Republican

Age: 47. (12/13/64, Chicago, IL).

Arizona since: 1992.

Occupation: Self-employed financial advisor and owner, Livingston & Associates (a franchise at Ameriprise Financial).

Marital: Married (Tracy, school teacher).

Children: 1.

Religious preference: Christian.

Education: B.S., finance, ASU, 1988.

Political experience: None.

Memberships: Bd member, Nat’l Insurance and Financial Advisor; member, Million Dollar Round Table; Charter Financial Advisor.

Interests: Walking and playing with my two Huskies.

Political influence: Ronald Reagan.

Job creation measures: Lower business property tax and lower income tax.

Top Issues: Balance budget, paying down then off the state debt, keeping Arizona jobs and getting new companies to move to Arizona.

Prop 100 sales tax extension: Oppose taxes.

Illegal immigration: Stonger enforcement.

Background & experience: Twenty years as a very successful financial advisor and business owner.

Pro-life / pro-choice: Pro-life.

One last thing: Conservative Republican and proud of it!

Campaign finance: private.

Republican

Age: 43. (02/10/69, Akron, OH).

Arizona since: 1996.

Occupation: Legislator; previous regional director of franchise sales, InterContinental Hotels Group.

Marital: Married (Corrine).

Children: 3.

Religious preference: Christian.

Education: M.S., Baylor University; B.A., Ohio University.

Political experience: Campaign manager, congressional aide.

Legis exp: House since Feb. 21, 2012. Appointed to replace Judy Burges.

Political influence: No one particular person. I consider a variety of viewpoints.

Job creation measures: Tort reform and reducing and removing unnecessary regulations.

Top Issues: Make Arizona the number one place in America to do business – tort reform, reducing regulations, tax simplification, tax cuts, potential tax credits. Cutting the size and scope of government.

Prop 100 sales tax extension: Oppose. Arizona already has the second highest sales tax in the country. We can balance the budget without the tax.

Illegal immigration: We need to enforce our immigration laws such as SB 1070. As only one state though, we will have a limited effect. Immigration is ultimately a federal responsibility and we need the federal government to enforce the laws.

Background & experience: Having been in the hotel franchise development business for over a decade, I understand what entrepreneurs go through in starting and operating a business. I believe this has given me a great understanding of how government can best support our business community.

Pro-life / pro-choice: Pro-life.

Campaign finance: private.