Jim Weiers
Jim Weiers (b. September 8, 1953) is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 10th District from 1994-2002, and 2005-2013. While in office, he served as Speaker of the House.
Biography
Weiers' professional experience includes working President and Chief Executive Officer of BHF Incorporated. He is a member of the DPS Critical Review Board, Chair for District 16's Get Out the Vote and a citizen member of the Washington School Board Budget Review.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Weiers served on these committees:
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Weiers' sponsored bills include:
- HB 2493 - highways; increase speed limits
- HB 2494 - photo enforcement; speed violations
- HB 2611 - motion picture tax incentives
For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.
Elections
2010
Weiers won re-election to the 10th District seat in 2010. He and Kimberly Yee won the August 24 primary election. They defeated Democrats Aaron Jahneke and Jackie Thrasher in the November 2 general election.[2][3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 10 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Kimberly Yee (R)
|
19,485 | |||
| Jim Weiers (R)
|
18,237 | |||
| Jackie Thrasher (D) | 14,770 | |||
| Aaron Jahneke (D) | 12,226 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jim Weiers (R)
|
6,670 | |||
| Kimberly Yee (R)
|
6,359 | |||
| Doug Quelland (R) | 4,005 | |||
| Bill Adams (R) | 2,330 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Weiers and Doug Quelland were elected to the 10th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponents Jackie Thrasher (D), Lamont Lovejoy (D), Scott Gibson (Lib), and Margarite Dale (Green).[4]
Weiers raised $216,779 for the campaign, Quelland raised $73,457, Thrasher raised $64,300, Lovejoy raised $65,679, Gibson raised $0, and Dale raised $68,586.[5]
| Arizona State House, District 10 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Doug Quelland (R)
|
22,656 | |||
| Jim Weiers (R)
|
23,022 | |||
| Jackie Thrasher (D) | 22,103 | |||
| Lamont Lovejoy (D) | 18,709 | |||
| Scott Gibson (Lib) | 2,707 | |||
| Margarite Dale (Green) | 2,358 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Goldwater Institute
The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.[6]
2012
Weiers received a score of 68 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B+ according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 4 higher than his score on the 2011 report card. Weiers’s 68 in 2012 was tied for the 12th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.[6]
Personal
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Weiers and his wife, Gina, have four children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jim + Weiers + Arizona + House"
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona state legislative districts
External links
- Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Jim Weiers
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2004, 2002, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Goldwater Institute, "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
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Arizona State House District 10 1994-2002, 2005–2013 |
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