New Lawmaker Profile: Lesko

NOTE: This is one of a series of biographical sketches Cronkite News Service is producing about new members of the Arizona State Legislature. Each follows this format and includes a mugshot.

_ Name: Debbie Lesko
_ Chamber: House of Representatives
_ Party: Republican
_ Profession: Self-employed in sales
_ Hometown: Glendale
_ Legislative District: No. 9, which also includes Sun City, Youngtown and Peoria.
_ Committee Assignments: Ways and Means (vice chairman), Public Employees, Retirement and Entitlement Reform.
_ Previous or Current Elected Office: None.
_ Highlights of Community Involvement: Maricopa County Republican Party, State Republican Party, Arizona Federation of Taxpayers, Arrowhead Republican Women Club, 2025 City of Glendale Master Plan Committee, Arizona Citizens Defense League.
_ Why she ran for Legislature: “I am a big believer that one person can make a huge difference.”
_ What she plans to focus on: “I believe in keeping our taxes low so that people can keep more of their own money … I also want government spending to be in line with the revenue because, as we’ve seen, spending more than we have does not work.”
_ A Bill: A primary Sponsor of HB 2073, which would permanently repeal the state equalization property tax.

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Reporting by Carolina Madrid, Cronkite News Service.

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Sen. Debbie Lesko, R-Glendale