am a free-thinker. Free-thinkers innovate and create solutions to problems.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

I know what the current responsibilities are but I believe state governors should act more like territorial governors from the old west.

A territorial governor acted as a militia commander, a local superintendent of native American affairs, and is the state liaison with federal agencies. Elected legislatures deal and should deal with more local issues. A governor should be able to be brought in if citizens have complaints about their local governments to serve in an advisory capacity to help resolve the complaints.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I want to leave a legacy that shows Arizonans that success need not be measured in how much government intervention was needed for Arizonans to succeed. I would like to leave a legacy where each individual feels safe in their own rights, in their own skin and on their own property.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

This is an interesting question because the one that was most impactful was September 11th, I was a junior in high school. However, the first real event I remember is Desert Storm. I was in kindergarten when another kids dad came and did show and tell with my class.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first job was a TELEMARKETER for a phone based opinion research company. I held that job for 2-3 months and then I went on to work for Walgreens before joining the US military.

What is your favorite book? Why?

F. Scott Fitgerald's The Great Gatsby. It is the ultimate story of why hope is so important. While the end of the novel is a twist, if you have hope influencing the things you want to achieve in life, success will find you.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Yukon Cornelius. It's a bit of an inside joke when I have my beard long, but I sort of look like the character so that is probably a cheap cop out on this question.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Martina McBride - Independence Day

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Mental health has been a major struggle in my life for a long time. There are tough days and there are easy days. It is okay to have mental health problems. We need to destigmatize that. We are humans, we are all flawed, and life is not designed to be easy. If we became compassionate with one another and listened to the stories people tell of their own journey, we would be a better people for it.

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?

A governor is the responsible party to ensure any laws, budgeting, events do not do harm to anyone or anyone's property in their state. Unfortunately, this has shifted in some people's mindset that the governor is the authority of the state. They are not. As a governor your responsibility is to the people and to be compassionate for changes in economic conditions, natural disasters, etc. A governor should understand the common issues of the state and understand the role as the elected executive of the state.

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

The most important is protecting the people and their property. This includes something that was not done during the corona pandemic, livelihoods and lives were voluntarily cast aside simply due to the lack of compassionate understanding. Governor's and really any elected official need to maintain complete transparency when there are issues or laws being suggested that would infringe on any citizens inherent rights. These rights exist whether there is a piece of paper like the Constitution or not.

Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. If it were your choice, what do you believe is the appropriate degree of gubernatorial involvement with this process in your state?

I believe the Governor should act as the CFO in this regard. Not necessarily drafting the budget but ensuring the team building the budget meets regularly and has its pulse on the concerns of the local constituents. Once the budget is settled the governor would be the approving CFO.

In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. If that is true in your state, what would be your philosophy for how and when to use this power?

Hopefully, in working closely with appropriations and budget committees nothing full of fluff would sneak it's way into the annual budget. However, I would specifically target things that expanded government intervention in the daily lives of Arizonans.

If the governor's office in your state does not have the line-item veto power, do you believe it should? Why or why not?

This is not applicable to Arizona. The Governor's line item veto power is found in Article V, Section 7 of the Arizona Constitution.

What do you love most about your state?

I love that Arizona is one of the more liberty minded states in the union. Leave us alone, don't take our stuff, do no harm is a mantra that millions of citizens want to believe we can still live by today. It is what made life successful in the Wild West and it is time we push things back to a more state and local focused government while leave the federal government on the backburner for just in case scenarios.

Tell us your favorite joke.

The federal government is here to help ;)

Under what circumstances should the governor of your state be able to use emergency powers?

If Arizona was getting invaded, I would think that would be a good use of emergency powers. Outside of that, anything that has been done with regards to pandemics or general life situations should not and should never require unilateral powers.

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2020

Steve Remus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 19, 2021
↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Steve Remus," November 9, 2022

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Current members of the Arizona House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Steve Montenegro

Majority Leader:Michael Carbone

Minority Leader:Oscar De Los Santos

Representatives

District 1

Selina Bliss (R)

Quang Nguyen (R)

District 2

Stephanie Simacek (D)

Justin Wilmeth (R)

District 3

Joseph Chaplik (R)

Alexander Kolodin (R)

District 4

Pamela Carter (R)

Matt Gress (R)

District 5

Sarah Liguori (D)

Aaron Marquez (D)

District 6

Mae Peshlakai (D)

Myron Tsosie (D)

District 7

Walter Blackman (R)

David Marshall (R)

District 8

Janeen Connolly (D)

Brian Garcia (D)

District 9

Lorena Austin (D)

Seth Blattman (D)

District 10

Ralph Heap (R)

Justin Olson (R)

District 11

Junelle Cavero (D)

Oscar De Los Santos (D)

District 12

Patricia Contreras (D)

Anastasia Travers (D)

District 13

Jeff Weninger (R)

Julie Willoughby (R)

District 14

Laurin Hendrix (R)

Khyl Powell (R)

District 15

Neal Carter (R)

Michael Way (R)

District 16

Chris Lopez (R)

Teresa Martinez (R)

District 17

Rachel Jones (R)

Kevin Volk (D)

District 18

Nancy Gutierrez (D)

Christopher Mathis (D)

District 19

Lupe Diaz (R)

Gail Griffin (R)

District 20

Alma Hernandez (D)

Betty Villegas (D)

District 21

Consuelo Hernandez (D)

Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D)

District 22

Lupe Contreras (D)

Elda Luna-Nájera (D)

District 23

Michele Pena (R)

Mariana Sandoval (D)

District 24

Anna Abeytia (D)

Lydia Hernandez (D)

District 25

Michael Carbone (R)

Nick Kupper (R)

District 26

Cesar Aguilar (D)

Quantá Crews (D)

District 27

Lisa Fink (R)

Tony Rivero (R)

District 28

David Livingston (R)

Beverly Pingerelli (R)

District 29

Steve Montenegro (R)

James Taylor (R)

District 30

Leo Biasiucci (R)

John Gillette (R)

Republican Party (33)

Democratic Party (27)

[bio-1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 19, 2021

[2] Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Steve Remus," November 9, 2022

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Steve Remus

Biography

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Governor of Arizona

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Arizona

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Arizona

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2020

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Libertarian primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

2020

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