Farnsworth, David Christian

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State Senate
District:
10
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Phone:
(480) 962-4552
Age:
72
Occupation:
Real Estate Investor
Education:
Mesa Public Schools, graduated from Mesa High School, AA degree from Mesa Community College.
Family:
Wife Robin, 7 children, 32 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren.
Religion:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Biographical Info:

Third generation Arizonan. Served a two-year mission for my church in the Guatemala/El Salvador Mission 1970 to 1972. Elected as State Representative for LD4 in 1994. State Senator for LD16 from 2013 to 2022. Senator LD10 2022 to present.

Statement:

We need to stop abortion. Protect families and children from DCS and sexual preditors. Secure the border. Fix the broken election system. Protect school choice. Build more freeways. Root out corruption. Get government out of our lives as much as possible. Invite God back into our society. There are too many battles to list.

Endorsements:

National Federation of Independent Business AZ (NFIB), AZ Women of Action, AZ Free Enterprise Club, 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* We have two genders only Women and men. Children need a Mother and a Father.
3. Amending the Arizona State Constitution to grant a fundamental right to every individual to an abortion. O* I am 100 percent pro-life.
4. Securing the border by preventing all illegal crossings. S* A country without secure borders will not be a country for long.
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* We must protect children from this Satan inspired insanity.
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