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Democrat
Candidate for Arizona Senate in Legislative District 29
Phone: (602) 626-0821
Email: stevegallardo@aol.com
Twitter: @Steve_Gallardo
3636 N 81st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85033.
(Mail: PO Box 964, Tolleson, AZ 85353)
Name pronunciation: GUH-yardo
Age: 43. (10/25/68, Phoenix, AZ).
Arizona since: Birth.
Occupation: Political consultant since 2009; AZ state representative, 2003-2009; Maricopa County Elections Dept, 1988-2002.
Marital: Single.
Religious preference: Catholic.
Education: Rio Salado Community College, public administration, 1994-1996.
Political experience: Cartwright Elementary School Governing Bd since 2010; Phoenix Union High School Governing Bd, 2004-2008; Cartwright Elementary School Governing Bd, 2000-2004.
Legis exp: Senate since 2011; House 2003-2009; Dem minority whip 2007-2009.
Memberships: Nat’l Assn of Latino Elected and Appointed Official Bd of Directors; Nat’l Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Bd of Directors; member, AZ School Bd Assn; member, Council of Urban School Bds of Education; Friendly House Inc. Bd of Directors; member, AZ Civil Right Advisory Bd.
Interests: Reading, hiking and biking.
Political influence: John F. Kennedy and Cesar Chavez. It occurs to me that young people today may not know who Cesar Chavez was, what an important role he played right along with Martin Luther King in embracing a nonviolent approach to protest.
Job creation measures: Targeted tax incentives to create jobs. Creating a lower tax burden for small businesses who hire Arizona workers.
Top Issues: Jobs and health care.
Prop 100 sales tax extension: Yes, if the money is dedicated to education and health care for children. I will not support extending the sales tax if Republicans want to use the money to put in a rainy day fund or private prisons.
Illegal immigration: SB1070 has done Arizona and her people a great disservice and has done nothing to secure our borders. Immigration enforcement by local police would likely negatively effect and undermine the level of trust and cooperation between local police and immigrant communities. Undoubtedly legal immigrants would avoid contact with the police for fear that they themselves or undocumented family members or friends may become subject to immigration enforcement.
Background & experience: Did not respond.
Pro-life / pro-choice: Pro-choice. Doctors, not governments, should always be the people to make medical recommendations and opinions. Religious ideology is no foundation for any law. Freedom of religion is guaranteed to any citizen in the United States, so why would the beliefs and values of one religion mandate actual laws for all citizens? It would be unfair, unjust and immoral.
One last thing: Did not respond.
Campaign finance: private.
