Ann Kirkpatrick

Ann Kirkpatrick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by Paul Gosar
Succeeded by Tom O'Halleran
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by Rick Renzi
Succeeded by Paul Gosar
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
In office
January 10, 2005 – July 24, 2007
Preceded by Sylvia Laughter
Succeeded by Christopher Deschene
Personal details
Born (1950-03-24) March 24, 1950
McNary, Arizona, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education University of Arizona (BA, JD)

Ann Kirkpatrick (born March 24, 1950)[1] is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2017. A Democrat, she is also a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives.

Kirkpatrick was defeated in the 2010 midterm election but regained her old seat in a close race in 2012.[2] She retained her seat by winning in 2014. Kirkpatrick lost her Senate bid to incumbent Republican John McCain in the 2016 election.

Kirkpatrick is the Democratic nominee for Arizona's 2nd congressional district in the 2018 election.

Early life and early political career

Kirkpatrick was born and raised on an Apache Indian reservation near McNary, Arizona.[3] Her parents are European Americans who lived and worked on the reservation: her mother was a teacher and her father a general store owner.[4] When Kirkpatrick was in second grade, her family moved off the reservation to Pinetop-Lakeside.[4] Her maternal uncle, William Bourdon, was elected as a member of the State House.[5]

Kirkpatrick graduated from Blue Ridge High School as the valedictorian.[4] In 1972, she completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona, where she majored in Asian studies and learned to speak Mandarin Chinese.[4] After a brief experience as a teacher, Kirkpatrick decided to go to law school.[4] In 1979, she earned a juris doctorate from the University of Arizona College of Law.[6]

In 1980, she was elected as Coconino County’s first woman deputy county attorney. Kirkpatrick later served as city attorney for Sedona, Arizona. She was a member of the Flagstaff Water Commission. In 2004, she taught Business Law and Ethics at Coconino Community College."[7]

Arizona House of Representatives

In 2004, Kirkpatrick was elected to represent the 2nd Legislative District and took office in January 2005. Kirkpatrick was elected to a second term in the state House in 2006. While serving in the legislature, Kirkpatrick served as the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, as well as the Education K-12 Committee and Natural Resources Committee.[7]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2008
Kirkpatrick at a campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona.

On July 24, 2007, Kirkpatrick resigned from the state House to run for the Democratic nomination in Arizona's 1st Congressional District. The seat was due to come open after three-term Republican incumbent Rick Renzi announced that he would not seek re-election in the face of a federal indictment on corruption charges, for which he eventually went to prison. Kirkpatrick won a four-way primary by almost 15 points on September 2, 2008.

Kirkpatrick faced Republican Sydney Ann Hay, a mining industry lobbyist, in the general election, garnering 56 percent of the vote.[8]

2010

Kirkpatrick was defeated for reelection in the off-year by Republican nominee Paul Gosar, with 49.7% of the vote versus Kirkpatrick's 43.7%. She was endorsed by The Arizona Republic.[9]

2012
Kirkpatrick in 2013

Kirkpatrick announced she would run again for her old congressional seat in 2012.[10] Redistricting made the district significantly more Democratic than its predecessor; Democrats now have a nine-point registration advantage. Kirkpatrick was initially priming for a rematch against Gosar, but Gosar opted to run for reelection in the newly created, heavily Republican 4th District.[11] Kirkpatrick narrowly won the general election on November 6, 2012, defeating Republican Jonathan Paton, a former state Senator.[2] Kirkpatrick won the seat with less than 50% of the vote, as a Libertarian Party candidate took more than 6%.[12]

2014

Kirkpatrick won re-election to the U.S. House in 2014 with 52.6 of the vote, gaining several points. She faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.[13] According to a Washington Post article in December 2012, Kirkpatrick was one of the 10 most vulnerable incumbents in 2014.[14] Kirkpatrick is a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program is designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.[15]

2018

Kirkpatrick is the Democratic nominee in Arizona's 2nd congressional district seat currently held by Republican Martha McSally, who is running for U.S. Senate.[16]

