Alexander Kolodin

Alexander Kolodin, AZ House

Alexander is a resident of Scottsdale, AZ. He attended law school at the University of Pennsylvania. He is married and has recently become a father.

Alexander is the founder of the Kolodin Law Group in Arizona. He previously worked as a 7th and 8th grade civics and English teacher. 

Alexander Kolodin is currently a state representative for District 3. He was elected in 2023 and is serving his first term. He currently serves as the chairman of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Oversight, Accountability and Big Tech.

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Believes in lowering taxes, eliminating harmful regulations, and adopting responsible budgeting to ensure long-term economic prosperity for Arizona.

Believes in lowering taxes, eliminating "harmful" regulations, and adopting responsible budgeting to ensure long-term economic prosperity for Arizona.

Believes in reducing government interference to help businesses thrive and supports eliminating the state income tax and deregulating gasoline blends.

Supports eliminating the state income tax and deregulating gasoline blends.

Believes in lowering taxes and returning excess government funds to citizens. As a legislator, voted to eliminate inflation-causing taxes on housing and secured a tax rebate for Arizona families.

 As a legislator, voted to eliminate taxes on housing and supported a tax rebate for Arizona families.

Believes in reducing taxes and supporting small businesses. As a Freedom Caucus member, contributed to the first tax rebate in decades.

Believes "a free and open economy is the best economy for Arizona." Supports minimal regulation, lower taxes, and policies that benefit small businesses and trade.

- Believes in lowering taxes, eliminating "harmful" regulations, and adopting responsible budgeting to ensure long-term economic prosperity for Arizona.
- Supports eliminating the state income tax and deregulating gasoline blends.
-  As a legislator, voted to eliminate taxes on housing and supported a tax rebate for Arizona families.

Economy

Believes "everyone deserves to be able to protect themselves" and opposes "all infringements on our constitutional right to keep and bear arms." Plans to oppose red flag laws and prevent state resources from being used for federal gun control efforts.

Believes "everyone deserves to be able to protect themselves" and opposes "all infringements on our constitutional right to keep and bear arms."

Opposes "unconstitutional" bills that restrict filming police encounters. Supports transparency and accountability in police interactions.

Opposes "unconstitutional" bills that restrict filming police encounters, and supports transparency and accountability in police interactions.

Plans to oppose red flag laws and prevent state resources from being used for federal gun control efforts.

Believes in fighting against the "weaponization of the justice system" targeting conservative activists. As a State Representative, led efforts to defund AG office units repurposed to "crack down on free speech and constitutional rights."

 As a state representative, led efforts to defund AG office units. 

Believes in strong border security and supporting first responders. As a state house member, led efforts to deploy the National Guard to the border and increase resources for the border strike force.

Believes in strong border security and supporting first responders, and as a state representative, led efforts to deploy the National Guard to the border and increase resources for the border strike force.

- Believes "everyone deserves to be able to protect themselves" and opposes "all infringements on our constitutional right to keep and bear arms."
- Opposes "unconstitutional" bills that restrict filming police encounters, and supports transparency and accountability in police interactions.
- Plans to oppose red flag laws and prevent state resources from being used for federal gun control efforts.
-  As a state representative, led efforts to defund AG office units. 
- Believes in strong border security and supporting first responders, and as a state representative, led efforts to deploy the National Guard to the border and increase resources for the border strike force.

Public Safety

Opposes abortion and will "never vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)."

Opposes prosecuting healthcare providers treating terminally ill patients with pain medication for murder.

The candidate's website says, "Co-sponsored legislation to crack down on the Governor’s emergency powers in response to COVID abuses. Will be on ballot."

As a state representative, "co-sponsored legislation to crack down on the Governor’s emergency powers in response to COVID abuses. 

As a legislator, led efforts to have the House and Senate defend Arizona’s pro-life laws after the Democrat Attorney General refused to do so. Supports pro-life policies and opposes abortion.

As a state representative, led efforts to have the House and Senate defend Arizona’s anti-abortion laws after the Democrat Attorney General refused to do so. 

Opposes mandates for vaccines, masks, and vaccine passports. As a legislator, sponsored a bill against medical kidnapping and supported limiting governors' emergency powers.

Opposes mandates for vaccines, masks, and vaccine passports, and as a state representative, sponsored a bill against "medical kidnapping" and supported limiting governors' emergency powers.

- Opposes abortion and will "never vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)."
- Opposes prosecuting healthcare providers treating terminally ill patients with pain medication for murder.
- As a state representative, "co-sponsored legislation to crack down on the Governor’s emergency powers in response to COVID abuses. 
- As a state representative, led efforts to have the House and Senate defend Arizona’s anti-abortion laws after the Democrat Attorney General refused to do so. 
- Opposes mandates for vaccines, masks, and vaccine passports, and as a state representative, sponsored a bill against "medical kidnapping" and supported limiting governors' emergency powers.

Healthcare

Believes in expanding school choice and supports equal funding for homeschooling families. Plans to ensure families can choose the best educational setting for their children, including home or neighbor-based education.

Believes in expanding school choice and supports equal funding for homeschooling families, and plans to ensure families can choose the best educational setting for their children, including home or neighbor-based education.

Believes in defending Arizona’s ESA program to give parents school choice. Plans to ensure local schools spend money in classrooms and implement individualized learning strategies. Opposes “indoctrinate students in hateful ideologies like critical race theory.”

Believes in defending Arizona’s ESA program to give parents school choice, and plans to ensure local schools spend money in classrooms and implement individualized learning strategies.

Believes in providing educational choices for children to ensure quality education. Supports parental involvement and alternative education methods, leading to successful college outcomes.

