Connolly, Janeen

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State House
District:
8
Political Affiliation:
Democratic
Phone:
480-603-7230
Endorsements:

AZ NOW PAC, Arizona List, AZ Chamber of Commerce, Greater Phoenix Chamber

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Allowing all parents to use tax credits and publicly funded Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) to enable their children to attend any private school, homeschool, or online academy of their choice. −
2. Requiring district and charter school officials, including teachers, to inform parents about their child’s social, mental, emotional, or physical health. −
3. Implementing district and charter school policies to allow students and faculty to use the restroom, locker room, and shower room based on self-identification rather than biological sex. −
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a district or charter school student may participate in any sexuality-related instruction, activities, or clubs. −
5. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. −
6. Enacting government regulation of the creed, practices, and curriculum of private schools. −
7. Requiring government-mandated testing standards for private school and homeschool students. −
8. Terminating Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) and School Tuition Organization (STO) programs. −
9. Permitting ESA homeschool students to participate in public high school athletic programs. −
10. Acquiring parental consent for district and charter school faculty and staff to refer to students by pronouns that do not align with the student’s birth sex. −
11. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in district and charter school classrooms and libraries. −