Market Freedom Alliance 2016 Candidate QuestionnaireSection 1: Biography
Name: Andy Biggs
Specific office running for (include district): Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District
Address: 1234 S. Power Rd. Suite 251 Mesa, AZ 85296
Campaign Phone: (602) 726-2013
Campaign E-Mail: [email protected]
Campaign Website: biggsforcongress.com
Twitter handle: @andybiggs4az
Facebook address: facebook.com/biggsforcongress
Youtube channel: Andy Biggs
Occupation: President, Arizona State Senate
President & CEO, Free Man Press
Previous occupations: Attorney at Law
Education: Brigham Young University - B.A. Asian Studies
Arizona State University - M.A. Political Science
University of Arizona - J.D. Degree
Family: Married to Cindy Biggs (35 years) , six children and four grandchildren
What is your party registration and how long have you been registered as a member of that party:
Republican Party, life (40 years)
Previous public offices you've sought/held: Arizona State House, LD 22 (2003 - 2010)
Arizona State Senate, LD 12 (2011 - present)
Are you using public funds in your campaign: No
Section 2: Getting to know you1. If you could sum up your platform with three key issues, what would they be:
- Dismantle the regulatory bureaucracy
- Reduce the tax burden
- Restores power back to the states
2. Name one achievement, either professionally or personally, which you are most proud of:
- I am proudest of my family. The best thing in the world is to be married and have children and
grandchildren. Outside of that, I love being able to have written a couple of books.
3. What are your thoughts on the current Presidential election:
- Supporting our Republican Party nominee, 100%.
Section 3: ISSUES1.What are your thoughts on Arizona’s sharing economy, specifically, do you believe that it needs more regulation or less regulation:
- The sharing economy needs less regulation.
2. What are your views on companies like Uber and Lyft? Do you think there is merit in the argument that commercial hotels and car services are making that the sharing economy needs more regulation:
- I support the sharing economy. I believe the regulated established businesses have a fair argument. I
have proposed reducing the regulation on the established regulated businesses so that they too have less
regulation and can innovate the way their business in the way the sharing economy can.
3. Name two areas where you believe there is too much Government regulation (either on a state orfederal level):
- Department of Education
- Environmental Protection Agency
4. Do you believe that crony capitalism is a problem in Arizona? If so, how would you change that:
- I believe crony capitalism is a problem in Arizona. I have fought to eliminate the Arizona Competes
Fund, which transfers taxpayer money to businesses.
5. Recently, many companies have left Arizona citing the lack of an employable workforce. Do you seethis to be a true problem in Arizona and if so, what do you think can be done to fix it:
- We need to improve our education system, be more innovative and work with businesses to find out
what training they believe is necessary for Arizona to have an employable workforce. I have met with
many business leaders and many of them are very pleased with our high tech and engineering workforce
that is available.
6. Subsidies have become prevalent in our economy, often times artificially supporting an entire industryfor extended periods of time. What are your views on subsidies:
- I have a 14 year track record of fighting government subsidies and transfer of taxpayer money to support
industries.
7. Is there an Arizona industry which you believe relies too much on subsides:
- I think that some of the jobs training programs for large industries paid for Arizona taxpayers is
unjustified. One of the most attempts that we see regularly is to subsidize the film industry.
8. Do you think that Arizona should lower its corporate property tax with the goal of encouraging newbusinesses to move here? If so, what do you think the new rate should be:
- Arizona should revamp its entire state tax code by eliminating the personal and corporate income tax,
and moving to a consumption tax.
For more information on Senator Biggs, visit his website at www.biggsforcongress.com Andy Biggs is a Congressional District 5 Candidate. He is running against: Justin Olson, Christine Jones, Don Stapley, Talia Fuentes ( D ), and Kinsey Remaklus ( D ).
What is your party registration and how long have you been registered as a member of that party: Republican – life
Previous public offices you’ve sought/held: n/a
Clubs/Organizations you currently belong to: Lake Havasu Republican Men’s club, Young Republicans,
Are you using public funds in your campaign: Y/N – No
Section 2: Getting to know you
If you could sum up your platform with three key issues, what would they be: I always say that there are three reasons a Republican is born to lower taxes, shrink the size of government and keep the free market free. I’ll do everything in my power to listen, work with others and get good legislation accomplished and stop bad legislation that don’t align with my principals, values and that of my constituents.
Name one achievement, either professionally or personally, which you are most proud of: My family
What are your thoughts on the current Presidential election : I am supporting the Republican nominee
Section 3: ISSUES
1. What are your thoughts on Arizona’s sharing economy, specifically, do you believe that it needs more regulation or less regulation: I believe that there is too much regulation and there is room to streamline and to lessen some regulation in some areas.
