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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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HB2034 | P | technical correction; materials; resident preference |
HB2035 | P | technical correction; Arbor day |
HB2036 | P | groundwater permits; technical correction |
HB2037 | P | technical correction; light pollution |
HB2050 | C | administrative procedure; declaratory judgment |
HB2089 | P | student fees; political purposes; prohibition |
HB2096 | P | natural resources projects; court actions |
HB2097 | P | sovereign authority; commandeering; prohibition; exception |
HB2098 | P | civil forfeiture; public defender appointment |
HB2109 | P | forfeiture; monies; assets; prohibited distribution |
HB2110 | P | uncontested civil forfeiture; repeal |
HB2111 | P | anti-racketeering funds; administration; revenue department |
HB2112 | C | multi-county water district; directors; elections |
HB2113 | P | government vehicles; political speech; prohibition |
HB2114 | P | peace officers; weapons; federal facilities |
HB2115 | P | school vehicles; global positioning systems |
HB2116 | P | municipal zoning; rezoning protests |
HB2117 | P | state militia; firearms; rights |
HB2118 | P | firearms transfers; compact |
HB2119 | P | educational institutions; state law violations |
HB2120 | P | education; prohibited courses and activities |
HB2121 | P | immigration; prohibited acts; civil action |
HB2122 | P | competitive bidding; legal counsel; limit |
HB2123 | P | vocational and technical education; evaluation |
HB2124 | P | minimum wage; employee benefits; preemption |
HB2170 | P | anti-racketeering monies; police training |
HB2171 | P | technical correction; land department; seal |
HB2185 | P | juvenile corrections; transfer to counties |
HB2186 | P | ombudsman-citizens aide; reports |
HB2226 | C | compact; balanced budget; convention |
HB2255 | P | ballot measures; contributions; nonresidents; prohibition |
HB2256 | P | technical correction; state museum |
HB2257 | P | state law; local violations |
HB2258 | P | county contributions; hospitalization; medical; repeal |
HB2259 | P | traffic violation surcharges; crime lab |
HB2260 | P | voter registration; student addresses |
HB2261 | P | defensive driving school list; prohibition |
HB2281 | P | anti-racketeering monies; authorized uses; prohibitions |
HB2282 | P | federal judge; good behavior; removal |
HB2283 | P | postsecondary institutions; employment statistics |
HB2323 | C | critical health information; emergency responders |
HB2345 | C | study; state board; community colleges |
HB2378 | C | dispensing opticians; repeal of regulation |
HB2407 | C | appropriation; counties; essential services |
HB2409 | P | injunction against harassment; petition; hearing |
HB2410 | C | workers' compensation; firefighters; heart-related cases |
HB2430 | P | marijuana; health warnings |
HB2436 | C | appropriation; memorial; January 8 victims |
HB2447 | P | legislators; mileage rate; distance |
HB2448 | P | voter registration; identification |
HB2449 | P | convention; delegates; limitations; oath |
HB2450 | P | government software; purchase and development |
HB2451 | P | government; passwords; data encryption |
HB2477 | C | civil forfeiture; report information; remedies |
HB2501 | C | community colleges; workforce development |
HCM2006 | C | clean power plan; repeal; replace |
HCR2003 | P | bond elections; technical correction |
HCR2006 | P | Article V convention |
HCR2010 | C | application; Article V convention |
HCR2013 | C | convention; balanced federal budget |
HCR2021 | C | suicide prevention month |
HCR2023 | C | Article V convention; term limits |
HCR2031 | C | death resolution; Sharon Giese |
HJR2002 | C | lower Colorado basin; forbearance authority. |
HJR2003 | C | Colorado River allocation; management. |
HR2003 | P | Arizona aerospace day |
SB1061 | C | universities; tuition; rates; fees |
SB1129 | C | electric nonprofit cooperatives; patronage capital |
SB1130 | C | hairstylist licenses; cosmetology |
SB1189 | C | state budget; estimates; notice |
SB1327 | C | Gold Star memorial |
SB1328 | C | election proclamation; board clerk |
SB1337 | C | industrial hemp; licensing |
SB1366 | C | peace officer; victim; aggravating factor |
SB1431 | C | empowerment scholarships; expansion; phase-in |
SB1439 | C | end-of-life; discrimination; prohibition |
SB1474 | C | community engagement district. |
SCR1034 | C | death resolution; Eleanor Ann Day |