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Home City: Flagstaff Occupation: Member Since: 2013 |
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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. |
Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short/NOW Title |
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HB2056 | C | appropriation; Tonto Basin bridge |
HB2124 | P* | online content; publishers; liability |
HB2125 | P* | districts; initiatives; litigation; prohibition |
HB2126 | P* | mobile homes; property tax; collection |
HB2127 | P* | municipal public libraries; annual report |
HB2129 | P* | unmanned aircraft; prescribed burns; arson |
HB2130 | P* | G&F; trail cameras; use; limits |
HB2131 | P* | G&F; unlawful activities; penalty |
HB2146 | P* | pretrial intervention; monies; authorized uses |
HB2147 | P* | personal property tax; abatement; procedure |
HB2148 | P* | anti-racketeering revolving funds; reports; penalty |
HB2149 | P* | forfeiture; criminal conviction; property rights |
HB2150 | P* | TPT; distribution; Indian tribes |
HB2151 | P* | mobile homes; taxation; delinquency |
HB2190 | C | state employees; paid family leave |
HB2258 | P* | appropriation; alcohol; tobacco; drug education |
HB2259 | P* | victims of communism day; observed |
HB2272 | P* | postelection equipment testing |
HB2273 | P* | appropriation; pretrial intervention programs |
HB2274 | P* | appropriation; Lower Lake Mary |
HB2371 | C | appropriations; DNA analysis instruments |
HB2372 | C | schools; dyslexia; screening; training |
HB2391 | C | sexual violence; interpreters; service providers |
HB2394 | C | state aviation fund; purpose |
HB2395 | C | appropriations; capital projects; Navajo Nation |
HB2396 | C | appropriation; Cornfields low-water crossing |
HB2422 | C | coordinated reentry planning services programs |
HB2461 | P* | voter registration; temporary residency |
HB2481 | P* | property tax omnibus |
HB2482 | P* | elderly homeowners; class six property. |
HB2484 | C | department of education; career information |
HB2485 | C | parked vehicles blocking sidewalk; prohibition |
HB2486 | C | immunizations; requirements; exemption |
HB2508 | C | recalls; city elections; signatures required |
HB2538 | C | health care workers; assault; prevention |
HB2539 | C | statewide ADA coordinator; appropriation |
HB2570 | C | archaeology advisory commission; continuation |
HB2576 | C | appropriation; St. Michael's chapter house |
HB2577 | C | appropriations; tribal senior citizens programs |
HB2598 | C | sanctuary jurisdiction; liability; civil action |
HB2653 | P* | county stadium districts; annual budget |
HB2654 | P* | patriotic youth groups; school access. |
HB2655 | P* | enforcement; immigration laws; employer sanctions |
HB2656 | P* | immigration laws; enforcement; costs; fees |
HB2676 | C | veterans; income tax subtraction; increase |
HB2682 | C | schools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides |
HB2683 | C | anti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor |
HB2706 | C | interscholastic athletics; biological sex |
HB2712 | P* | disadvantaged business enterprises; audits |
HB2718 | P* | out-of-state contributions; prohibition |
HB2720 | P* | ASDB; accounting; unspent monies; grants |
HB2721 | P* | possession of firearms; buildings; liability |
HB2723 | C | county fair racing; council; appropriations |
HB2728 | C | biometric identifiers; commercial purpose; consent |
HB2729 | C | personal data; processing; security standards |
HB2730 | P* | rental vehicle license surcharge; exceptions |
HB2751 | C | detained juveniles; advisements; notifications |
HB2760 | C | appropriation; DPS; body cameras |
HB2762 | C | project rocket pilot program; appropriations |
HB2779 | C | state equalization assistance; rate; appropriation |
HB2785 | C | appropriations; DPS: school safety program |
HB2794 | P* | fire district assistance tax; override |
HB2799 | C | appropriation; area agencies on aging. |
HB2814 | C | rural economic development; project certification |
HB2817 | C | airport fees prohibited; ride sharing |
HB2845 | C | building permits; green buildings |
HB2855 | C | electric charging providers; regulation |
HB2875 | C | regulation; short-term rentals |
HB2876 | C | farm wineries; production |
HB2879 | C | DOC; substance abuse programs; appropriations |
HB2881 | C | genetic testing; private property |
HB2885 | C | appropriation; transportation; infrastructure projects |
HB2896 | C | water; rural management areas |
HB2899 | C | fuel; electric cars; hybrids; taxes |
HCM2001 | P* | urging establishment; federalism task force |
HCR2015 | P* | reduction of federal landholdings |
HCR2021 | C | abortion data; survivors act; supporting |
HCR2032 | C | initiatives; single subject; title |
HCR2033 | C | second amendment; supporting |
HCR2042 | C | teachers; ethics standards; rules |
HCR2044 | C | medical marijuana fund; use |
HCR2045 | C | medical marijuana; mental health; research |
HCR2046 | C | initiatives; referendums; reauthorization |
HM2001 | P* | federalism commission; summit; urging president |
HM2002 | C | military sexual trauma; servicemembers |
HR2002 | P* | harness racing; resumption |
SB1102 | C | appropriation; Walnut Canyon bridge project |
SB1103 | C | appropriation; Perkins Valley bridge project |
SB1104 | C | appropriation; Red Lake Wash bridge |
SB1105 | C | appropriation; overpass 2450 bridge project |
SB1110 | C | appropriation; Lake Mary Road ramp |
SB1143 | C | anti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor. |
SB1152 | C | medical student loan program |
SB1438 | C | fantasy sports competitions; definition |
SB1493 | C | pharmacists; dispensing authority; hormonal contraceptives |
SB1552 | C | developmental disability providers; rates; appropriations |
SB1663 | C | state permitting council (NOW: state permitting dashboard) |
SB1664 | C | civil liability; gun-free zones |
SB1665 | C | misconduct involving weapons; classification |
SCR1031 | C | statewide gaming |