2. What are your views on companies like Uber and Lyft? Do you think there is merit in the argument that commercial hotels and car services are making that the sharing economy needs more regulation: The American Dream is being realized between Airbnb, Uber, Lyft and other companies. It is Americanism and Capitalism at its best working to keep the wheels of our economy going. Competition is good for innovation, creativity and ingenuity.
3. Name two areas where you believe there is too much Government regulation (either on a state or federal level): I believe that our public schools have too much government regulation and I believe that the EPA on the Federal level has way too much government regulation.
4. Do you believe that crony capitalism is a problem in Arizona? If so, how would you change that: No
5. Recently, many companies have left Arizona citing the lack of an employable workforce. Do you see this to be a true problem in Arizona and if so, what do you think can be done to fix it: If it is true than we need to raise the bar of our education by having more choice and more competition in education.
6. Subsidies have become prevalent in our economy, often times artificially supporting an entire industry for extended periods of time. What are your views on subsidies: Picking winners and losers is not the government’s job like picking solar over other more efficient and less expensive energy.
7. Is there an Arizona industry which you believe relies too much on subsides: Yes, Solar.
8. Do you think that Arizona should lower its corporate property tax with the goal of encouraging new businesses to move here? If so, what do you think the new rate should be: Whenever possible we need to lower taxes in any area so that we can create economic growth and bring more jobs to Arizona. The best thing that we can do is lower the state income tax as it is only 15% of the revenue base right now and corporate income tax is only 2.9% of the revenue base for the state.
For more information about Paul’s campaign, visit his website at www.votemosley.com.
Paul Mosley is running for LD5 House against: Regina Cobb, Jennifer Jones, Sam Medrano, Leo Biasiucci ( G ), and Beth Weisser ( D )
Education: Communication Studies, M.A. Arizona State University West 2011; English, B.A., Arizona State University West 2003; Associates, Calvary Chapel Bible College, 1998; high school diploma, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, 1995.
Family: Elizabeth, wife; Fred & Sharon Boyer, parents
What is your party registration and how long have you been registered as a member of that party: Republican since age 18
Previous public offices you’ve sought/held: State Representative, 2013-2014; 2015-2016 Clubs/Organizations you currently belong to: Childhelp board member; Arizona Correctional Industries board member
Are you using public funds in your campaign: No
Section 2: Getting to know you
If you could sum up your platform with three key issues, what would they be: Public Safety, Education, Fiscal Stability
Name one achievement, either professionally or personally, which you are most proud of: Getting ongoing funding to hire more investigators for the Internet Crimes Against Children task force to help rescue children from rape, torture, and abuse. For more info, see here – http://boyeraz.com/656-2/
What are your thoughts on the current Presidential election: Not much. I don’t like Clinton or Trump.
Section 3: Issues
1. What are your thoughts on Arizona’s sharing economy, specifically, do you believe that it needs more regulation or less regulation:
I voted in support of the sharing economy bills and believe we need less regulation wherever possible.
2. What are your views on companies like Uber and Lyft? Do you think there is merit in the argument that commercial hotels and car services are making saying that Air B&B and Uber must abide by the same legislation they have to:
I’m a big fan of Uber and Lyft and no I don’t think there’s much merit to the arguments commercial hotels and car services are making.
3. Name two areas where you believe there is too much Government regulation (either on a state or federal level):
Education on a state and federal level. Licensing – mostly federal. We made good progress in reducing licensing regulations as a state this past legislative session.
4. Do you believe that crony capitalism is a problem in Arizona? If so, how would you change that:
Yes. Continue to vote No on tax breaks for particular businesses or industries.
5. Recently, many companies have left Arizona citing the lack of an employable workforce. Do you see this to be a true problem in Arizona and if so, what do you think can be done to fix it:
Yes, this is a problem. Find a better way to connect potential employees with employers. Arizona has a solid university system and many excellent K12 schools. This means we have to do a better job at talking up Arizona. We sometimes have a perception problem with our education system when the reality is we have many excellent schools turning out highly qualified candidates.
6. Subsidies have become prevalent in our economy, often times artificially supporting an entire industry for extended periods of time. What are your views on subsidies:
I oppose them.
7. Is there an Arizona industry which you believe relies too much on subsides:
Yes, Solar.
8. Do you think that Arizona should lower its corporate property tax with the goal of encouraging new businesses to move here? If so, what do you think the new rate should be:
I’d like to see the impact of the current phase down before considering an additional rate decrease.
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