Peggy Judd for Arizona House in LD 25

"What I CARE About"

Children: The current spending by the United States Government is passing debt on to our children and grandchildren that they will never be able to repay AND Our public schools are not providing a challenging, rewarding or effective education as they struggle to juggle an unheard of number of children of illegals on their limited tax dollars (none coming from the illegal immigrant parents).

Access: to Medical Care, Education and Food needs to be provided to all deserving individuals with loving concern and fairness, especially in this difficult time and it needs to be curtailed to patrons who are abusing the system. Drug testing needs to be implemented in the case of welfare recipients and illegal immigrants should not be receiving any form of free assistance, except a ride back across the border, deep into Mexico.

Reject Reform: Health care Reform is bad news, and will break the state and ruin the health care industry. Don't ask me how because no-one can truly give you the answer (we "had to pass it to find out what was in it!") It is very bad timing for Immigration Reform with the borders so open and the gangs and drug cartels running rampant in our streets. First - Close the borders, Second - Enforce the law and remove ALL illegals who do not have proper papers to be here, and Third - Streamline the process by which Immigrants can come to Arizona legally to work or to shop and play (but make sure this process includes a check in via thumbprint or other means at the end of their allotted time). For instance, If a bus of properly documented visitors come from Mexico, through a border checkpoint, they should have to register each of the passengers and upon return to Mexico, the bus would need to contain each and every passenger who entered the country on its watch. (When I take a tour bus to a destination - I always return home.) We should expect no less from these tour companies.

Environment and Energy: This is a beautiful state, country and world! I remember years ago when people were littering the highways, public service announcements, with a crying Indian chief, cleared up the problem. We know what is best for our own property, we want to take care of our own and will as long as we have the freedom to do so. Property rights are key and over-regulation even for businesses will not protect our environment. People will always be first in environment issues, because we have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Maybe a reminder is necessary but not another regulation, PLEASE!And man made global warming is a hoax, devised to make a lot of money for some key players in the farce. The world is not going to overheat for another 10 million years and when in does, it will not be our fault. I will fight for the use of fossil fuels from America, which are abundant and will put more of us to work. While it is good to look into alternatives; huge investments in getting them on the grid are just unreasonable in these tough economic times.

I was asked by Tucson Metropolitan Chamber or Commerce this week: What bills are you prepared to introduce if elected?

1) Education Kiosks in DES offices, with course material that must be passed: outlining proper, personal healthcare, first aid, when doctor/hospital visits are appropriate and when they are not. Along with a commitment by the applicant to conserve and use wisely the ACCCHS funds, understanding that they are not unlimited and they are temporary. ACCCHS application will not be accepted without the certificate printed on completion of this course.

2) Education Kiosks in DES offices, with course material that must be passed: Teaching proper nutrition storage and use of foods, including leftovers and not letting food spoil or go to waste. Along with this an education course on how to choose foods that are good and easy to prepare, without having to buy the expensive prepared dinners. And requiring a commitment by the applicant to conserve and use wisely the Foodstamp funds, understanding that they will not be buying candy, soda’s, and expensive specialty or prepared foods. They will be taught food stamp funds are not unlimited and they are temporary. Food assistance application will not be accepted without the certificate printed on completion of this course.

3) Implement a program to sell savings bonds for Arizona, to benefit a specific program or the state in general.

4) A measure to stop illegals from being able to apply for and receive welfare money for medical, housing and food.

5) An act to appeal to FEMA to compare the new FEMA computer generated maps to the original soil conservation survey maps and correct the gross imperfections and errors that were made during the computer generation of computer data flood zone maps throughout Arizona.

6) An appeal to allow property owners to be heard, and have enacted a protection against property valuations and subsequently taxes being raised to impractical levels based on land fraud in their area rather than reliable and prudent sales data.

7) A requirement for schools to balance the number of English Language learners in all classrooms equally with English speaking students. Clarification: In an effort not to segregate, in schools locally, I have witnessed that there will be a few rooms with almost no Spanish speaking students and then a room or two that are all Spanish speaking except for a few unfortunate (token) English speakers. This is a tragedy for those few students for obvious reasons.

8) Require the Federal Govt. reduce the number of border patrol on the streets and highways, 50 to 100 miles from the border and put them on the border fence… stationed 50 to 100 feet apart. A constant patrol on the border fence, 24 hours a day will stop the crossings and there will be little need for the BP on the interior.

Of course there are many more... ran out of room on the page.
I want to introduce bills that YOU need. Please share any ideas with me: Call 520 507-1735
or email me: judd4house@gmail.com

What I Want to Accomplish in the Government - Why and How

Stop Illegal Immigration because it is draining our economy, through the misuse of public funds to feed, house, educate, treat medically, and incarcerate criminals who are infiltrating our borders at an alarming rate. LD #25 includes the majority of the Southern Border of Arizona. We have to build a fence that is effective enough to deter crossing. Much of the illegal crossing is happening on government protected sanctuary land/either reservations, environmentally or military protected, IE the Military Base. We have to allow the Border Patrol access to these areas, where and when it is deemed necessary to do their job. I have recently attended the Cochise/Graham Cattle Growers Annual Meeting and have learned, from the experts that the border patrol needs to be on the border. Yes, posted and patrolling the actual border, their checkpoints and operations that are up to 200 miles north of the border, could be eliminated, as crossing at the border could be eliminated if all of the border fence was being monitored at all times. I am in full support of enforcing a solid patrol of the border.

