Committee | Position | Minutes | Agendas |
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Appropriations | Member | Click here | Click here |
Health & Human Services | Member | Click here | Click here |
Personal Information: | |
Home City: Tucson Occupation: Trauma Surgeon and Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Member Since: 2015 |
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Dr. Randall Friese was first elected to the House of Representatives by District 9 in 2014. He is currently the Assistant Democratic Leader, and also serves on the Appropriations Committee. Dr. Friese was born in Baltimore and earned both his undergraduate degree, in biochemistry, and his medical degree from the University of Maryland. He completed his medical residency as well as a trauma research fellowship at the University of Colorado Department of Surgery. Dr. Friese served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps from 1997-2001. He then completed a critical care fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Since 2008, he has been a trauma surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He was one of the trauma surgeons who cared for the victims of the January 8, 2011 shooting in Tucson that wounded Congresswoman Giffords. Dr. Friese is married to Susan Friese, a former nurse, whose involvement in the Tucson community includes membership on several boards, including Planned Parenthood AZ and the January 8th Memorial Development Committee. Susan also works as a Literacy Program Assistant at Literacy Connects. Dr. Friese and Susan share their home with their rescued cats-- Agador and Blanca--as well as Cooper, their 9-year-old golden retriever. |
Bill Number | Sponsor Type | Short/NOW Title |
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HB2098 | C | missing children; mandatory reporting |
HB2099 | C | missing and murdered indigenous peoples |
HB2100 | C | missing; unidentified person; reporting requirements |
HB2102 | C | AHCCCS; pregnant women; dental care |
HB2104 | C | DIFI; director; report; surprise billing |
HB2105 | C | school health program; appropriation |
HB2145 | P* | emergency powers; curfew; business closures |
HB2146 | P* | STO scholarships; means testing |
HB2147 | P* | STO scholarships; beneficiary recommendations |
HB2148 | P* | STO scholarships; student transfers |
HB2149 | P* | charter schools; sponsorship; state board |
HB2150 | P* | charter schools; lunches; national acts |
HB2151 | P* | experienced teacher retention; pilot program |
HB2241 | C | schools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides |
HB2244 | C | housing trust fund; unclaimed property |
HB2250 | C | healthcare providers; religious beliefs |
HB2253 | C | TANF; lifetime limit; sanctions |
HB2254 | C | end-of-life decisions; terminally ill patients |
HB2256 | C | medical marijuana; physicians; definition |
HB2271 | C | AHCCCS; pregnant women; eligibility |
HB2273 | C | eligibility; children's health insurance program |
HB2276 | C | licensure; transvaginal ultrasounds |
HB2303 | P* | marijuana; laboratories; proficiency testing |
HB2337 | C | wage disclosure; employee rights |
HB2338 | C | employers; employee salary history; prohibitions |
HB2339 | C | appropriation; financial aid trust fund |
HB2340 | C | student loan servicers; licensure |
HB2341 | C | income tax; credits; subtractions |
HB2342 | C | recalls; city elections; signatures required |
HB2343 | C | voting centers; board of supervisors |
HB2344 | C | early voting; weekend hours |
HB2345 | C | early ballot collection; limitations; repeal. |
HB2414 | P* | marijuana; inspections; license renewal |
HB2415 | P* | marijuana; public consumption; vaping; prohibition |
HB2448 | P* | firearm purchases; waiting period; offense. |
HB2449 | P* | firearm sales; transfers; background checks |
HB2450 | P* | patient information; gun safety; appropriation |
HB2451 | P* | severe threat order of protection |
HB2452 | P* | prohibited weapon; bump-fire device; accessory |
HB2453 | P* | firearm sales; permit verification; requirements |
HCR2010 | C | ratification; equal rights amendment. |
HCR2012 | P* | firearm sales; transfers; background checks |
HCR2020 | C | lieutenant governor; joint candidacy |
SCR1012 | C | ratification; equal rights amendment |