Kimberly Yee

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Yee earned her B.A. in political science & English from Pepperdine University and her M.P.A., master's of public administration, from Arizona State University. Her professional experience includes working as executive fellow for the Office of the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, program and policy analyst for the appointee of Governor Pete Wilson to the California State Board of Education, senior research analyst for the Arizona Senate Committee on Education, deputy cabinet secretary for the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and director of communications and government affairs for the Arizona State Treasurer's Office.[1]

Yee served as state committeeman for the Arizona Republican Party, precinct committeeman for Maricopa County, chairman of the Arizona Legislative District 10 Republican Committee, and delegate for Arizona at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

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Yee received a speaking slot at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Her July 18 speech, which focused on the story of her family, opportunity, and a range of conservative values, can be viewed below.

Kimberly Yee speaking at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

Yee's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[17]

Excellence in Education

Excerpt: "Parents have the freedom to choose where their child is educated."

Excerpt: "Our classrooms must provide rigorous learning environments."

Excerpt: "Teachers are heroes."

Excerpt: "Vocational education is vital to prepare and educate our workforce."

Excerpt: "Higher education must be affordable and accessible."

Health Care Freedom

Excerpt: "We must repeal Obamacare."

Excerpt: "Working families and seniors should have affordable physician services and prescription drug benefits."

Excerpt: "Laws should support free market economics in medicine."

Excerpt: "Small businesses should not be forced to insure employees or close their doors."

Strong Economy

Excerpt: "We must end excess spending and cut wasteful government programs."

Excerpt: "Job growth is enhanced by releasing regulations on businesses."

Excerpt: "Working families need affordable options, not higher taxes."

Excerpt: "Taxpayers deserve transparency in government budgeting at every level"

Family Values

Excerpt: "The life of the unborn is precious and should be protected."

Excerpt: "Marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman."

Excerpt: "Parents should have protected rights to raise their children."

Excerpt: "We must enhance benefits to our military families and veterans."

Security

Excerpt: "Our neighborhoods should be safe."

Excerpt: "Our borders must be protected."

Excerpt: "Our homeland should be secure."

Excerpt: "Our nation was founded to protect freedom."

Excerpt: "Our 2nd Amendment rights are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution."

Medicaid expansion lawsuit

Kimberly Yee was one of the 36 Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature who signed onto a lawsuit brought by the Goldwater Institute in September 2013 against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) over the expansion of Medicaid in Arizona under provisions of the Affordable Care Act.[18] Brewer announced her support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona in 2013, and by June of that year the legislature passed a bill expanding Medicaid in the state .[19] In September 2013, the Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law's implementation. They argued that the law contained a tax, and its implementation under the control of the executive branch violated state laws enforcing the separation of powers.[18] In 2015, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled against the 36 Republican lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute, saying that the law contained an assessment, not a tax. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the Superior Court's 2015 ruling on March 16, 2017.[20]