Tenure

Legislation

On March 14, 2014, Kirkpatrick cosponsored the Gulf War Health Research Reform Act of 2014 (H.R. 4261; 113th Congress), a bill that would alter the relationship between the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses (RAC) and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill would make the RAC an independent organization within the VA, require that a majority of the RAC's members be appointed by Congress instead of the VA, and state that the RAC can release its reports without needing prior approval from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.[17][18] The RAC is responsible for investigating Gulf War syndrome, a chronic multi-symptom disorder affecting returning military veterans and civilian workers of the Gulf War.[17][19]

She voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly referred to as the stimulus.[20][21]

She sponsored bill H.R. 4720, the Taking Responsibility for Congressional Pay Act, to lower the salaries of congressional members. The bill stalled in committee.[22]

Kirkpatrick voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March 2010.[23][24] In May 2013, she voted against repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[25]

Committee assignments

2016 U.S. Senate campaign

Kirkpatrick speaking in support of Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in October 2016.

On May 26, 2015, Kirkpatrick announced her candidacy for the United States Senate seat in Arizona held by Republican John McCain.[26] She lost to McCain, 53.7% to 40.7%.

Political positions

Abortion

Kirkpatrick characterizes herself as pro-choice.[27] She has been endorsed by EMILY's List, Planned Parenthood and the National Women's Political Caucus. As a member of the Arizona state legislature, Kirkpatrick voted against a bill that would have required notarized parental consent for a minor to receive an abortion.[28] She voted against a bill to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[29]

Climate change

In 2009, as a member of the US House of Representatives, she voted against the American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2454 (Waxman-Markey).[30] In 2015 she voted in favor of HR 2042, which blocked implementation of President Obama's signature climate change policy, the Clean Power Plan.[31][32]

Ann Kirkpatrick stated on her 2016 Senatorial campaign website that climate change is real.[33]

Gun policy

Prior to the 2011 Tucson shooting, Kirkpatrick was described as an "an ardent gun rights supporter."[34] She voted "to allow guns in national parks and against the reinstatement of a ban on the sale of semi-automatic weapons."[35]

In 2012, her campaign website stated that Kirkpatrick "pledge[d] to oppose any attempt by the federal government to undermine the Second Amendment and infringe on our constitutional right to bear arms." She stated that the shooting in Tucson caused her to rethink her support of gun rights and that "everything is on the table" as a potential solution to the issue of gun violence.[34] [36]

After the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Arizona Daily Sun wrote that "Kirkpatrick's position on some firearms laws appears to be changing in light of the mid-December school shooting in Connecticut, her new stance is unclear."[35]

In the wake of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Kirkpatrick participated in a sit-in on the floor of the U.S. House demanding action by Congress to address gun violence.[37] She also stated that "we must also look beyond this terrible moment and decide what we as a nation are willing to do to prevent hatred, gun violence and domestic terrorism," and mentioned "sensible solutions...that both respect the 2nd Amendment and keep our communities safer."[38]

Health care

Ann Kirkpatrick voted for the Affordable Care Act.[39] She has maintained that her vote for the ACA was "her proudest vote" in Congress.[40] Kirkpatrick also voted against numerous attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and to defund Planned Parenthood.[41][42]

Immigration

Kirkpatrick has called for "national, comprehensive reform" of United States immigration policy. She supports increased border patrol funding, installation of a ground-based radar system often referred to as a "smart fence", and a temporary-worker program, and temporary protections for some of those living illegally in the United States.[43]

Kirkpatrick says she supports the DREAM Act but failed to vote for the DREAM Act, in 2010.[27][44]

Kirkpatrick has stated that she would have voted against Arizona's controversial immigration measure Arizona SB 1070.[45]

In March 2014, Kirkpatrick signed a discharge petition intended to force House leaders to bring immigration reform up for a vote on the House floor.[46]

Privacy

Kirkpatrick voted for CISPA, which would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[47]

Same-sex marriage

Kirkpatrick supports same-sex marriage.[48]

