Jack Harper

Jack Harper

Harper, Jack (Republican)

Phone: (623) 680-3530

Email: JackWHarper@Hughes.net

15962 W. Desert Vista Trail, Surprise, AZ 85387

(Mail: PO Box 5311, Sun City West, AZ 85376)

Age: 42 (9/09/67, Indianapolis, IN).

Arizona since: 1974.

Occupation: Becoming licensed to be a professional mortgage loan originator; owner, marketing and labor distribution company; fleet sales consultant, Yates Buick Pontiac GMC; six years AZ Army National Guard; two years active-duty in the Army.

Marital: Married (Holly).

Children: 2.

Religious preference: Non-denominational Christian.

Education: Attended Glendale Community College and Phoenix College; Northwest Christian Academy, 1985. Political experience: Campaign worker, Sen. Scott Bundgaard’s Senate and congressional campaigns; AZ Senate since 2003. Memberships have included: American Legion; NRA.

Interests: Involved in community and church.

Issues:

Budget recommendations: We need to cut taxes on manufacturing so that we can compete for jobs with foreign companies. Other concerns: Integrity of state government growing jobs.

Fiscal philosophy: Government exists only to do for the electorate what they cannot do for themselves.

Background & experience: As a small business owner, I saw the effects on the economy, of tax increases. I concluded that a lower rate of taxes spurs economic growth.

Prop. 100 sales tax: I am voting against Prop. 100. I have never voted to increase taxes.

Pro-life/pro-choice: I am staunchly pro-life.

One last thing: I am a veteran of the U.S. Army and the AZ Army National Guard. The print media does not value that or ask about military service in their questionnaires.

Campaign Finance: private.