Yavapai Republican Men’s Forum – Meet Your 2022 Candidates!

Judy Burges – LD1 Candidate for Arizona State House of Representatives

I like to call myself a veritable “constitutional conservative” without shame throughout my fifteen years of service in the Legislative Assembly. I am a “We the People” Christian Candidate with a proven track record for constitutional freedoms such as: 2nd Amendment, Less Government, Lower Taxes, Border Security, State Sovereignty, Liberty expression, choice of school, pro-family values ​​and right-to-life.

I have chaired, vice-chaired or been a member of all committees except education.

I can’t wait to get back to the House of Representatives where I started in 2005. Except there’s a lot more experience to be had when it comes to problems.

This has been a very interesting year and more than ever it is essential to elect someone who cannot be bought and who works hand in hand with their constituents. We must push back against this federal government that has threatened every aspect of our culture as we know it. If we fail, our way of life will no longer exist as we know it.

Kimberly Yee – Candidate for re-election as State Treasurer

First Chinese American Republican woman elected to a statewide office in United States history

President of the 2016 Republican National Convention, Cleveland, Ohio

Former Republican Majority Leader in the Arizona Senate

First Asian American woman elected to the Arizona Legislative Assembly

First Asian American woman elected to state office in Arizona

Highest-Ranking Republican Woman Elected Statewide in Arizona

As state treasurer, Kimberly Yee oversees cash management of Arizona’s $40 billion state budget and payments to agencies, local governments and schools. When he took office in January 2019, assets under management were $15.4 billion. Today, assets under management stand at $25 billion, an increase of more than 60% in two years. Treasurer Yee led efforts to pass a state law requiring students to have a high school financial education before graduation, and was the first state treasurer to visit all 15 counties in the Arizona during the first year of his administration.

Born and raised in Arizona, Treasurer Kimberly Yee is the first Chinese-American Republican woman to win a major statewide office in US history. As Treasurer, Kimberly Yee is currently the highest ranked Republican elected woman in the state of Arizona.

In the Arizona Legislative Assembly, Kimberly served as Republican Senate Majority Leader and became the second woman elected to that position in Arizona history, following U.S. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who held the position in 1973, forty-four years earlier.

In 2016, she was a featured speaker on the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2014, she was nationally recognized as a “Rising Star” by the Republican National Committee. She most recently served nationally as co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Americans for the Trump coalition and as a member of the Pro-Life Voices for Trump coalition. Treasurer Yee was recently featured in TV ads on the “No to 208” ballot initiative in an effort to oppose the largest tax increase in Arizona history.

Treasurer Yee was named one of the nation’s “25 Most Powerful Women in State Politics” by Congressional Quarterly’s roll call. She is a founding member of the National Pro-Life Women’s Caucus of the Susan B. Anthony List. She is a past recipient of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Legislator of the Year Award.

Before being elected, she served in the administrations of two Republican governors, Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and worked for former Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin.

Kimberly Yee is a graduate of Pepperdine University where she earned degrees in English and Political Science. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from Arizona State University, where she was a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Kimberly is married with two young children and is active in her church and community. She is running for re-election as state treasurer. Her campaign website is www.KimberlyYee.com.

Bob Lettieri – Candidate for Arizona State Treasurer

Bob Lettieri is running for Arizona Treasurer. After four years as AZ GOP Treasurer, achieving a significant turnaround in FEC compliance, accountability, transparency, and integrity in reporting and business operations, Bob Lettieri has earned the trust of his fellow Republicans across Arizona.

Elected Party Treasurer in January 2017, Bob served with distinction under the presidency of Lines and the first term of presidency of Kelli Ward. He successfully negotiated fines and settlement penalties facing the State Party with the Federal Election Commission, stemming from the 2014 and 2016 election cycles. Bob was so successful as Treasurer that he became presented unopposed for his second term in 2019.

In addition to his work at the AZ GOP, Bob served as a panelist with The Madison Coalition, a conservative advocacy group headquartered in Washington DC. He was instrumental in getting all Republican congressmen in Arizona to co-sponsor the Keep Nine Constitutional Amendment, which simply says, “The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of nine justices.”

Bob is an experienced financial executive. The Treasurer is responsible for the investment of your money and the safekeeping of all securities acquired by the Treasurer under this section. My background and my experience are directly in line with this requirement.

· One of the milestones of my career was raising over $100 million in the capital markets. Some of these financings required me to invest most of the money with large banks that offer trust fund management. Before the decision to invest was made, I presented to the board of directors several investment options that ensured the highest degree of security and liquidity of the investor’s money.

Bob chose to run for Arizona State Treasurer as a proper candidate, believing that the $5 contributions represent We The People’s choice.

Bob is a longtime conservative Republican who believes that low taxes and minimal government intervention equal a strong economy. He moved to Arizona in 1979 and earned his MBA from Arizona State University in 1981.

Bob’s campaign website is: www.bobfortreasurer.com

Blake Masters – Candidate for the United States Senate

Blake Masters grew up in Tucson, Arizona. He attended Stanford University and Stanford Law School. Blake runs Thiel Capital, a multibillion-dollar firm that invests in new technology ventures, and the Thiel Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that promotes science and innovation. In 2014, Blake co-wrote #1 New York Times Bestseller Zero to Onewhich has sold over three million copies.

Blake lives in Tucson, a short drive from where he and his wife Catherine grew up. They homeschool their three sons, Miles, Graham, and Rex, and enjoy hiking in the wilderness.