Electoral history

2004

Arizona House of Representatives 2nd District Democratic Primary Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Albert Tom 8,552 39.34%
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 7,165 32.96%
Democratic Beverly Becenti-Pigman 6,023 27.70%
Turnout 21,740
Arizona House of Representatives 2nd District Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 28,947 38.72%
Democratic Albert Tom 24,664 32.99%
Independent Sylvia Laughter 21,150 28.29%
Turnout 74,761

2006

Arizona House of Representatives 2nd District Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick (inc.) 26,787 45.48%
Democratic Albert Tom (inc.) 22,863 38.82%
Republican Preston Korn 9,247 15.70%
Turnout 58,897

2008

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Democratic Primary Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 26,734 47.24%
Democratic Mary Kim Titla 18,428 32.56%
Democratic Howard Shanker 8,056 14.23%
Democratic Jeffrey Brown 3,376 5.97%
Turnout 56,594
Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 155,791 55.88%
Republican Sydney Hay 109,924 39.43%
Independent Brent Maupin 9,394 3.37%
Libertarian Thane Eichenauer 3,678 1.32%
Turnout 278,787

2010

Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Paul Gosar 112,816 49.72% +10.29%
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 99,233 43.73% -12.15%
Libertarian Nicole Patti 14,869 6.55% +5.23%
Turnout 226,918
Republican gain from Democratic Swing 5.99%

2012

Arizona's 1st congressional district Democratic primary election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 33,831 63.74%
Democratic Wenona Benally Baldenegro 19,247 36.26%
Turnout 53,078
Arizona’s 1st congressional district election, 2012[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 122,774 48.79% +0.91%
Republican Jonathan Paton 113,594 45.14% -4.56%
Libertarian Kim Allen 15,227 6.05% -0.45%
Turnout 251,595
Democratic gain from Republican Swing 3.65%

2014

Arizona’s 1st congressional district election, 2014[50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 97,391 52.61% +3.82%
Republican Andy Tobin 87,723 47.39% +2.25%
Turnout 185,114
Democratic hold Swing 5.22%

2016

United States Senate election in Arizona, 2016[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican John McCain (Incumbent) 1,359,267 53.74% -5.33%
Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 1,031,245 40.77% +5.99%
Green Gary Swing 138,634 5.48% +4.03%
Plurality 328,022 12.97%
Total votes 2,529,146 100.00%
Turnout 3,588,466 74.17% ?
Republican hold Swing

