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Kate Brophy McGee | |
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Member of the Arizona Senate from the 28th district | |
In office January 9, 2017 –January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Adam Driggs |
Succeeded by | Christine Marsh |
Member of the ArizonaHouseofRepresentatives from the 28th [1] district | |
In office January 14,2013 –January 9,2017 | |
Succeeded by | Maria Syms |
Member of the ArizonaHouseofRepresentatives from the 11th district | |
In office January 10,2011 –January 14,2013 ServingwithEric Meyer | |
Preceded by | Adam Driggs |
Personal details | |
Born | Arizona |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Phoenix,Arizona |
Alma mater | University of Arizona |
Website | katemcgee |
Kate Brophy McGee [2] (born in Arizona) is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 28 from 2017 to 2021. Brophy McGee previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives.
Brophy McGee graduated from the University of Arizona. [2]
Kate Brophy McGee has described herself as a moderate Republican. [3] After winning re-election in 2018,she emphasized that her political agenda was "moderation." [4] McGee has a 68% lifetime conservative rating from the American Conservative Union,a 54% rating from the fiscally conservative Arizona Chapter of Americans for Prosperity and she has an 86% rating from the socially conservative group,Center for Arizona Policy;she has a 53% grade in 2018 from the National Rifle Association (NRA). [5] Planned Parenthood,which supports abortion rights,gave her a 50% rating while NARAL Pro-Choice America,which also supports abortion rights,gave her a 0% rating. [6] 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 Sierra Club,an environmentalist advocacy group. [7] [8]
She was the only Republican who voted with Democrats against requiring that women be asked more questions before having an abortion. [9] [10] McGee also joined Democrats to oppose expanding the voucher system for private schools. [11] She was one of three Republicans who broke with their party joining Democrats to vote against a bill that would have required harsher sentences for undocumented immigrants in court. [12] In 2018,she co-sponsored a bill to ban conversion therapy from being used on minors. [13] In May 2019,she was one of two Republicans in the State Senate who voted against an anti-abortion bill to fund anti-abortion clinics and to prohibit giving referrals to clinics that offer abortion. [14] [15]
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. [3]
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