Ortega, Joshua

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State Senate
District:
5
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Phone:
Not provided
Age:
33
Occupation:
Journalist
Education:
Bachelors in Journalism
Family:
Mexican-American
Religion:
Catholic
Biographical Info:

I spent eight years as a combat medic in the Army. As a California transplant, I want to serve the people of Arizona and keep the Grand Canyon State a free and prosperous Republican stronghold as it has stood all my life.

Statement:

I revere the 2nd Amendment as protecting an individual’s right to keep and bear arms as the most secure form of self-preservation.

I want to secure the southern border by preventing all illegal crossings.

I want to keep or reduce the flat income tax rate in Arizona’s state tax code.

I believe we should never utilize taxpayer funds to support any organization that performs, promotes or provides referrals for abortion.

I want to allow all parents to use tax credits and taxpayer-funded Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to enable their children to attend any private school, homeschool or online academy of their choice.

I believe in the individual right to allow parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender-identity issues.

I believe in the First Amendment permitting individuals and private businesses to not provide services or promote ideas that violate their moral or religious beliefs.

I want to require any government entity, including schools, to inform parents about their child’s physical, emotional or mental health.

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* Parents raise their children, not the government.
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. S
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* Parents raise their children, not the government.
11. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in district and charter school classrooms and libraries. -