Mesnard, J.D.
Meet the Candidate
Running For:
State SenateDistrict:
13Political Affiliation:
RepublicanPhone:
(480) 650-4509Age:
44Occupation:
Professor/Investor/CharitableEducation:
MBA, MPAFamily:
Married, three kidsReligion:
ChristianBiographical Info:
J.D. Mesnard is in his third term as state senator from District 13 (Chandler, Gilbert, and Sun Lakes). He previously served in the State House of Representatives for eight years, including as Speaker of the House. J.D. is a husband, father, small business owner, investor, and consultant, and has always sought to be an active participant at all levels of the community. He works with charities, churches and non-profits, and is adjunct faculty at Arizona State University and Mesa Community College, where he has taught courses in political science for nearly two decades. J.D. and his wife, Holly, a family nurse practitioner, reside with their three young children in Chandler.
Endorsements:
AZ NOW PAC, National Federation of Independent Business AZ (NFIB), AZ Women of Action, AZ Free Enterprise Club, AZ Chamber of Commerce, Arizona Police Association, Greater Phoenix Chamber, 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 |
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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 |