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Ann Kirkpatrick has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of the State of Arizona, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Economy 1.2 Middle Class 1.3 Gas Prices 1.4 Education 1.5 Universal Health Care 1.6 War in Iraq 1.7 Immigration 1.8 Second Amendment 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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According to her campaign Web site, Kirkpatrick has the following positions:

Economy

• reduce prices of "basic necessities"
• affordable healthcare
• investment in infrastructure and renewable energy
• create jobs^[1]

Middle Class

• disadvantaged
• permanent tax cuts for 86 million families^[1]

Gas Prices

• utilize America's potential oil resources
• keep American oil for America, not to be shared with China
• ultimate goal: discover and expand renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power to increase U.S. independence, reduce energy spending, and stimulate new jobs in Arizona^[1]

Education

• increase teachers' salaries
• voluntary all day kindergarten
• early education
• improve access to resources for school districts
• undo negative effects of No Child Left Behind Act^[1]

Universal Health Care

• reform harmful practices of insurance companies
• expand S-CHIP to provide doctor care to children
• Medicare reform: government should help reduce prescription drug costs^[1]

War in Iraq

• return troops "as soon as responsibly possible" and with input from military leaders
• money for Iraq should go to struggling U.S. economy
• Iraqi government responsible for furthering progress
• allocate resources to combating terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Osama bin Laden, among other entities^[1]

Immigration

• improve border security
• increase resources and technologies for border patrols
• "Smart Fence"
• penalize employers who consciously hire illegal immigrants
• requirements for illegal immigrants who want legal status: employment, English-speaking, pay fine, wait their turn; criminal illegal immigrants should be deported^[1]

Second Amendment

• supports Constitutional right
• introduce gun education to public schools
• lessen punishments for law-abiding citizens holding concealed weapons without permits ^[1]

Bio

Ann Kirkpatrick was born March 24, 1950, in McNary, Arizona on the White Mountain Apache nation. After graduating from Blue Ridge High School, she attended the University of Arizona and the University of Arizona College of Law.She was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2004 and re-elected in 2006. She has two daughters.^[1]

2008 elections

Kirkpatrick won the Democratic nomination in 2008, and was seeking to replace retiring incumbent Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.). She defeated Sydney Ann Hay in the November 4, 2008 general election.^[1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
EMILY's List	$ 167,876
ActBlue	$ 136,772
Pederson Group	$ 23,000
League of Conservation Voters	$ 11,563
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 11,000
Human Rights Campaign	$ 10,886
Air Line Pilots Assn	$ 10,000
American Assn for Justice	$ 10,000
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees	$ 10,000
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America	$ 10,000
BRIDGE PAC	$ 10,000
International Assn of Fire Fighters	$ 10,000
Ironworkers Union	$ 10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$ 10,000
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn	$ 10,000
National Assn of Letter Carriers	$ 10,000
National Education Assn	$ 10,000
National Leadership PAC	$ 10,000
Our Common Values PAC	$ 10,000
PAC to the Future	$ 10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 10,000
Service Employees International Union	$ 10,000
United Food & Commercial Workers Union	$ 10,000
United Transportation Union	$ 10,000
Women's Political Cmte	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Ann Kirkpatrick from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Ann Kirkpatrick from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Ann Kirkpatrick from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Ann Kirkpatrick from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counter Terrorism
  • Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment
  • Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
• House Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
  • Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Kirkpatrick will be assigned committees if and when she is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
1123 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-2315 Fax: 202-226-9739 Webform email
District offices
240 South Montezuma Street #101, Prescott, AZ 86303 Ph: 928-445-3434 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
• 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Arizona and the U.S. Congress

References

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Arizona’s 1st Congressional District
• Ann Kirkpatrick For Arizona

External articles

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
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Committees: House Committee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Small Business
110th Congress
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Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 4, 2008	First Took Current Office: January 3, 2009	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? Yes	Previous Political Work? Arizona State Legislature	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
240 South Montezuma Street #101, Prescott, AZ 86303 Phone: 928-445-3434 / Fax: 928-445-4160
Campaign Contact:
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Latitude: 34°32′21.215″N
Longitude: 112°28′12.9″W