New lawmaker profile: Rep. Michelle Ugenti, R-Scottsdale
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Published: February 3, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Rep. Michelle Ugenti, R-Scottsdale (Cronkite News Service photo)
Name: Michelle Ugenti Chamber: House of Representatives
Party: Republican
Profession: Real estate agent
Hometown: Scottsdale
Legislative District: No. 8, which includes Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and Rio Verde.
Committee Assignments: Appropriations; Government; Technology and Infrastructure (vice chair).
Previous or Current Elected Offices: Precinct committee member for the District 8 Republican Committee.
Highlights of Community Involvement: Junior League.
Why She Ran: “I just didn’t want to be part of an entitlement nation. I didn’t like the ‘nanny state’-style managing of government that I thought was being pushed on us from the Obama administration, and I wanted to make sure that I was a clear voice against that.”
Her Focus: “Without a balanced budget, without matching our revenue to our expenditures, there’s just no way Arizona can function as a thriving, productive state.”
A Bill: Signed on as a primary sponsor of HB 2561, which would restrict Arizona citizenship to those born in the United States and who have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Reporting by Ashley Slaney, Cronkite News Service
6 Responses to “New lawmaker profile: Rep. Michelle Ugenti, R-Scottsdale”
February 23rd, 2012 at 11:38 am
“…UA student-body president, told legislators that by passing the bill, legislators would make it harder to achieve a higher-education degree.
Rep. Michelle Ugenti, R-Scottsdale, replied, “Welcome to life.”
— WOW —
Please Rep. Ugenti, define EQUITY.
February 27th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Michelle Ugenti, Arizona State University, 2004.
elow is a message from ASU President Michael Crow
Today, the Arizona Board of Regents set tuition rates for Arizona State University that will enable us to improve undergraduate and graduate education and address critical student financial aid needs.
Tuition for ASU after increase in 2004:
http://www.asu.edu/news/campus/tuition_031204.htm
“For the 2004-05 academic year, resident undergraduate students will pay $4,062 ($456 increase) … resident graduate students will pay $5,127 ($1,334 increase);”
Ugenti to low-income AZ students who would be forced to pay at least $2000 in tuition: “Welcome to life”.
Translation: I got my state-subsidized education. I refuse to subsidise yours.
February 27th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Ugenti to low-income AZ students who would be forced to pay at least $2000 in tuition: “Welcome to life”.
Michelle Ugenti, Arizona State University, 2004.
Tuition for ASU after increase in 2004:
http://www.asu.edu/news/campus/tuition_031204.htm
“For the 2004-05 academic year, resident undergraduate students will pay $4,062 ($456 increase) … resident graduate students will pay $5,127 ($1,334 increase);”
“Welcome to life.”
Translation: I got my state-subsidized education. I refuse to subsidize yours.
February 27th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Michelle, should let us know how she feels about real estate tax subsidies. The tax deduction for interest on a home loan is a subsidy for real estate agents. I would love to know if she is for doing with that nanny state tax deduction.
February 27th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
This from a woman whose “profession” as real estate agent enjoys benefits from the single largest government subsidy available for individuals within the federal tax code!
February 27th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Well Michelle….your response to the students \Welcome to Life\ is quite obnoxious. The Arizona Constitution says that \education shall be nearly as free as possible\. I think you are wrong in voting for a minimum or $2000. And I do hope this is your last term in the legislature.