Personal life

Kirkpatrick is married to Roger Curley and has two children.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick". Congressional Bill Tracker. Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Hendley, Matthew. "Ann Kirkpatrick Called Winner in CD-1; Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally Sit on Leads". blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times, LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Can Navajo Nation help rescue endangered Dem Congresswoman?". ABC News. October 8, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wasser, Miriam (June 22, 2016). "Ann Kirkpatrick Is on the Hunt For John McCain — Well, His U.S. Senate Seat, At Least". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Sangillo, Gregg (November 1, 2012). "Arizona, 1st House District". National Journal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ann Kirkpatrick: A Lifetime of Service and Results". Kirkpatrick for Arizona. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Ann Kirkpatrick Member Page". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Arizona". New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Kirkpatrick's the right fit for rural district". Arizona Republic. October 3, 2010.
  10. ↑ Catanese, David; Isenstadt, Alex (March 31, 2011). "Dems eye GOP rematches for 2012". Politico. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Reid (January 7, 2012). "Gosar Will Switch Districts". National Journal. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  12. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Jack (August 26, 2014). "GOP Establishment Makes Late Primary Play in Arizona House Battleground". National Journal. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Your Vote 2014". Arizona Public Media. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  14. ↑ Blake, Aaron (December 7, 2012). "House Democrats face long odds in 2014". Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ Bland, Scott (November 15, 2013). "Most Vulnerable House Democrats Side With GOP on 'Obamacare' Vote". National Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ann Kirkpatrick wins Democratic primary for US House seat being vacated by Arizona Rep. Martha McSally". Washington Post. Associated Press. August 29, 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  17. 1 2 Coffman, Mike (March 14, 2014). "Bipartisan Bill on Gulf War Health Research". House Office of Mike Coffman. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  18. ↑ Kennedy, Kelly (March 14, 2014). "Congress seeks independence for Gulf War illness board". USA Today. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Illnesses Associated with Gulf War Service". United States Department of Veterans Affairs. n.d. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  20. ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll477.xml
  21. ↑ Beard, Sterling (February 25, 2013). "Dem Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick returns for second stint on Capitol Hill". The Hill. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  22. ↑ Parkinson, John R. (September 17, 2010). "Congressional Pay Cut? Arizona Democrat Suggests One to Nancy Pelosi". ABC News.
  23. ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml
  24. ↑ Olka. "Updating The Health Care Whip Count - Hotline On Call". Hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Obamacare and Vulnerable Democrats". The Wall Street Journal. May 20, 2013.
  26. ↑ Lavender, Paige (May 26, 2015). "Ann Kirkpatrick Announces 2016 Senate Run". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  27. 1 2 "Phoenix Arizona Election Questionnaire for Congress, ANN KIRKPATRICK". AZcentral.com. 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  28. ↑ "HB 2666 - Notarized Parental Consent for Abortions - Key Vote". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  29. ↑ "How Ann Kirkpatrick voted on key votes". Washington Post. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  30. ↑ "The Hill: Dem Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick returns for second stint on Capitol Hill". February 25, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Measure to block EPA Clean Power Plan passes House". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  32. ↑ ""FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 384" from House of Representatives Clerk, 2015-06-24".
  33. ↑ Ann Kirkpatrick (2016). "Issues". Ann Kirkpatrick for U.S. Senate. Archived from the original on September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  34. 1 2 Morales, Laurel (2012-12-31). "Arizona Democrat Kirkpatrick Making Capitol Hill Comeback". NPR.
  35. 1 2 Cole, Cyndy (2013-01-10). "Kirkpatrick pivots on guns". Arizona Daily Sun.
  36. ↑ Flora, Chris (2012-12-26). "Kirkpatrick looks at economy, gun laws and fiscal cliff". The Explorer.
  37. ↑ Theobald, Bill (2016-06-22). "Arizona representatives join U.S. House sit-in demanding gun vote". AZ Central.
  38. ↑ Berkowitz, Bonnie; Cai, Weiyi; Lu, Denise; Gamio, Lazaro. "Everything lawmakers said (and didn't say) after the Orlando mass shooting". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  39. ↑ "H R 3590, Vote #165". Office of the Clerk. U.S. House of Representatives. 2010-03-21.
  40. ↑ "Ann Kirkpatrick Interview, Part 2". AM 780 KAZM. 2011-10-10.
  41. ↑ "H R 596, Vote #58". Office of the Clerk. U.S. House of Representatives. 2015-10-16.
  42. ↑ "H.R.3762". Congress.gov. 2015-10-16.
  43. ↑ Benson, Matthew (October 24, 2008). "Immigration, Energy Hot Topics in District 1 Debate". Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  44. ↑ https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/28425/ann-kirkpatrick/40/immigration#
  45. ↑ "About: Ann Kirkpatrick". Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  46. ↑ Ogden, Whitney (March 26, 2014). "House Democrats will try to force vote on immigration reform". Cronkite News. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  47. ↑ Squash, Hubbard (April 21, 2013). "Democrats and "Progressives" who voted for CISPA. Let's hold them accountable!". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  48. ↑ "Phoenix Arizona Election Questionnaire for Congress, ANN KIRKPATRICK". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Like many Arizonans over the past few years, I have come to support marriage equality.
  49. ↑ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS" (PDF). azsos.gov. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  50. ↑ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS" (PDF). azsos.gov. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  51. ↑ "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Unofficial Results". azsos.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Rick Renzi		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 1st congressional district
2009–2011		 Succeeded by
Paul Gosar
Preceded by
Paul Gosar		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 1st congressional district
2013–2017		 Succeeded by
Tom O'Halleran
Party political offices
Preceded by
Rodney Glassman		 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Arizona
(Class 3)
2016		 Most recent
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