Kimberly Yee

Kimberly Yee

Republican Party

Arizona Treasurer

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Prior offices

Arizona State Senate District 20

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Arizona House of Representatives District 10

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Compensation

Base salary

$70,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Pepperdine University

Graduate

Arizona State University

Personal

Religion

Christian

Profession

Small business owner

Contact

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Kimberly Yee (Republican Party) is the Arizona Treasurer. She assumed office on January 7, 2019. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Yee (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Arizona Treasurer. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Yee also ran for election for Governor of Arizona. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.

Yee is a former Republican member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 20 from 2013 to 2019. Yee served as state Senate majority leader from 2017 to 2019. She did not file to run for re-election in 2018.

Yee served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 10 from January 10, 2011, to 2013.

Biography

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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.

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.

Political career

Arizona Treasurer (2019-present)

Yee was elected Arizona treasurer on November 6, 2018. She assumed office on January 7, 2019.

Arizona State Senate (2013-2019)

Yee represented District 20 in the Arizona State Senate from 2013 to 2019. Yee served as state Senate majority leader from 2017 to 2019.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2017
• Education
• Health and Human Services
• Rules, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Yee served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2015
• Commerce and Workforce Development, Chair
• Education, Vice chair
• Finance
• Health and Human Services

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Yee served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2013
• Education, Chair
• Elections
• Health and Human Services
• Judiciary

Arizona House of Representatives (2011-2013)

Yee served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 10 from 2011 to 2013.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Yee served on these committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2011
• Education, Vice Chair
• Employment and Regulatory Affairs
• Health and Human Services

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

Arizona Treasurer

See also: Arizona Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona Treasurer

Incumbent Kimberly Yee defeated Martin Quezada in the general election for Arizona Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Yee (R)	55.7	1,390,135
		Martin Quezada (D)	44.3	1,107,037

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,497,172
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona Treasurer

Martin Quezada advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Treasurer on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martin Quezada	100.0	554,186

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 554,186
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona Treasurer

Incumbent Kimberly Yee defeated Jeff Weninger and Robert Lettieri in the Republican primary for Arizona Treasurer on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Yee	56.4	423,456
		Jeff Weninger	27.1	203,751
		Robert Lettieri	16.5	123,574

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 750,781
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Livingston (R)
• Regina Cobb (R)

Governor of Arizona

See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Arizona

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Arizona on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie Hobbs (D)	50.3	1,287,891
		Kari Lake (R)	49.6	1,270,774
		Liana West (G) (Write-in)	0.0	254
	Submit photo	Mikaela Lutes-Burton (L) (Write-in)	0.0	213
		William Pounds (Independent-Green Party) (Write-in)	0.0	139
	Submit photo	Steph Denny (R) (Write-in)	0.0	74
	Submit photo	Alice Novoa (R) (Write-in)	0.0	55
	Submit photo	Rayshawn Merrill (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	44
	Submit photo	Anthony Camboni (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	41

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,559,485
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Barry J. Hess (L)
• Alex Sadowski (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona

Katie Hobbs defeated Marco Lopez and Aaron Lieberman (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie Hobbs	72.3	431,059
		Marco Lopez	22.8	136,090
		Aaron Lieberman (Unofficially withdrew)	4.8	28,878

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 596,027
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Arizona

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kari Lake	48.0	398,860
		Karrin Taylor Robson	43.1	358,682
		Matt Salmon (Unofficially withdrew)	3.7	30,704
		Scott Neely	3.1	25,876
		Paola Tulliani-Zen	2.1	17,281
	Submit photo	Carlos Roldan (Write-in)	0.0	42
	Submit photo	Alex Schatz (Write-in)	0.0	39
		Patrick Finerd (Write-in)	0.0	24

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 831,508
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Gaynor (R)
• Kimberly Yee (R)
• Frank Konarski (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Arizona

Barry J. Hess advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Arizona on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barry J. Hess (Write-in)	100.0	550

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 550
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Remus (L)

