Kate Brophy McGee explained

Kate Brophy McGee
Office:Member-elect of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors from the 3rd district
Term Start:January 2025
Succeeding:Bill Gates
State Senate1:Arizona
District1:28th
Term Start1:January 9, 2017
Term End1:January 11, 2021
Predecessor1:Adam Driggs
Successor1:Christine Marsh
State House2:Arizona
District2:28th[1]
Term Start2:January 14, 2013
Term End2:January 9, 2017
Successor2:Maria Syms
State House3:Arizona
District3:11th
Term Start3:January 10, 2011
Term End3:January 14, 2013
Predecessor3:Adam Driggs
Alongside3:Eric Meyer
Birth Place:Arizona
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Residence:Phoenix, Arizona
Alma Mater:University of Arizona

Kate Brophy McGee[2] (born in Arizona) is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 28 from 2017 to 2021. Brophy McGee previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives.

Education

Brophy McGee graduated from the University of Arizona.[2]

Political positions

Kate Brophy McGee has described herself as a moderate Republican.[3] After winning re-election in 2018, she emphasized that her political agenda was "moderation."[4] McGee has a 68% lifetime conservative rating from the American Conservative Union, a 54% rating from the fiscally conservative Arizona Chapter of Americans for Prosperity and she has an 86% rating from the socially conservative group, Center for Arizona Policy; she had a 53% grade in 2018 from the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA).[5] Planned Parenthood, which supports abortion rights, gave her a 50% rating while NARAL Pro-Choice America, which also supports abortion rights, gave her a 0% rating.[6] She received a 42% rating, lower than most Democrats but higher than most Republicans, from the Arizona Education Association as well as a 67% rating from the animal rights group, Humane Voters of Arizona, and a 0% from the Sierra Club, an environmentalist advocacy group.[7] [8]

Legislative record

She was the only Republican who voted with Democrats against a bill to require women be asked more specific questions before an abortion.[9] [10] McGee also joined Democrats to oppose expanding the voucher system for private schools.[11] In 2018, she co-sponsored a bill to ban conversion therapy from being used on minors.[12] In May 2019, she was one of two Republicans in the State Senate who voted against a bill to fund crisis pregnancy centers and to prohibit giving referrals to clinics that offer abortion.[13] [14]

According to a study pulled by the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, McGee voted with a majority of Democrats 52% of the time, but she still voted more often with her own party.

Elections

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kate Brophy McGee . . Phoenix, Arizona . December 31, 2013.
  2. Web site: Kate McGee's Biography . . December 31, 2013.
  3. Web site: Moderate GOP lawmakers exist in name only, study finds . Arizona Capitol Times. Giles. Ben. 20 October 2017 . en-US. 2018-08-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20171020142901/https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/10/20/arizona-kate-brophy-mcgee-karen-fann-tj-shope-republicans-moderates-voting. October 20, 2017. live.
  4. News: Democrats won more seats in Arizona House than they have since 1966. Here's how that changes the state. azcentral. 2018-11-27. en. http://web.archive.org/web/20181201042612/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2018/11/26/arizona-democrats-gains-mean-more-moderate-legislature/1978112002. December 1, 2018. live.
  5. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. en-US. 2018-08-14.
  6. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. en. 2019-05-30.
  7. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. en-US. 2018-09-20.
  8. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. en-US. 2018-11-27.
  9. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. en-US. 2018-08-14.
  10. News: Arizona senators advance bill expanding questioning of women seeking abortions. Services. Howard Fischer Capitol Media. Arizona Daily Star. 2018-08-14. en.
  11. News: Díaz: #RedforEd owes Sen. Kate Brophy McGee a big thank you. azcentral. 2018-08-14. en.
  12. Web site: Bill to ban conversion therapy resurfaces â€" this time with Republican support. azcentral. en. 2019-01-19.
  13. Web site: Arizona Senate rejects creating special anti-abortion fund. Services. Howard Fischer Capitol Media. Arizona Daily Star. en. 2019-05-30.
  14. Web site: Senate kills proposal to fund pro-life program. Services. Howard Fischer, Capitol Media. 2019-05-28. Arizona Capitol Times. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  15. News: GOP State Senator Kate Brophy McGee Wins Re-Election. Hsieh. Steven. 2018-11-19. Phoenix New Times. 2018-11-27.
  16. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 . . Phoenix, Arizona . 13 . December 31, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112230133/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf . November 12, 2013 .
  17. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 13 . December 31, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235642/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf . November 12, 2013 .
  18. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 Primary Election - August 24, 2010 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 11 . December 31, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920214102/http://azsos.gov/election/2010/Primary/Canvass2010PE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .
  19. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 General Election - November 2, 2010 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 7 . December 31, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920230737/http://azsos.gov/election/2010/General/Canvass2010GE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .

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