Bob Robson (politician) explained

Bob Robson
State House:	Arizona
District:	18th^[1]
Term Start:	January 14, 2013
Term End:	January 9, 2017
Successor:	Denise Epstein
Alongside:	Jill Norgaard (2015–2017) Jeff Dial (2013–2015)
State House3:	Arizona
District3:	20th
Term Start3:	January 10, 2011
Term End3:	January 14, 2013
Predecessor3:	Rae Waters
Alongside3:	Jeff Dial
State House4:	Arizona
District4:	20th
Term Start4:	January 2003
Term End4:	January 2009
Successor4:	Rae Waters
Alongside4:	John McComish (2005–2009) John Huppenthal (2003–2005)
State House5:	Arizona
District5:	6th
Term Start5:	January 2001
Term End5:	January 2003
Alongside5:	John Huppenthal
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Alma Mater:	John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Website:	defunct

Bob Robson^[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 18. Robson previously served consecutively from January 10, 2011, until January 14, 2013, in the District 20 seat, and non-consecutively from January 2001 until January 2009 in the District 6 and District 20 seats.

Education

Robson earned his BS and MS in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Elections

• 2014 Robson successfully ran for reelection alongside Jill Norgaard. Robson came in second, narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Denise "Mitzi" Epstein in the general election with 31,587 votes.^[3]
• 2012 Redistricted to District 18, and with incumbent Republican Representatives Cecil Ash and Steve Court leaving the Legislature, Dial and Robson were unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary; Dial placed first, and Robson placed second with 14,780 votes;^[4] Dial and Robson won the five-way November 6, 2012, general election, with Dial taking the first seat and Robson taking the second seat with 44,204 votes against Democratic nominees Corey Harris, Darin Fisher, and Independent candidate Brent Fine.^[5]
• 2000 With District 6 incumbent Republican Representatives Lori Daniels running for Arizona Senate and Richard Kyle leaving the Legislature, Robson ran in the four-way September 12, 2000, Republican primary, placing second with 5,130 votes,^[6] and took the second seat in the November 7, 2000, general election with 31,328 votes against Democratic nominee Richard Wenzel.^[7]
• 2002 Redistricted to District 20, Robson ran in the four-way September 10, 2002, Republican primary, placing second with 4,278 votes,^[8] and won the second seat in the three-way November 5, 2002, general election with 20,794 votes against Democratic nominee Jim Torgeson.^[9]
• 2004 With fellow Republican Representative John Huppenthal running for Arizona Senate, Robson ran in the five-way September 7, 2004, Republican primary, placing first with 6,801 votes;^[10] John McComish (who had been a primary candidate in 2002) won the first seat, and Robson won the second seat in the four-way November 2, 2004, general election with 37,334 votes above Democratic nominee Jim Torgeson and Libertarian candidate Joel Beckwith.^[11]
• 2006 Robson and McComish were unopposed for the September 12, 2006, Republican primary; Robson placed first with 6,221 votes,^[12] and in the November 7, 2006, general election, McComish took the first seat and Robson took the second seat with 26,963 votes against Libertarian candidate Jack Heald.^[13]
• 2008 Running for one of the three seats up for election on the Arizona Corporation Commission, Robson ran in the eight-way September 2, 2008, Republican primary, placing sixth behind Bob Stump, former state Representative Marian McClure, and Barry Wong;^[14] in the November 4, 2008, general election, Democratic former state Senator Sandra Kennedy placed first, Democratic former state Representative Paul Newman placed second, and Stump took the third seat.
• 2010 Robson challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Rae Waters to regain the District 20 seat, and ran alongside incumbent Representative Jeff Dial in the three-way August 24, 2010, Republican primary, placing second behind Dial with 10,543 votes;^[15] in the three-way November 2, 2010, general election, Dial took the first seat, and Robson took the second seat with 27,662 votes against Representative Waters.^[16]

External links

• Official page at the Arizona State Legislature
• Campaign site
  • Biography at Ballotpedia
• Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bob Robson . . . December 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412011540/http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=46 . April 12, 2008 . dead .
2. Web site: Bob Robson's Biography . . December 30, 2013.
3. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 5 . March 18, 2016.
4. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 . . Phoenix, Arizona . 11 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112230133/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf . November 12, 2013 .
5. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 12 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235642/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf . November 12, 2013 .
6. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2000 Primary Election – September 12, 2000 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 8 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920231128/http://azsos.gov/election/2000/Primary/Canvass2000PE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .
7. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2000 General Election – November 7, 2000 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 8 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920231158/http://azsos.gov/election/2000/General/Canvass2000GE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .
8. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2002 Primary Election – September 10, 2002 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 12 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920231100/http://azsos.gov/election/2002/Primary/Canvass2002PE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .
9. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2002 General Election – November 5, 2002 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 9 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130319141155/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2002/General/Canvass2002GE.pdf . March 19, 2013 .
10. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2004 Primary Election – September 7, 2004 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041022135941/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2004/Primary/Canvass2004PE.pdf . October 22, 2004 .
11. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2004 General Election – November 2, 2004 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041126091050/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2004/General/Canvass2004General.pdf . November 26, 2004 .
12. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2006 Primary Election – September 12, 2006 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 9 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920225042/http://azsos.gov/election/2006/Primary/Canvass2006PE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .
13. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2006 General Election – November 7, 2006 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 9 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110428114245/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Canvass2006GE.pdf . April 28, 2011 .
14. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2008 Primary Election – September 2, 2008 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 12 & 13 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090424062550/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2008/Primary/Canvass2008PE.pdf . April 24, 2009 .
15. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 Primary Election – August 24, 2010 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920214102/http://azsos.gov/election/2010/Primary/Canvass2010PE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .
16. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 General Election – November 2, 2010 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920230737/http://azsos.gov/election/2010/General/Canvass2010GE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .