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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 (NOW: missing children; law enforcement; 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 (NOW: marijuana; inspections; licensing; financial ownership) |
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 |
HB2470 | C | buffalo soldiers memorial; extension |
HB2471 | C | state agencies; veterans status; inquiry |
HB2474 | C | post-traumatic stress injury day |
HB2557 | C | schools; drug violations; reporting options. |
HB2558 | C | sentencing; historical prior felony convictions |
HB2563 | C | AHCCCS; redetermination; documentation |
HB2564 | C | children's health insurance; waiting period |
HB2572 | C | state law; local violations; repeal |
HB2581 | C | firearms dealers; firearms transfers; requirements |
HB2582 | C | firearm; ammunition storage; civil penalty |
HB2583 | C | firearm transfers; domestic violence offenses |
HB2605 | P* | medical marijuana; testing |
HB2609 | C | repeal; imprisonment; abortion; solicitation |
HB2613 | C | ballot measure amendments |
HB2660 | C | unemployment insurance; performance audit |
HB2662 | C | unemployment insurance; dependent allowance |
HB2703 | C | technology-based school readiness pilot program |
HB2704 | C | schools; instruction; Native American experience |
HB2705 | C | schools; dress codes; graduation ceremonies |
HB2706 | C | appropriation; veterans' services; benefits counselors |
HB2729 | C | special education; group B weights |
HB2730 | C | public schools; 2020-2021; 2021-2022; funding. |
HB2746 | C | workers' rights; public health emergency |
HB2747 | C | broadband; fiber optic services; committee |
HB2750 | C | automatic voter registration; same day. |
HB2762 | C | statewide assessment; 2020-2021 school year |
HB2764 | P* | sentencing; concealed weapons permit; surrender |
HB2769 | C | transportation funding task force |
HB2784 | P* | appropriation; blind; visually impaired |
HB2787 | C | occupational regulation; good character; definition |
HB2788 | C | paid sick leave; COVID-19 |
HB2789 | C | schools; immunizations; registered nurses; posting |
HB2805 | C | unemployment insurance; benefits; tax base |
HB2809 | C | marijuana; advertising; labeling; signage; sale |
HB2822 | P* | health care providers; refused services |
HB2842 | C | health care workers; employment rights |
HB2857 | C | employee protections; public health-related pandemic |
HB2858 | C | family and medical leave; paid. |
HB2867 | C | employers; COVID-19 exposure; notification |
HB2868 | C | abortion; religious employers; contraception; repeal |
HB2872 | C | cellular tower study committee |
HB2890 | C | prescription drugs; upper payment limit.. |
HB2902 | P* | marijuana; laboratories; proficiency testing |
HB2903 | P* | marijuana; inspections; licensing; financial ownership |
HCR2010 | C | ratification; equal rights amendment. |
HCR2012 | P* | firearm sales; transfers; background checks |
HCR2020 | C | lieutenant governor; joint candidacy |
HCR2022 | C | Fisher house; service members; supporting |
HCR2041 | C | Barbara Lubin; death resolution |
HM2001 | C | military sexual assault; service members |
HR2006 | C | Mark Finchem; expulsion |
HR2007 | C | COVID-19 memorial day |
HR2009 | C | Albert Hale; death resolution |
HR2013 | C | Sue Ellen Allen; death resolution |
SB1285 | C | firearm purchases; waiting period; offense |
SB1486 | C | drug paraphernalia; definition; testing equipment |
SB1514 | C | appropriation; emergency shelter beds; seniors (NOW: emergency shelter beds; seniors) |
SCR1012 | C | ratification; equal rights amendment |