Joe Arpaio in 2018 AZ Senate race
On Immigration:
Enthusiastically supports wall along the southern border
Rep. Martha McSally has switched support [from the GOP compromise immigration bill] to the Securing America's Future Act, which would do away with the diversity visa program and impose tougher border enforcement provisions. McSally is running against
Kelli Ward, a former state senator, and Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County sheriff. Both are immigration hardliners who have enthusiastically supported President Donald Trump's call for a wall along the southern border.
Arpaio's campaign manager attacked McSally's shifting support on immigration-related legislation. "It's no shock that McSally has been changing positions on key policy issues since she decided to run for higher office,"
he said in a written statement. "But for her to flip-flop so late in the game is just embarrassing."
Source: The Arizona Republic on 2018 Arizona Senate race
May 11, 2018
On Abortion:
Put up new abortion obstacles when courts tear them down
Sheriff Joe Arpaio used to require pregnant inmates in his jails to get a court order before being allowed out of their cells to obtain a desired abortion. Needless to say, he was sued, and he lost. So he switched tactics to require any inmate
who wanted an abortion to prepay the transportation and security costs, something not required for any other off-site medical procedure. The American Civil Liberties Union took the sheriff back to court and won again.
Source: Abortion-News.info on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Nov 9, 2017
On Drugs:
Wall on U.S. Southern border will keep the drugs out
Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio told Newsmax TV that he remained a strong supporter of a wall on the Southern U.S. border to stop illegal immigration, especially because "where do you think all the drugs are coming from?""Nobody talks
about the drugs except our president," Arpaio, who was pardoned last month by President Donald Trump of federal contempt charges, told host Wayne Allyn Root in an interview. "When he was campaigning, he brought that out, the drug traffic.
Source: Newsmax on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Sep 8, 2017
On Gun Control:
Vowed to ignore any law that would seize citizen's guns
In 2013, Arpaio joined nearly 500 other sheriffs who vowed not to obey any federal law that required them to confiscate guns from private citizens.
As these unorthodox ideas have spread, politicians and lawmen have played boldly to anti-government sentiment, especially fears of federal officials intruding on property rights and gun rights.
Source: Politico Magazine on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Sep 1, 2017
On Civil Rights:
Convicted then pardoned for violating Latinos' civil rights
The pardon that Donald Trump granted Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, sends this message to American law enforcement: if you violate the civil rights of Latinos while enforcing immigration law, the president approves--and even if
you're one of the vanishingly few sheriffs or police chiefs that the DOJ charges with a crime, he'll intervene to spare you. The pardon is a slap in the face to Latinos, and ought to be an affront to all fair-minded Americans who value the Constitution.
Source: The Atlantic on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Aug 26, 2017
On Crime:
Convicted for a decade of racial-profiling practices
Why Joe Arpaio was found guilty: It followed a decade-long case against the sheriff for racial-profiling practices in Arizona, during which Arpaio was ordered to stop targeting Latinos for traffic stops and detention."Not only did Arpaio abdicate
responsibility, he announced to the world and to his subordinates that he was going to continue business as usual no matter who said otherwise," wrote US District Judge Susan Bolton in the July 31 order finding Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt.
Source: CNN Politics on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Aug 24, 2017
On Health Care:
Sued for failure to meet inmate health needs
People in Arpaio's jails were subject to substandard health care, sometimes to the point of extreme suffering, even death. The ACLU challenged Arpaio over his failure to meet the health needs of the people in his jails, and won in court when
a federal judge agreed that the deficient and dangerous health care system violated detainees' constitutional right to adequate care. Detainees with mental illnesses were especially victimized in Arpaio's jails.
Source: ACLU commentary on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Aug 22, 2017
On Immigration:
Traffic stops ok based on ethnicity, to find illegals
In traffic stops, workplace raids, and neighborhood sweeps, Arpaio ordered deputies to target residents solely based on their ethnicity. In the civil rights case against him, the federal court found that Arpaio systematically targeted Latinos for
traffic stops and illegally detained them. After he was ordered to stop his illegal immigration policies, Arpaio deliberately left his unconstitutional practices in place, leading first to a civil contempt proceeding and then to his contempt conviction.
Source: ACLU commentary on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Aug 22, 2017
On Principles & Values:
Joe Arpaio Action Fund: help conservatives win office
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio is soliciting funds for his new "Joe Arpaio Action Fund". He has set it up as a social welfare organization under Section 501 [instead of a political PAC under Section 527]. He says he is forming the JAAF to "build an
organization that promotes a conservative agenda, helps conservative ideas become law, and help those conservatives win office." The IRS defines "social welfare" as "promoting in some way the common good & general welfare of the people of the community".
