Kate Brophy McGee (born in

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) is an American politician currently serving on the

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, representing the 3rd district. She previously served as a Republican member of the

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representing District 28 from 2017 to 2021. Brophy McGee previously served in the

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Education

Brophy McGee graduated from the

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Political positions

Kate Brophy McGee has described herself as a moderate Republican. After winning re-election in 2018, she emphasized that her political agenda was "moderation." McGee has a 68% lifetime conservative rating from the

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, a 54% rating from the

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Arizona Chapter of

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and she has an 86% rating from the socially conservative group,

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; she had a 53% grade in 2018 from the

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(NRA).

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, which supports abortion rights, gave her a 50% rating while

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, which also supports abortion rights, gave her a 0% rating. She received a 42% rating, lower than most Democrats but higher than most Republicans, from the Arizona Education Association as well as a 67% rating from the animal rights group, Humane Voters of Arizona, and a 0% from the

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Legislative record

She was the only Republican who voted with Democrats against a bill to require women be asked more specific questions before an abortion. McGee also joined Democrats to oppose expanding the

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system for private schools. In 2018, she co-sponsored a bill to ban conversion therapy from being used on minors. In May 2019, she was one of two Republicans in the State Senate who voted against a bill to fund

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and to prohibit giving referrals to clinics that offer abortion. According to a study pulled by the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, McGee voted with a majority of Democrats 52% of the time, but she still voted more often with her own party.

Elections

*2018: McGee won re-election by a slim margin in a tightly contested race. *2012: Redistricted to District 28 with Democratic incumbent Representative Eric Meyer, incumbent Republican Representative Amanda Reeve redistricted from District 6, and with incumbent Democratic Representatives

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running for

and Bruce Wheeler redistricted to District 10, Brophy McGee and Reeve were unopposed for the August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Brophy McGee placed first with 17,971 votes, and Representative Reeve placed second. Brophy McGee and Representative Meyer won the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, with Brophy McGee taking the first seat with 46,225 votes and Democratic Representative Meyer taking the second seat ahead of Representative Reeve and

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James Ianuzzo, a

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who had run for House seats in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. *2010: When Republican Representative

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ran for Arizona Senate and left the District 11 seat open, Brophy McGee ran in the five-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, placing first with 11,155 votes; in the three-way November 2, 2010 General election, Brophy McGee took the first seat with 32,589 votes, and incumbent Democratic Representative Eric Meyer took the second seat ahead of Republican nominee Eric West.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
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