2018

See also: Arizona Treasurer election, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona Treasurer

Kimberly Yee defeated Mark Manoil in the general election for Arizona Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Yee (R)	54.3	1,249,120
		Mark Manoil (D)	45.7	1,052,197

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,301,317
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona Treasurer

Mark Manoil advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Treasurer on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Manoil	100.0	454,581

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 454,581
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Cardenas (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona Treasurer

Kimberly Yee defeated Jo Ann Sabbagh in the Republican primary for Arizona Treasurer on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Yee	59.4	343,743
		Jo Ann Sabbagh	40.6	235,109

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 578,852
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2016

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Kimberly Yee defeated Larry Herrera and Doug Quelland in the Arizona State Senate District 20 general election.

Arizona State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kimberly Yee Incumbent	50.13%	40,122
	Democratic	Larry Herrera	36.22%	28,987
	Independent	Doug Quelland	13.65%	10,928
Total Votes				80,037
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Larry Herrera ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 20 Democratic Primary.

Arizona State Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Larry Herrera  (unopposed)

Incumbent Kimberly Yee ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 20 Republican Primary.

Arizona State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Kimberly Yee Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Patty Kennedy was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Kimberly Yee was unopposed in the Republican primary. Yee defeated Kennedy and Doug Quelland (I) in the general election. Justin Henry (R) was disqualified from the ballot before the primary.

Arizona State Senate District 20, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kimberly Yee Incumbent	53.2%	25,103
	Democratic	Patty Kennedy	35.2%	16,613
	Independent	Doug "Q" Quelland	11.5%	5,438
Total Votes				47,154

Endorsements

In 2014, Yee's endorsements included the following:

• Hugh Hewitt, National Talk Show Host
• Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney
• Former U.S. Congressman John Shadegg
• U.S. Congressman Trent Franks
• Former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl

• Rick Romley, Former Maricopa County Attorney
• Dean Martin, Former Arizona State Treasurer and State Senator
• Brenda Burns, Arizona Corporation Commissioner and Former Arizona Senate President
• Arizona Academy of Family Physicians
• Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry

2012

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

Yee ran in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 20. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.

Arizona State Senate, District 20, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kimberly Yee	51.1%	37,371
	Democratic	Michael Powell	36.9%	26,987
	Independent	Doug "Q" Quelland	12.1%	8,829
Total Votes				73,187

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Yee faced Bill Adams, incumbent Doug Quelland, and incumbent Jim Weiers in the August 24 primary. Yee and Weiers advanced by garnering the most votes, 6,670 votes and 6,359 votes, respectively. Weiers and Yee defeated Democrats Aaron Jahneke and Jackie Thrasher in the November 2 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 10 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Kimberly Yee (R)		19,485
Jim Weiers (R)		18,237
Jackie Thrasher (D)		14,770
Aaron Jahneke (D)		12,226

Arizona House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Jim Weiers (R)		6,670
Kimberly Yee (R)		6,359
Doug Quelland (R)		4,005
Bill Adams (R)		2,330

Issues

ESG

See also: Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)

Environmental, social, and corporate governance
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As treasurer, Yee took positions in opposition to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), an approach to investing and corporate decision-making.

State financial officers, including treasurers, auditors, and controllers, are responsible for auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing pensions. In some states, certain SFOs are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds.

“As Arizona’s Chief Banking and Investment Officer, my primary responsibility is to protect and safeguard more than $53 billion of taxpayer dollars moving through our office each year,” she said in August 2022. “Since I took office in January of 2019, I have fought back against ESG policies imposed across the country.”

Letter to John Kerry regarding banking access for energy firms (May 2021)

Yee was one of fourteen other state treasurers who co-signed a May 2021 letter sent by West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. The treasurers informed Kerry of their concern that he and others in President Joe Biden’s administration were “privately pressuring U.S. banks and financial institutions to refuse to lend to or invest in coal, oil, and natural gas companies, as part of a misguided strategy to eliminate the fossil fuel industry in our country.” The signatories told Kerry that they “strongly oppose the Biden Administration’s efforts to cut off financing for law-abiding industries that are essential to the economy and our citizens’ way of life.”