Illegals cannot cross undetected if there is always someone there to "detect" them!

The new SB-1070 will help as it will allow other law enforcement agencies the ability to detain and transport the illegals who have committed a crime and show reasonable signs of suspicion. The PB agents in my community often tell of their limitations on who and where they can pursue known illegals. It is hard to sit back and watch so many agents, just sitting back and not handling the immigration problem that we have in Arizona. They claim their hands are tied, with much frustration and I believe them. We need to resolve this problem and allow the PB to use the force they need to stop this flow of illegals, while also focusing on protecting these agents and the innocent citizens of the United States and their businesses (Farms and Ranches mainly).

We do not need to continue to protect the illegals that are sneaking across the border "illegally".

We do need to be careful to continue to welcome any and all immigrants who come to America wishing to embrace our culture and learn English and become valuable members of society.

Yes, there is work for them, and free english classes and they are welcome. A guest worker program for agriculture was an incredible asset in the past, and it would be easier than ever to manage and organize with the state of the art technology we have today. The implementation of a program that would allow day workers to come to farming communities to work in the fields legally is one of my goals. I believe in being good neighbors with Mexico by working with them, through a controlled border with clear points of entry, and I feel a great need to stop the damage and chaos of drug cartels and terrorist groups sneaking in under the disguise of innocent immigrants.

I pledge to do my best to support measures that will stop wasteful spending. There has been a decade of increased spending in Arizona. This was largely due to the housing boom and the added revenue to Arizona's blooming economic period in the past decade. For the time being - this period is over! We must go back to the "pre-boom" mentality and make hard decisions that will allow us to spend money more responsibly in this state. Too much money is being spent on things that are not necessary and do not improve the quality of life. I have lived frugally all of my life and recognize in my gut what it right and wrong when it comes to spending money. I am also a quick study, and intend to internalize and extrapolate all the data and knowledge I can to help me to encourage and attain a more responsible plan for spending our limited finances in this state.

We need to also attract new business and enhance the business community that we have by creating a reasonable amount of incentives and tax cuts that will cause them to see Arizona as a place where they can make a new start, rather than where they took their "last stand". The revitalization of the economy is needed and is only going to happen if there are new businesses and existing businesses stay and increase their production and scope of business. We must provide an environment that will allow this increase, even if we lose revenue initially, we will gain much more by the jobs provided and people who will again become taxpayers and begin to spend their money again in Arizona. An additional problem that will ease the burden on businesses needs to be addressed and that is there are too many government regulations. We have a nearly unlimited landscape, that can lend itself to many uses without infringing on property rights and human rights of others in the state. We need to investigate the possibilities of using the vastness of our resources and open spaces. We have been too afraid of small special interest groups, who have limited agendas (like saving a small native fish) and we need to get beyond that and take care of the people of the United States of America first. Not giving them what they need but providing an environment where they can flourish and grow on their own.

I am an everyday housewife with lots of talents and abilities, some largely unused. I am not your average politician by any means. I know the challenges faced by small businesses and understand their importance. I am not a politician, but am able to influence people and make friends easily. I love small and rural America, the Mom and Pop Stores in small towns and in cities as well. I love people and understand their needs and the needs of the people are identical to the needs of the small business community. They need to have freedom to make choices and use their resources the way they choose, to develop their lives and their businesses in the way they see fit. If they are giving the freedom to run their business in that way, then succeed or fail, they will always be strong enough to improve, pick themselves up and will succeed in the long run.

I PLEDGE MY SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESS and JOBS!
I have been owner of a small Autoshop business and have worked one-on-one with clients, decorating wedding cakes and drawing house plans for years. I know the satisfaction that it is to create, prepare a good or service and satisfy each customer. I know that small business owners do what they do, because they love it and would not need to be paid, if it weren't for providing for their own needs and the needs of their families and employees. I also know that, with the lack of large industry in our district the small business owners are the lifeblood of our district and many others throughout Arizona. I will pledge my support to free education programs, through local colleges, etc. and to creating an atmosphere where small business owners can improve their business through incentive programs and protection from over regulation and over taxation.

I AM DETERMINED TO REDUCE SPENDING!
I am severely concerned that there is overspending on all levels of government. There are ways to handle the expensive programs and facilities the state owns. There have been offers from business people to take over some programs, so they become privately run and more efficient with income going to the state rather than losses. I support this as it will create jobs, without the state being responsible for benefits and will provide return on Arizona's investment as well.

I also feel that there are positions in some programs where an excess amount of money is being spent to administrative positions. Public schools are a good example.

I believe the number one problem in spending is abuses of the state services for medical treatment, not only treating illegal immigrants, but an overuse and unnecessary use of funds by citizens who are on state programs. There needs to be a program of accountability set up, whether it be co-pays, recording and reporting of abuses (with appropriate action taken against violators), or people being removed from the program for excess violations. I do know that a strong course of action will help, but before that is implemented we need to educated the citizens who use the public health care system as to appropriate home medical treatment, so that people are not taking advantage of this program for a minor medical treatment, such as a stubbed toe or the sniffles.

I welcome all comments and suggestions. Many of the ideas presented here, that I have gladly made my own, were suggested by my constituents and I will listen and implement your needs and ideas into my work at the Capitol Building. This is your state as well as mine and I believe in a government by the people and of the people. I am doing this for you, so please let me know what you think.