Supports improving education by promoting school choice and ensuring more education funding reaches classrooms.

Believes "education is everything" for Arizona’s future prosperity. Supports policies for children, college, and K-12 schools to enhance educational outcomes.

Believes in the importance of school choice, citing personal experience as a difficult student who thrived due to his mother's ability to choose a suitable school.

Opposes the teaching of education about race and racism.

- Believes in expanding school choice and supports equal funding for homeschooling families, and plans to ensure families can choose the best educational setting for their children, including home or neighbor-based education.
- Believes in defending Arizona’s ESA program to give parents school choice, and plans to ensure local schools spend money in classrooms and implement individualized learning strategies.
- Opposes the teaching of education about race and racism.

Education

Believes "socialism leads to shortages" and plans to transition Arizona’s water system to free market principles. As a negotiator, advises Arizona’s team to secure favorable terms in water negotiations with neighboring states.

Wants Arizona to "secure favorable terms in water negotiations with neighboring states".

Opposes an "unconstitutional bill" that exempts certain corporations and their allies from Arizona’s water management laws.

Opposes using taxpayer funds for projects like building factories for electric car companies. Said, "An unconstitutional bill to allow taxpayer set aside to secure our water future to be spent building a factory for an electric car company."

Opposes using taxpayer funds for projects like building factories for electric car companies, saying, "An unconstitutional bill to allow taxpayer set aside to secure our water future to be spent building a factory for an electric car company."

Believes in using conservative principles to ensure Arizona's long-term water supply for economic growth.

Believes Maricopa County’s fuel-blend regulations may lead to higher gas prices.

Believes in addressing environmental issues through bipartisan efforts. As a legislator, authored bipartisan legislation to solve the Rio Verde Foothills water crisis.

Believes in addressing environmental issues through bipartisan efforts, and as a state representative, authored bipartisan legislation to solve the Rio Verde Foothills water crisis.

As a State Representative, spearheaded a Texas-style brackish groundwater desalinization pilot program and solved the Rio Verde Water Crisis by creating a temporary, voluntary government entity to bypass Arizona’s water regulations.

As a state representative, spearheaded a Texas-style brackish groundwater desalinization pilot program.

- Wants Arizona to "secure favorable terms in water negotiations with neighboring states".
- Opposes an "unconstitutional bill" that exempts certain corporations and their allies from Arizona’s water management laws.
- Opposes using taxpayer funds for projects like building factories for electric car companies, saying, "An unconstitutional bill to allow taxpayer set aside to secure our water future to be spent building a factory for an electric car company."
- Believes in using conservative principles to ensure Arizona's long-term water supply for economic growth.
- Believes Maricopa County’s fuel-blend regulations may lead to higher gas prices.
- Believes in addressing environmental issues through bipartisan efforts, and as a state representative, authored bipartisan legislation to solve the Rio Verde Foothills water crisis.
- As a state representative, spearheaded a Texas-style brackish groundwater desalinization pilot program.

Energy & the Environment

Believes in returning to traditional voting principles, advocating for in-person voting on election day with accommodations for the elderly, disabled, and those out of town. Supports clarifying laws to allow counties to conduct 100% hand count audits of elections.

Believes in returning to "traditional voting principles", advocating for in-person voting on election day with accommodations for the elderly, disabled, and those out of town, and supports clarifying laws to allow counties to conduct 100% hand count audits of elections.

Believes in defunding the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit, which was intended to prosecute conservative activists for election-related “misinformation.”

Believes in defunding the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit.

Believes in investigating the use of AI in election processes. As Vice Chair of the Elections Committee, revealed that Maricopa County misled the public about using AI for signature verification in the 2022 general election.

Believes in investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in election processes. 

Believes in defending Arizona’s citizenship voting law. As a legislator, led efforts to have the legislature take over its legal defense after the new Democrat AG Kris Mayes refused to defend it.

Believes in defending Arizona’s citizenship voting law, and as a state representative, led efforts to have the legislature take over its legal defense.

Believes in strict signature verification rules for voting. As a House Representative, supported a bill adding 20 pages of signature verification rules to Arizona law.

Believes in strict signature verification rules for voting, and as a state representative, supported a bill adding 20 pages of signature verification rules to Arizona law.

Believes in strict election integrity measures and increased accountability for election officials. As a legislator, co-sponsored a proposal to ban Ranked Choice Voting and required legislative approval for federal fund spending by the Secretary of State.

Believes in strict election integrity measures and increased accountability for election officials, and as a state representative, co-sponsored a proposal to ban Ranked Choice Voting and required legislative approval for federal fund spending by the Secretary of State.

- Believes in returning to "traditional voting principles", advocating for in-person voting on election day with accommodations for the elderly, disabled, and those out of town, and supports clarifying laws to allow counties to conduct 100% hand count audits of elections.
- Believes in defunding the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit.
- Believes in investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in election processes. 
- Believes in defending Arizona’s citizenship voting law, and as a state representative, led efforts to have the legislature take over its legal defense.
- Believes in strict signature verification rules for voting, and as a state representative, supported a bill adding 20 pages of signature verification rules to Arizona law.
- Believes in strict election integrity measures and increased accountability for election officials, and as a state representative, co-sponsored a proposal to ban Ranked Choice Voting and required legislative approval for federal fund spending by the Secretary of State.

Voting & Elections

Endorsed by AZ-4 House Representative Paul Gosar.

Endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus.

- Endorsed by AZ-4 House Representative Paul Gosar.
- Endorsed by the Arizona Tea Party.
- Endorsed by Arizona Police Association.
- Endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus.

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