Paul Mosley

Paul Mosley
Mosley in 2017.
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Serving with Regina Cobb
Preceded by Sonny Borrelli
Personal details
Nationality American
Political party Republican

Paul Mosley is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 5 in 2016.

Education

Mosley graduated from Brigham Young University with a financial services degree in 2006.

Political career

In 2016, Mosley and incumbent Regina Cobb defeated Sam Medrano and Jennifer Jones in the Republican primary for District 5 of the Arizona House of Representatives. Mosley and Cobb went on to defeat Democrat Beth Weisser and Leo Biasiucci of the Green Party in the general election.[1]

In 2017, Mosley announced that he wanted to abolish compulsory education for children in Arizona, on the grounds that "education is still a privilege".[2]

In 2018, Mosley and Cobb have two primary challengers – Leo Biasiucci, a businessman who ran as a Green Party candidate in 2012, and Jennifer Jones-Esposito, first vice chair of the La Paz County Republican Committee. The two winners of the Republican primary will face Democrat Mary McCord Robinson in the November general election.[3]

Controversy

In March 2018, Mosley was pulled over for driving 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) in a 55-mile-per-hour (89 km/h) zone. He told the police officer that because of his "immunity as a government official" he should be let go. After running his license, the officer advised Mosley to watch his speed. Mosley replied by bragging about speeding in the past, including driving as fast as 140 mph in the 55 mph zone. In July 2018 the body cam footage was released to the public.[4][5]

Personal

Mosley and his wife Brynley have seven children, all born between 2007 and 2017.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2016 General Election November 8, 2016" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 15. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Arizona lawmaker: Let’s end compulsory schooling and stop forcing education ‘down everybody’s throat’, by Valerie Strauss, in the Washington Post; published May 2, 2017; retrieved May 2, 2017
  3. ↑ Pineda, Paulina; Forman, Carmen (June 1, 2018). "Campaign season officially kicks off – let the games begin". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ Hetherington, James (July 13, 2018). "Arizona congressman brags about doing 140 mph to cop after being pulled over... for speeding". Newsweek.
  5. ↑ "Arizona state lawmaker pulled over for speeding tells deputy on video he sometimes drives 140 mph". CBS News. July 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ Stephenson, Hank (May 1, 2017). "Rep. Paul Mosley on lawmaker cousins and repealing compulsory education". Arizona Capitol Times. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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