Source: Arizona's Politics on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Mar 14, 2017
On Homeland Security:
Our concern should be terrorism, not border-crossers' rights
A jump to becoming the head of Homeland Security was not entirely out of reach for Arpaio. He had been a staunch advocate for border security over the years and was strongly in favor of Trump's stances on immigration and terrorism. In a speech at the
RNC, Arpaio said the U.S. is "more concerned with the rights of illegal aliens" and the country shouldn't have to be concerned with "terrorists coming over our border, infiltrating our communities and causing massive destruction and mayhem."
Source: KTAR News on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Dec 7, 2016
On Crime:
Chain gangs and tents for inmates, and no smoking nor porn
Arpaio has between 7500-10,000 inmates in his jail system. In August, 1993, he started the nation's largest Tent City for convicted inmates. 2,000 convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. It is a remarkable
success story that has attracted the attention of government officials and media worldwide.Of equal success and notoriety are his chain gangs, which contribute thousands of dollars of free labor to the community. The male chain gang, and the world's
first-ever female and juvenile chain gangs, clean streets, paint over graffiti, and bury the indigent in the county cemetery.
Also impressive are the Sheriff's get tough policies. For example, he banned smoking, coffee, movies, pornographic magazines,
and unrestricted TV in all jails. He has the cheapest meals in the U.S. too. The average meal costs between 15 and 40 cents, and inmates are fed only twice daily. He even stopped serving them salt and pepper to save tax payers $20,000 a year.
Source: 2018 Arizona Senate campaign website www.MCSO.org
Aug 26, 2016
On Drugs:
Fight drug trafficking around the world
Arpaio built a federal law enforcement career and a reputation for fighting crime and drug trafficking around the world. He began his career as a federal narcotics agent, establishing a stellar record in infiltrating drug organizations from Turkey to
the Middle East to Mexico, Central, and South America to cities around the U.S. His expertise and success led him to top management positions with the U.S. DEA. He concluded his remarkable federal career as head of the DEA for Arizona.
Source: 2018 Arizona Senate campaign website www.MCSO.org
Aug 26, 2016
On Education:
Hard Knocks High: only accredited high school in jail
Arpaio is very well known for his pink underwear he makes all inmates wear. Years ago, when the Sheriff learned that inmates were stealing jailhouse white boxers, Arpaio had all inmate underwear dyed pink for better inventory control.In addition to
these tough measures, the Sheriff has launched rehabilitative programs like "Hard Knocks High," the only accredited high school under a Sheriff in an American jail, and ALPHA, an anti-substance-abuse program that has greatly reduced recidivism.
Source: 2018 Arizona Senate campaign website www.MCSO.org
Aug 26, 2016
On Principles & Values:
America's Toughest Sheriff in nation's third largest Office
You probably know him as "America's Toughest Sheriff," a name given to him years ago by the media. It's a name he certainly has earned as head of the nation's third largest Sheriff's Office which employs over 3400 people. But even before he
became Sheriff in 1993, Joe Arpaio was one tough lawman. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1953, Arpaio went on to be a Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas, NV, police officer for almost five years.
Source: 2018 Arizona Senate campaign website www.MCSO.org
Aug 26, 2016
On Crime:
Inmates get second chance with GED education in jail
The School of Hard Knocks took on a literal meaning for many juvenile inmates in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail. Inmates at the Jail graduated from Arpaio's "Hard Knocks High," a program developed to educate juveniles charged as adults. The program was
established by Arpaio. "While it is by no means an ideal learning environment, some inmates who've received their GED diploma say it is the first time in their lives that they've completed something that they could be proud of," Arpaio said.
Source: AZ Family.com on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Sep 30, 2010
On Government Reform:
Fined $153,978 for illegal in-kind campaign contributions
In July 2010, a committee established by Arpaio (the "Campaign to Re-Elect Joe Arpaio 2012") funded advertisements critical of Rick Romley, a candidate in the Republican primary for Maricopa County Attorney, and Arizona Attorney General candidate
Tom Horne, despite the fact that Arpaio was not running for re-election at the time (his term did not expire until the end of 2012).In August 2010, the Office of Maricopa County Attorney found that one of the advertisements, a direct mailer,
advocated the defeat of Romley and was an in-kind contribution to Bill Montgomery (Romley's primary election opponent), in violation of Arizona election law. The order stated that a civil penalty in the amount of three times the amount of money spent on
the mailer would be imposed on Campaign to Re-Elect Joe Arpaio.
In September 2010, Arpaio's campaign was fined $153,978. Montgomery ultimately defeated Romley in the primary election, with Romley stating Arpaio's ads "hurt" his results.
Source: Wikipedia on 2018 Arizona Senate race
Sep 30, 2010
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