"The Chamber says the letter's purpose is to voice concerns
over the unintended consequences to Arizona's image and economy
created by the immigration legislation under discussion at the Legislature."
PERCEIVED unintended consequences.
We'll look more in depth as to who those CEOs are and their motives later. Seems like a lot of big names and big money coming in (from outside) for a State Legislator position for one district and certainly not what one might normally find in a "grassroots" effort.
One rather peculiar donation came from the Tohono O'odham Nation. The same group that:
1. Opposed the proposed immigration prison in 2009 intended to house illegals awaiting deporation or prosecution.
2. Would later participate in a lawsuit against SB1070.
3. Calls the fence along the border the Apartheid wall and genocide.
4. Encourages "open borders" and "free movement for all".
One wonders the motive behind the contribution and if it had anything to do with the Tohono O'odham tribe's announcement in January 2009 regarding plans to build a casino in Glendale (Adams became Speaker of the House in January 2009). This plan did not go over well with the people of Glendale or politicians. On November 24, 2009, the tribe made a $410.00 donation to Kirk Adams' campaign. A lawsuit was ultimately filed on the issue which Kirk Adams was listed as one of the Plaintiffs against the tribe and the Dept. of Interior- Ken Salazar. The lawsuit was finally settled in March 2011 with a judgment in favor of the Tohono O'odham tribe and the DOI.
Next we have the mulitple donors who serve on the board of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce.
ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS
Jason Bagley
Charles Bassett
Wendy Briggs
Craig Coppola
Dennis Dahlen
Janna Day
Jerry Fuentes
Glen Hamer
Richard Hannon
Alan Heywood
Tim Jeffries
Ron Minegar
James Norton
David Veillette (through the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare PAC)
Patrick Walz (through the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare PAC)
Doug Yonko (who also donated do Kevin Gibbons)
Other notable donors to Adams' campaign:
Steve Churci and his STRESPAC (Arizona Restaurant Association PAC)-candidate for Maricopa County Supervisor
Jason/Andrea LeVecke- owners of Carl's Jr. restaurants
Carl/Neisha LeVecke
Mac/Sandra Magruder- owners of McDonald's franchises
Farrell Quinlan- Former spokesman for AZEIR/ led public policy campaigns for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce
Chad Willems- political consultant
Michael Bidwell - Arizona Cardinals
Skip Rimza- former Mayor of Phoenix
Cecil Ash- Legislator LD18
Beth Farnsworth Coons- donated to Kevin Gibbons and Jerry Lewis
Ross Farnsworth- Farnsworth Development/donated to Kevin Gibbons and Jerry Lewis
Andrew McCain - CFO/Hensley & Co. - son of John McCain
Douglas Yonko - Chairman-Elect of Hensley & Co. / VP of Communications at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce
ATTORNEYS
ABATE, JOSEPH
BARCLAY, STEVE
BIXBY, DAVID M
BRADDOCK, J T
BRIGGS, MARK
BRIGGS, WENDY
CHAPA, ARTHUR
CHARLTON, SUSAN
CHILDERS, DAVID
COHEN, CHARLES R
CURTIS, MICHAEL/CAROL
DAHM, CHRISTOPHER
DALAGER, ROBERT
DAVIS, KURT- Board Arizona Chamber of Commerce
DAY, CHRIS/JANNA- Board of Arizona Chamber of Commerce
FRYDENLUND, DEBBIE (LEGAL ASST)
GALLINGER, GEORGE W
HAAS, JOHN
HALLMAN, HUGH
HALL, NORMAN G
HANCOCK, KATHY
HARRIS, GREGGORY
HART, STEPHEN M
HARTMAN, STEPHEN D
HERSTAM, CHRIS/JULIE
HUGHES, DONALD
JACOBS, GRETCHEN
KASEN, ALLAN J
KNOX, KIMBERLY,
KRAMER, JAY
LASOTA, JOHN A
LINDLEY, STEVEN
LOW, J MICHAEL
MANGUM, JOHN/DEDE
MOODY, JOHN
MORRIS, ROGER
MUNGER, JOHN
NOVAK, EDWARDO
MALLEY, KEVIN
OROME, PAUL
OVERHOLT, KEITH
PATIENCE, STEVE
PETSAS, WILLIAM
PLACENTI, FRANK MS
ROMAN, STEPHEN H
SHAW IV, AUGUSTUS H
STEVENS, KENT W
TWIST, STEVEN J - Board Arizona Chamber of Commerce
