Ron Gould
Ron Gould was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 5 of the Arizona State Senate.
Gould was previously a Republican member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 3 from 2005 to 2013. He previously served as a member on the Lake Havasu City Council.
Gould was term-limited and could not run for re-election in 2012. He instead decided to run for Arizona's 4th Congressional District. He was defeated in the primary by incumbent Paul Gosar.
Biography
Gould's professional experience includes owning an air conditioning and heating company.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gould served on these committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Arizona Senate, Vice Chair
- Finance Committee, Arizona Senate
- Government Reform Committee, Arizona Senate
- Judiciary Committee, Arizona Senate, Chair
- Senate Ethics Committee, Arizona State Senate, Chair
- Water, Land Use and Rural Development Committee, Arizona Senate
- Federal Mandates Committee, Arizona State Legislature
- Income Tax Credit Review Committee, Arizona State Legislature
- K-12 School District Receivership Study Committee, Arizona State Legislature
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Gould served on these committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Arizona Senate
- Finance Committee, Arizona Senate
- Retirement and Rural Development Committee, Arizona Senate, Chairman
Campaign themes
2012
Gould's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "Recognized time and again through his career as Arizona’s leading pro-taxpayer legislator, Ron Gould’s record on protecting Arizona’s taxpayers is as good as it gets."
- Spending
- Excerpt: "Federal government spending is out of control. The politicians in Washington continue to grow federal spending without regard to the consequences it will bring."
- Federal Budget
- Excerpt: "Ron Gould understands that if we are going to get our economy back on track, we cannot continue to overspend our federal budget by trillions of dollars every year."
- National Debt
- Excerpt: "The politicians in Washington have refused to take serious steps to bring our national debt under control. This has left us with trillions in debt that our children and grandchildren will be responsible for."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "Ron Gould has been a leader in Arizona in finding real solutions to stopping illegal immigration. Throughout his career, he has consistently offered common sense solutions to help Arizona do what the federal government won’t – put a stop to illegal immigration in our state."
Elections
2016
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Susan Donahue (R) did not seek re-election.
Sonny Borrelli ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 5 general election.[2][3]
| Arizona State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sonny Borrelli (unopposed) |
100.00% | 62,615 | |
| Total Votes | 62,615 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Sonny Borrelli defeated Ron Gould in the Arizona State Senate District 5 Republican Primary.[4]
| Arizona State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sonny Borrelli |
52.67% | 13,911 | |
| Republican | Ron Gould | 47.33% | 12,503 | |
| Total Votes | 26,414 | |||
2012
Gould is term-limited and cannot run for re-election in 2012. He instead ran for Arizona's 4th Congressional District. He was defeated by incumbent Paul Gosar in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012.[5][6]
2010
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2010
Gould won re-election to the 3rd District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Beth Weisser in the November 2 general election.
| Arizona State Senate, District 3 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ron Gould (R)
|
40,777 | |||
| Beth Weisser (D) | 16,073 | |||
2008
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2008
In 2008, Gould was re-elected to the Arizona State Senate, District 3. Gould finished with 42,730 votes while his opponent Mary Landahl finished with 25,499 votes.[7] Gould raised $17,015.[8]
| Arizona State Senate, District 3 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ron Gould (R)
|
42,730 | |||
| Mary Landahl (D) | 25,499 | |||
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.[9]
2012
Gould received a score of 74 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of A- according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 1 lower than his score on the 2011 report card. Gould’s 74 in 2012 was tied for the 2nd highest grade among all 30 Arizona State Senators.[9]
Personal
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Ron and his wife, Janice, have three children.
Recent news
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See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona State Senate
- Arizona Senate Committees
- Arizona state legislative districts
External links
- Gould's Campaign Website
- Profile from the Arizona State Senate
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Ron Gould
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008 2006 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ rongould.com, "Issues," accessed November 21, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Primary results," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "2008 Campaign donations," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Goldwater Institute, "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Arizona State Senate District 3 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Olivia Cajero Bedford (D) |
