Kibbey, Christopher

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
State House
District:
21
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Phone:
520-370-0158
Age:
45
Occupation:
Engineer
Education:
MS Electrical Engineering
Family:
Married, 6 children
Religion:
Christian
Biographical Info:

I am a Tucson native, a husband, and father. I am a Christian. Professionally, I am an engineer. My family has been a part of southern Arizona for many decades. We have worked in the mines, helped bring water to our neighborhoods and farming communities, run local businesses, and invested in our pueblos. I attended both Pima Community College and the University of Arizona. During graduate school, I moved to Mexico to teach and learn. I returned home and continued working with folks from all walks of life. These experiences have taught me the value of investing in people.

Statement:

What we do today matters for generations. My district is considered non-competitive. As a result, a significant number of voters do not have a similar-minded representative working to engage within the state congress. After knocking on doors for months and talking with people from all walks of life, it is clear that we need to solve many problems that have been ignored by others.

I’m running to engage in the future of Southern Arizona. From declining education standards and performance to the severe dangers of an open border, our citizens have clearly been ignored in preference to other priorities. This has to end. Our state constitution declares:

(Article 2, Section 1) A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is essential to the security of individual rights and the perpetuity of free government.
(Article 2, Section 2) All political power is inherent in the people, and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and are established to protect and maintain individual rights.

What was common in previous generations is quite rare today – knowledge and understanding of our nation’s foundation as a republic, the limited role of government, and the liberties to be enjoyed by “”We the People.””

Endorsements:

AZ Women of 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
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. −* I'm not opposed to exempting families from paying taxes that fund public education, but I see a great risk in using taxpayer dollars to offset costs in private education. History is quite clear on this. Once public funds are applied to non-government schools, there is no path taken that doesn't result in an eventual "intervention" that requires the private institutions to acquiesce to outside standards, curricula, etc... While initially very appealing to many people, the long-term effects of ESA funding will prove to be harmful to educational liberty.
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. −* Parents are allowed to engage in professional (and other equally useful types of) counseling for issues like this. I support the parents' role in shaping their children through moral channels. Much more could be said on this topic.
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