ZIEMBA, THOMAS F
LOBBYISTS
AARONS, BARRY
BARNES, STAN
BAUGHMAN, TODD
COUGHLIN, JOHN
DELL'ARTINO, R MARCUS
DEMENNA, KEVIN
DILL, BARRY
DORN, THOMAS
DUGER, MEGHAEN
GARDNER, MICHAEL G
GILSTRAP, SUZANNE B
GRAY, JEFFERY W
GREEN, MICHAEL PRESTON (LOBBYIST/LAWYER)/KAREN
HARPER, RYAN K
HART, TRISH K
ISAACSON, DON/MARIE
ISAAK, JASON
JAMES, LISA- friend of the McCain camp and former candidate for State GOP Chairman against Randy Pullen
KAITES, JOHN
KAPROSY, JONATHAN
LANDRY, LARRY
LEDBETTER, TAWNYA
LEVINUS, COURTNEY
LUNDY, KELSEY
MEANEY, BARBARA
MOLERA, JAIME
NORTON, JAMES F
OBER, RON
OSBORN, MARCUS
PIATT, ELIZABETH
KREES, JULIE
SANDQUIST, JEFFERY
SENSEMAN, KATHRYN
SIMONETTA, NICHOLAS
STEVENS, SUSAN C
TUNIS, SHELLY
WILSON, STEPHEN
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
ANABLE, SUSAN-COX
BASKETT, ELIZABETH - AZ HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOC
BASSETT, CHARLES-BCBS
BERANEK, KATHI TEES-BCBS
BEZOZO, JASON- AZ HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOC
COLLETTO, MICHAEL A- PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS OF AZ
DODSON, JEFF-BOEING
DUGAR, MEGHAEN-AZ ASSOC OF REALTORS
FANNING, BARBARA- AZ HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOC
FARLEY, THOMAS- AZ ASSOC OF REALTORS
HAMILTON, JAMES
JACOBS, ANDREW-POLICY RELATIONS
LEWIS, MARK - ROBINSON COMM
LUCERO, LARRY T- TUCSON ELECTRIC
MENLOVE, MITCHELL- GREENBERG-TRAURIG
OMEY, SAMANTHA-HONEYWELL
RICHARDSON, GENEVRA
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER
STUMPF, CHRISTIAN C
TASSINARI, BRIAN
TAYLOR, PENNY
WERTHEIM, PETER
WILLIAMS, G MICHAEL
CONSULTANTS
ALLEN, JOSH
ALVAREZ, RUBEN
ARENA, ELAINE
ATTRIDGE, MONICA
BAE GARY
BOILINI, KRISTEN
FUENTES, JERRY
GULLETT, WES
HARDT, ATHIA
HAY, SYDNEY
HERMON, BEV
KENSKI, MARGARET
LIND, KAREN M
MORRISON, LEE
SANAVA, BETTINA
NOBLE, SEAN
POST, MARY KAY
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
ABBOTT, JAMES L
ABRAHAM, KAREN M
ACKERMAN, JOEL
ADKINS, JO
ALEXANDER, ADDA
BABU, THOMAS L
BADAL, ROBERT A
BADGE, JAMES
BAKER, KATHRYN
BARTLETT, JON
BAYLESS, BETSEY
BLAIRE, MICHAEL
BOALS, RICHARD
BOLLINGER, KATHY
BRATLAND, MARK
BRUTLAG, JAMES A
BUSBY, KATHRYN
BUEHRLE, JEFF A
CARLSSON, ANNE M
CASTLE, MARSHALL
CHARLESWORTH, AL (KIDS CARE)
CHRISAGIS, DIANA
CLYDE, LINDSEY
CZYZ, THOMAS
DAHLEN, MARY B
DAMERON, THOMAS III
DERSCHEID, GAIL BASS
DETERMAN, TOM
ELTAWIL, MARK
EPSTEIN, ARTHUR
FALKENSTEIN, ALOIS
FINE, PETER
FINN, R DAVID
FRIEDLAN, PAUL R
FRIEDLAN, PHIL N
GIBSON, SANDRA
GIESKE, TERRI
GRAHAM, SEAN
GREENE, GARY
GREENWOOD, JAMES, JR
HAMILTON, GERALD E
HANIAN, ANNETTE
HANLEY, MICHAEL R
HANNON, RICHARD -BCBS
HICKS, LARKIN
HOSTETLER, JACK L
HUGHSON, WILLIAM B
HUMISTON, JOYCE
IMMERMAN, ALAN M
JOHNSON, GEORGE
JOHNSON, MICHAEL
KANTOR, STEVEN
KESSLER, MAURY
KILPATRICK, DENNIS
KLEIN, LORI
KOELBL, THOMAS
KNUDSEN, DAWN S
KUHN, REBECCA
LA CORTE, NEHA
LAMB, MICHAEL
LANDRITH, DAVID
LANGE, LAURIE
LAUREL, MARTY
LEVIN, ALVIN
LIMON, GARY T
LOGAN, JAKE
LONDON, CM
MAYNARD, ELIZABETH
MAYNARD, ROBERT
MCCOY, CRAIG
MEIER, STACEY J
NAVA, ANDREW
NAVRAN, SUSAN
NOVACK, ERIC N
OXFORD, EDWARD F, JR
PAGELS, KATHLEEN
PAROT, CHRISTOPHER J
PINKERT, ROBERT
PURDY, JAMES H
RANDOLPH, L GEORGE
RANESES, ANNA
RECKELL, SUSAN
ROCKWELL, DAVID
RODRIGUEZ, J JAVIER
SCOTT, KATHY A
SEEBOLD, RICHARD
SHEA, MIKE
SMITH DEBRA A
SPURNY, ROBERT
STEINHAUSER, SHANNON
SULLIVAN, TRACY
WEINMAN, DAN
WHITNEY, WARREN
WILSON, TOM
WRIGHT, SERGE WZUMWALT, DON
RIVERS, JOHN
-AZ HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSN PAC
-HEALTHY GOVT COMMITTEE PAC (BLUE CROSS-BLUE SHIELD OF ARIZONA)
-OPHTHALMOLOGISTS PAC
-SOUTHWEST AMBULANCE EMS EMPLOYEE PAC
-UNITED EMERGENCY MED PROFESSIONALS OF AZ
Other donors included two PACS which participated in the lawsuit against Arizona in 2007 in an attempt to halt the employer sanctions law:
-ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
-ARIZONA FARM BUREAU