According to a March 12, 2021, Politico story referenced in the letter, Kerry was “prodding major U.S. banks privately to announce commitments for climate-friendly finance.” The report also revealed that the Biden administration and several climate policy groups held a March 9, 2022, teleconference to discuss “potential financial sector regulations and executive actions to limit risk from climate change-fueled shocks.” Politico listed representatives from the following groups as participants on the call: the Center for American Progress, Public Citizen, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, and 350.org.

“I do not tolerate any financial institution that does not respect the best interests of Arizonans, and I will not tolerate the Biden Administration denying banking to lawful energy companies,” Yee said.

West Virginia letter supporting financial system access for fuel industry (November 2021)

Yee was also a co-signer on a November 22, 2021, letter sent by West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore and addressed: “To Whom It May Concern in the U.S. Banking Industry.” The signatories were the treasurers, auditors, and comptrollers from fifteen states. The letter identified them as the “fiduciaries and stewards of more than $600 billion” in combined investment capital.

The letter began: “We are writing to notify you that we will be taking collective action in response to the ongoing and growing economic boycott of traditional energy production industries by U.S. financial institutions.” The signatories wrote their individual actions would be tailored to fit each state’s unique laws and economic position, but that the coordinated objective would be “to select financial institutions that support a free market and are not engaged in harmful fossil fuel industry boycotts for our states’ financial services contracts.”

Divesting state funds from Ben & Jerry’s (September 2021)

In July 2021, American ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s announced it was ending sales of its products in the “occupied Palestinian territory.” In response, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Ben & Jerry’s had become the “anti-Israel ice cream.”

Ben & Jerry’s is a subsidiary of Unilever, PLC, a publicly traded multinational consumer products conglomerate.

On August 3, 2021, Yee informed Unilever that Ben & Jerry’s was in violation of Arizona law because of its policy toward Israel. According to a news release from Yee’s office: “Arizona law (Arizona Revised Statutes §35-393 et seq.) states that public state entities may not invest moneys with an entity that boycotts Israel.”

On September 7, 2021, Yee announced the state’s $143 million investment in Unilever would be zeroed out by the end of the month because Unilever had failed to amend the policy.

“I gave Unilever PLC, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, an ultimatum: reverse the action of Ben & Jerry’s or divest itself of Ben & Jerry’s to come into compliance with Arizona law or face the consequences. They chose the latter,” said Yee.

Letter to Unilever CEO regarding Ben & Jerry’s anti-Israel policy (December 2021)

On December 9, 2021, six other state treasurers joined Yee as co-signers on a letter she sent to Unilever CEO Alan Jope, accusing him of attempting to “deflect responsibility for Ben & Jerry’s boycott by suggesting that you have no authority over your subsidiary’s decision in this case.” The letter cited two law professors who had reviewed the Ben & Jerry’s acquisition agreement and found that it required Ben & Jerry’s to “help Unilever sell the premium ice cream in Israel.” Yee and the other treasurers asked Jope to provide “full clarification and transparency regarding Unilever’s ability to override the discriminatory boycott of Israel initiated by Ben & Jerry’s.”

"I was proud to lead Arizona as the first state in a national effort to divest from woke company Ben & Jerry's for their anti-Semitic, discriminatory boycott of Israel, divesting $143 million in September,” Yee said, according a news release regarding the joint letter from the treasurers to Jope.

In June 2022, Unilever announced it was selling the Israeli rights to the ice cream to American Quality Products (AQP), allowing sales to resume in Israel under the new label. In a Twitter statement, Ben & Jerry’s expressed its disagreement with the policy change:

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“While our parent company has taken this decision, we do not agree with it. Unilever’s arrangement means Ben & Jerry’s in Israel will be owned and operated by AQP. Our company will no longer profit from Ben & Jerry’s in Israel.”

