Chaplik, Joseph
Meet the Candidate
Running For:
State HouseDistrict:
3Political Affiliation:
RepublicanPhone:
(480) 450-1110Age:
53Occupation:
Investment Real EstateEducation:
Bowling Green State UniversityFamily:
MarriedReligion:
CatholicBiographical Info:
Joseph Chaplik has more than 28 years of executive leadership experience building and guiding top-tier companies. His past business knowledge, expertise, and accomplishments with Fortune 500 telecommunication companies has conditioned him for future success.
Having the entrepreneurial spirit, in 2005 he ventured out and founded Joseph Bernard Investment Real Estate, specializing in multi-family investments and has experience with over $1B in sales volume. He has offices in Arizona (HQ), Oregon, and Washington.
In 2019, he entered into politics to make a difference for his community and our state. He is married with two children and resides in Scottsdale.
Some of his career/community accolades:
Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company
Business Ethics Finalist Award
Top Corporate Philanthropy Award
Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders – Business Journal
US Marshals Posse member supporting the fallen officers, and upholding community awareness through Shop with a Cop and local parades including Parada Del Sol
Member of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Memorial Fund, supporting all fallen officers in the state of Arizona
Won 2020 Republican Primary election against a 3x incumbent in Legislative District 23 for Republican nomination for State Representative
Won 2020 General Election in Legislative District 23 for State Representative, receiving over 80,000 votes
Won 2022 Republican Primary election in Legislative District 3 of five candidates, and was the top vote getter with nearly 40% of the vote
Won 2022 General Election in Legislative District 3 for State Representative, receiving 80,000 votes
Founding-member of the Arizona Freedom Caucus
Consistent perfect voting scores from AZ Free Enterprise Club, Center for Arizona Policy, American Conservative Union, and other conservative watchdog organizations.
Statement:
Representative Joseph Chaplik keeps Arizona first-he’s bolstering public safety, fighting the cartels, lowering your taxes, protecting the unborn and protecting Arizonans’ values and elections. Running for his third term, he has proven himself to be a champion of limited government, constitutional rights, personal liberties, and ethical behavior. His conservative scorecards are 100%. As your State Representative, Chaplik has worked to make Arizona a safe and prosperous place to live and conduct business. He is protecting school choice options, and believes parents know what’s best for their children.
Joseph’s background is in business. He had a successful career in telecommunications at a Fortune 50 company with executive management positions. He now owns an investment real estate firm. His company has received several awards including the INC 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company, Corporate Philanthropy Award, and Business Ethics Finalist Award.
Joseph invests in his local community, supporting many charitable organizations including law enforcement and children’s foundation boards. He protected Scottsdale’s Gateway Preserve from city development. He’s involved in the US Marshals Posse and the Sheriff’s Office Memorial Fund, raising money for families of fallen officers. Joseph is a Scottsdale resident, and is married with two sons, two dogs and a cat.
Endorsements:
National Federation of Independent Business AZ (NFIB), AZ Women of Action, AZ Free Enterprise Club, Arizona Police Association, Arizona Troopers Association, Center for Arizona Policy Action
Survey
Response Legend
- SSupports
- OOpposes
- *Comment
- −Declined to respond
- †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
| Question | Response | Comments/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Interpreting the 2nd Amendment as protecting an individual’s right to keep and bear arms. | S | |
| 2. Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. | O | |
| 3. Amending the Arizona State Constitution to grant a fundamental right to every individual to an abortion. | O | |
| 4. Securing the border by preventing all illegal crossings. | S | |
| 5. Using taxpayer funds to support any organization that performs, promotes, or provides referrals for abortion. | O | |
| 6. Allowing 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. | S | |
| 7. Legalizing physician-assisted suicide. | O | |
| 8. Allowing parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues. | S | |
| 9. Permitting individuals and businesses to not provide services or promote ideas that violate their moral or religious beliefs. | S | |
| 10. Keeping the flat income tax rate in Arizona’s state tax code. | S | |
| 11. Requiring any government entity, including schools, to inform parents about their child’s physical, emotional, or mental health. | S | |
| 12. Enhancing penalties for the sale and possession of fentanyl. | S |