Republican Liberty Caucus Vice-Chair John Dennis explains why libertarians should work within the Republican Party - FreedomFest Interview, 7/15/23

Meet our newly elected national RLC officers!

Chairman: John Dennis
Vice Chair: Ben Beckhart
Treasurer: Matt Nye
Secretary: Jessico Bowman

Let’s continue to grow the liberty-Republican movement, while promoting individual rights, limited government and free markets!

The Republican Liberty Caucus is a 527 voluntary grassroots membership organization dedicated to working within the Republican Party to advance the principles of individual rights, limited government and free markets. In other words, we are a coalition of constitutional conservatives and libertarian-leaning Republicans working together to shrink government and expand liberty. Founded in 1991, the RLC is oldest continuously-operating organization within the Liberty Republican movement.

Help us grow the liberty movement!

Become an RLC member: https://rlc.org/join-the-rlc/

The Republican Liberty Caucus of Arizona Opposes SB1102

The strike everything amendment to SB1102 would extend the Maricopa County transportation excise tax for 20 years, while allocating 39% of the revenue towards public transportation and light rail. Light rail is an incredibly wasteful, inefficient use of taxpayer money. We respectfully oppose this tax extension.

SB1102 is scheduled for Committee of the Whole in the House on Monday, July 31.

Our Q3 RLCAZ meeting will be on Saturday, August 19th, 10am-12pm in Gilbert. We’ll unveil our 2023 legislative scorecard, recognize a few legislators for their outstanding work defending liberty, and have a few guest speakers. Mark your calendars! More details to share soon.

We are excited to announce our speaker lineup for our third quarter meeting! Join us on Saturday August 19th, 10am-12pm.

We’ll wrap up the legislative session by hearing from three principled State Representatives: Neal Carter, Alex Kolodin and Barbara Parker. We’ll also present our 2023 legislative scorecard. Lastly, any candidates running for office will be given two minutes to speak at the end, time permitting.

Meeting will be held at a private residence in Gilbert. RSVP to [email protected] for the address.

“I think this will bring in about four times the revenue over 20 years than it did in the last period. This is a missed opportunity to reduce the rate a little bit and to be fiscally responsible.”

Rep. Neal Carter explains why he voted No on SB1102 (extension of the Prop 400 Maricopa County transportation excise tax)

“Less than one percent of Maricopa County residents use public transit. This bill would have almost 40% of this new tax going to pay for something used by less than 1% of Maricopa County residents. Liberty-minded conservatives like myself, we frequently get the criticism, ‘If we did away with this tax, who would build the roads?’ How about somebody builds them without spending a dollar funding pet projects that nobody uses, for every dollar that they spend to build roads.”

- Rep. Alex Kolodin explains why he voted No on SB1102

“I am very proud to say that I am going to protect the taxpayers and the voters of Maricopa County, and vote No.”

Rep. Barbara Parker’s speech on SB1102🔥 🔥 🔥

RLCAZ Newsletter - August 8, 2023

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Who will be the top scorers on our 2023 legislative scorecard? Who will be the lowest? Be the first to find out, when we reveal our sixth annual legislative scorecard at our meeting on August 19th, 10am-12pm.

We’ll also hear from State Representatives Neal Carter, Alex Kolodin and Barbara Parker.

Meeting will be held at a private residence in Gilbert. RSVP to [email protected] for the address.

Congratulations to Rep. Alex Kolodin who is our 2023 Rookie of the Year! Rep. Kolodin earned a perfect score of 104 on our 2023 Liberty Index, sponsored the #DefendTheGuard Act, and led the charge to kill multiple bad bills in committee, all during his first legislative session. Rep. Alex Kolodin is a true liberty warrior. Keep it up!

Congratulations to Rep. Barbara Parker who is our 2023 Champion of Liberty! She earned the highest score among all legislators on our 2023 Liberty Index: 106. Barbara has been an unwavering voice for liberty, both on the floor and in committee. Her principled stands in committee earned her bonus points, on top of her perfect voting record on the floor. Rep. Barbara Parker is a bold freedom fighter. Keep up the great work!

Congratulations to Representatives Barbara Parker, Alex Kolodin, Neal Carter, Joseph Chaplik, Justin Heap, Rachel Jones, Cory McGarr and Austin Smith who all earned perfect scores on our 2023 Liberty Index!

The 2023 Liberty Index is our sixth annual legislative scorecard. The House was scored on 20 key floor votes from the 2023 legislative session. The Senate was scored on 24 key floor votes. We also gave bonus/penalty points for a few significant committee votes.

See how your legislators scored! View the full legislative scorecard: https://www.scribd.com/document/666076723/Liberty-Index-2023

The Scorecard Snapshot puts the numbers into context. Overall, scores were higher this year, but there’s still a significant gap between the highest and lowest scores.

See how your legislators scored on the 2023 Liberty Index, our 6th annual legislative scorecard: https://www.scribd.com/document/666076723/Liberty-Index-2023

RLCAZ Newsletter - August 27, 2023

- Third Quarter Meeting Recap
- Rookie of the Year and Champion of Liberty awards
- 2023 Legislative Scorecard

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RLCAZ Chair Dave Kahn will be at the EZAZ meeting tomorrow night to review our 2023 legislative scorecard!