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Opposition to U.S. Department of Labor ESG rules (December 2021)

In December 2021, Yee and 35 other state financial officers and attorneys general submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in opposition to a proposed DOL rule that would encourage financial managers to consider ESG factors when selecting investments for private sector pension plans.

Titled the “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights,” the rule would state that pension plan managers “can make investment decisions that reflect climate change and other environmental, social, or governance (‘ESG’) considerations, including climate-related financial risk, and choose economically targeted investments (‘ETIs’) selected, in part, for benefits apart from the investment return.”

Oaks and the other officials wrote that the rule “would allow employers and investment managers to invest employee retirement savings in a way that benefits social causes and corporate goals even if it adversely affects the return to the employee” and that it would permit “proxy voting in ways that support ESG investment goals contrary to shareholder interests.”

The state officials wrote that they were “opposed to investment managers and employers being encouraged or mandated to consider ESG factors and protected from legal action when they do” and that the DOL’s proposed rule “makes what should be a financial decision into a political one.”

Opposition to Federal Reserve Bank appointee (January 2022)

In January 2022, Yee was one of 25 members of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) who co-signed a letter to President Joe Biden (D), asking him to withdraw the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to the Federal Reserve Bank Board of Governors.

In a May 2020 New York Times commentary titled “Why Is the Fed Spending So Much Money on a Dying Industry?,” Raskin wrote that Federal Reserve policy decisions should oppose investments in fossil fuels and support investments in the renewable energy sector: “The decisions the Fed makes on our behalf should build toward a stronger economy with more jobs in innovative industries — not prop up and enrich dying ones.”

Yee and the signatories on the SFOF letter wrote that they were concerned Raskin “would use the supervisory authority as Vice-Chair for Supervision at the Federal Reserve Bank to disrupt the private banking sector, reliable energy supplies, and the U.S. economy.”

In March 2022, Raskin withdrew her name from consideration for the Federal Reserve position.

Opposition to Morningstar ratings of Israel investments (August 2022)

In a letter dated August 18, 2022, Yee informed Kunal Kapoor, CEO of the ratings firm Morningstar Inc., that its subsidiary, Sustainalytics, was using “anti-Israel and antisemitic sources to negatively impact the scores of companies doing business in Israel and Israel-controlled territories.” Yee wrote that the ESG policy was not in compliance with a 2016 Arizona law that prohibited the state from doing business with individuals and corporations that engage in “actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with entities doing business in Israel.” She also informed Kapoor that the law required her office to “compile a list of restricted companies that are boycotting Israel.”

The letter gave the Morningstar CEO 30 days to provide “written certification” that the firm’s ESG policies were not violating the law and a promise not to “engage in any future boycott activities.”

On August 25, 2022, Yee and 17 other members of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) co-signed a letter addressed to Morningstar expressing their “serious concern” that Sustainalytics “negatively rates firms connected to Israel in apparent alignment with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.” The letter asserted the BDS movement was “antithetical to the global causes of peace, democracy, and human rights” and asked Morningstar to take corrective action immediately to terminate all research and ratings products that treat Israel-connected companies different from companies operating in other free democracies.”

Arizona Board of Investment adopts prohibition of ESG criteria (August 2022)

On August 30, 2022, Yee and the Arizona Board of Investment approved revisions to the Arizona State Treasurer’s Office Investment Policy Statement to stipulate that “investments by or on behalf of the Treasurer” must be “based on a fiduciary standard of care and only consider pecuniary factors when evaluating an investment or discharging its duties with respect to this investment policy statement.” The new policy generally prohibits investment officers working on behalf of the state from basing their decisions on “non-pecuniary” factors, and additionally cites three specific prohibitions:

1. International, domestic, or industry agreements relating to environmental or social goals.

2. Corporate governance structures based on social characteristics.

3. Social or environmental goals.

A news release from Yee’s office stated: “Adopting this language ensures that the Arizona State Treasurer’s Office investments are not subject to the subjective political whims of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards.”

