Session:

House Member

Personal Information:
Home City: Flagstaff
Occupation:
Member Since: 2013

State Representative Bob Thorpe has served in the AZ House since 2013 including being Chairman of three committees, where he currently is the Chairman of the Federalism, Property Rights and Public Policy Committee and Vice Chairman of the Government Committee. Thorpe has received numerous awards and recognitions including the Optometrist Legislator of the Year, Legislator Champion of the Arts (twice), and ACCCC's Arizona Community Colleges Legislator of the Year.

Born and raised in Southern California, Thorpe now lives near Flagstaff with his wife, and has two grown children, two Labradors retrievers and two desert tortoises. Thorpe and his wife designed, built and live in their award winning energy-efficient home.

With a university B.A degree and several years of graduate studies, Thorpe has over 40-years of business experience including Walt Disney as an “Imagineer,” Price Waterhouse accounting firm, and the aerospace industry where he built aircraft training devices for the U.S. Military including the F/A-18, F-16 and the Apache Helicopter. Thorpe both worked and volunteered for over 6-years in K-12 education and 8-years as a high technology instructor at UCLA Extension. Thorpe founded a software business with Fortune 500, international and government clients and has worked at a number of firms in the field of IT, software and website development.

In his late 40's, Thorpe served his community for almost 8-years as a certified Arizona volunteer firefighter / EMT and has volunteered as a K-12 robotics competition judge and coach. Thorpe is a student of the U.S. Constitution and authored a book on the topic. Thorpe volunteers at his church and on cattle round-ups on the Navajo Reservation, and is active in conservative political organizations. Thorpe has climbed numerous mountains including the 14,500' high Mt. Whitney (twice) and the 17,800' high Popocatépetl, and is an avid sportsman enjoying outdoor activities including fly-fishing, shooting sporting clays, snow skiing and armature astronomy.

Sponsored Bills

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2056Cappropriation; Tonto Basin bridge
HB2124P*online content; publishers; liability
HB2125P*districts; initiatives; litigation; prohibition
HB2126P*mobile homes; property tax; collection
HB2127P*municipal public libraries; annual report
HB2129P*unmanned aircraft; prescribed burns; arson
HB2130P*G&F; trail cameras; use; limits
HB2131P*G&F; unlawful activities; penalty
HB2146P*pretrial intervention; monies; authorized uses
HB2147P*personal property tax; abatement; procedure
HB2148P*anti-racketeering revolving funds; reports; penalty
HB2149P*forfeiture; criminal conviction; property rights
HB2150P*TPT; distribution; Indian tribes
HB2151P*mobile homes; taxation; delinquency
HB2190Cstate employees; paid family leave
HB2258P*appropriation; alcohol; tobacco; drug education
HB2259P*victims of communism day; observed
HB2272P*postelection equipment testing
HB2273P*appropriation; pretrial intervention programs
HB2274P*appropriation; Lower Lake Mary
HB2371Cappropriations; DNA analysis instruments
HB2372Cschools; dyslexia; screening; training
HB2391Csexual violence; interpreters; service providers
HB2394Cstate aviation fund; purpose
HB2395Cappropriations; capital projects; Navajo Nation
HB2396Cappropriation; Cornfields low-water crossing
HB2422Ccoordinated reentry planning services programs
HB2461P*voter registration; temporary residency
HB2481P*property tax omnibus
HB2482P*elderly homeowners; class six property.
HB2484Cdepartment of education; career information
HB2485Cparked vehicles blocking sidewalk; prohibition
HB2486Cimmunizations; requirements; exemption
HB2508Crecalls; city elections; signatures required
HB2538Chealth care workers; assault; prevention
HB2539Cstatewide ADA coordinator; appropriation
HB2570Carchaeology advisory commission; continuation
HB2576Cappropriation; St. Michael's chapter house
HB2577Cappropriations; tribal senior citizens programs
HB2598Csanctuary jurisdiction; liability; civil action
HB2653P*county stadium districts; annual budget
HB2654P*patriotic youth groups; school access.
HB2655P*enforcement; immigration laws; employer sanctions
HB2656P*immigration laws; enforcement; costs; fees
HB2676Cveterans; income tax subtraction; increase
HB2682Cschools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides
HB2683Canti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor
HB2706Cinterscholastic athletics; biological sex
HB2712P*disadvantaged business enterprises; audits
HB2718P*out-of-state contributions; prohibition
HB2720P*ASDB; accounting; unspent monies; grants
HB2721P*possession of firearms; buildings; liability
HB2723Ccounty fair racing; council; appropriations
HB2728Cbiometric identifiers; commercial purpose; consent
HB2729Cpersonal data; processing; security standards
HB2730P*rental vehicle license surcharge; exceptions
HB2751Cdetained juveniles; advisements; notifications
HB2760Cappropriation; DPS; body cameras
HB2762Cproject rocket pilot program; appropriations
HB2779Cstate equalization assistance; rate; appropriation
HB2785Cappropriations; DPS: school safety program
HB2794P*fire district assistance tax; override
HB2799Cappropriation; area agencies on aging.
HB2814Crural economic development; project certification
HB2817Cairport fees prohibited; ride sharing
HB2845Cbuilding permits; green buildings
HB2855Celectric charging providers; regulation
HB2875Cregulation; short-term rentals
HB2876Cfarm wineries; production
HB2879CDOC; substance abuse programs; appropriations
HB2881Cgenetic testing; private property
HB2885Cappropriation; transportation; infrastructure projects
HB2896Cwater; rural management areas
HB2899Cfuel; electric cars; hybrids; taxes
HCM2001P*urging establishment; federalism task force
HCR2015P*reduction of federal landholdings
HCR2021Cabortion data; survivors act; supporting
HCR2032Cinitiatives; single subject; title
HCR2033Csecond amendment; supporting
HCR2042Cteachers; ethics standards; rules
HCR2044Cmedical marijuana fund; use
HCR2045Cmedical marijuana; mental health; research
HCR2046Cinitiatives; referendums; reauthorization
HM2001P*federalism commission; summit; urging president
HM2002Cmilitary sexual trauma; servicemembers
HR2002P*harness racing; resumption
SB1102Cappropriation; Walnut Canyon bridge project
SB1103Cappropriation; Perkins Valley bridge project
SB1104Cappropriation; Red Lake Wash bridge
SB1105Cappropriation; overpass 2450 bridge project
SB1110Cappropriation; Lake Mary Road ramp
SB1143Canti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor.
SB1152Cmedical student loan program
SB1438Cfantasy sports competitions; definition
SB1493Cpharmacists; dispensing authority; hormonal contraceptives
SB1552Cdevelopmental disability providers; rates; appropriations
SB1663Cstate permitting council
(NOW: state permitting dashboard)
SB1664Ccivil liability; gun-free zones
SB1665Cmisconduct involving weapons; classification
SCR1031Cstatewide gaming