Hudson, Lawrence

Meet the Candidate

Running For:

State House

District:

Political Affiliation:

Republican

Phone:

(480) 319-3230

Age:

Occupation:

Retired

Education:

AB Yale 1975, MBA NYU 1983.

Family:

wife, three grown children, 2 grandchildren (so far)

Religion:

Catholic

Biographical Info:

I worked as a banker until 1991, when a merger forced me into retirement. We lived in New York, London, and Tokyo, and had children in each city. We moved to Tempe in 2008 because my wife, Catherine Hayden, grew up here. I became a Republican precinct committeeman in 2018 because I wanted to help the Republican party hold Congress in the mid-term elections. The 2020 general changed my view of politics. I believe that election was so badly run that it should never have been certified. The Legislature has, in my opinion, done almost nothing to correct the problem in the four years since. That, and the fact that no one else volunteered, is why I run.

Endorsements:

AZ Women of Action

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.	S
2. Requiring district and charter school officials, including teachers, to inform parents about their child’s social, mental, emotional, or physical health.	S
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.	O
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a district or charter school student may participate in any sexuality-related instruction, activities, or clubs.	S
5. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom.	S
6. Enacting government regulation of the creed, practices, and curriculum of private schools.	O
7. Requiring government-mandated testing standards for private school and homeschool students.	O
8. Terminating Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) and School Tuition Organization (STO) programs.	O
9. Permitting ESA homeschool students to participate in public high school athletic programs.	S
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.	S
11. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in district and charter school classrooms and libraries.	O