“This is about maintaining American free-market principles that our country was founded upon and not allowing environmental or social goals to dictate how taxpayer monies are managed,” said Yee.

Conception law

Yee received national coverage for her law, effective April 2012, which changed the date of conception to the date of ovulation in order to prevent women from having an abortion if their fetus had a severe or life-threatening problem, usually discovered in a 20th-week ultrasound.

Campaign themes

2022

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2016

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.

2014

Yee's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

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

See also: Can Arizona conservatives beat the clock to block Medicaid expansion from taking effect Jan. 1?

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. Brewer announced her support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona in 2013, and by June of that year the legislature had passed a bill expanding Medicaid in the state . 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 contains a tax and its implementation under the control of the executive branch violates state laws enforcing the separation of powers. In 2015, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled against the 36 Republican lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute, saying that the law contains an assessment, not a tax. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the Superior Court's 2015 ruling on March 16, 2017.

Campaign finance summary

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Kimberly Yee campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Arizona Treasurer	Won general	$359,714	$252,442
2016	Arizona State Senate, District 20	Won	$122,530	N/A**
2014	Arizona State Senate, District 20	Won	$99,619	N/A**
2012	Arizona State Senate, District 20	Won	$80,579	N/A**
2010	Arizona State House, District 10	Won	$52,313	N/A**
Grand total			$714,755	$252,442
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Arizona

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2018

In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.

• Center for Arizona Policy: Senate and House Voting Records

Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.

• Children's Action Alliance

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.

• Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show].

In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4. Americans for Prosperity Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Center for Arizona Policy: Senate and House Voting Records Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues. Children's Action Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues. Humane Voters of Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues. Secular Coalition for Arizona: Senate and House Voting Records Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Tucson Metro Chamber Legislators are scored on their support of business policies.

2016

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show].

In 2016, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 7. Americans for Prosperity Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Arizona Small Business Association Legislators are scored on their votes on ASBA's legislative priority bills. Center for Arizona Policy: Senate and House Voting Records Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues. Children's Action Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues. Humane Voters of Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues. Secular Coalition for Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy. Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Tucson Metro Chamber Legislators are scored on their support of business policies.

2015

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show].

In 2015, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 2. Americans for Prosperity Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Arizona Republican Assembly Legislators are scored on how they vote in relation to the Republican Party platform. Arizona Small Business Association Legislators are scored on their votes on ASBA's legislative priority bills. Center for Arizona Policy: Senate and House Voting Records Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues. Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues. Children's Action Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues. Humane Voters of Arizona Humane Voters of Arizona] Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona Legislators were scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues. Secular Coalition for Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy. Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show].

In 2014, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 24. Arizona Small Business Association Legislators are scored on their votes on ASBA's legislative priority bills. Humane Voters of Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues. National Federation of Independent Business in Arizona Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Secular Coalition for Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy. Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show].

In 2013, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 14. Arizona Free Enterprise Club - Senate and House Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Arizona Small Business Association Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues. Goldwater Institute Legislators are scored on their votes related to policies concerning the size of government. Humane Voters of Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues. Secular Coalition for Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.

Noteworthy events

Recall

See also: Kimberly Yee recall, Arizona State Senate (2014)

The group Arizona Veterans Assistance Committee filed a petition against Yee on April 7, 2014, for using her position as chair of the Senate Education Committee to kill a bill on marijuana research already unanimously approved by the House. HB2333, sponsored by Rep. Ethan Orr (R), would have allowed some of the taxes collected from the sale of medical marijuana to go towards marijuana research on university campuses. Yee, who sponsored legislation allowing university research in 2013, stated that the medical marijuana tax fund was only to be used for public service announcements to help prevent drug abuse. Supporters of the recall needed to collect 18,297 valid signatures by August 2 to take the recall to a vote. The petition filed with the Arizona Secretary of State listed former Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate Marc Victor as the recall committee's chairman and marijuana reform attorney Thomas W. Dean as the applicant. Kathy Inman, Arizona's Director of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws, was the group's secretary.

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