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Arizona Foothills Magazine, Joel Coen

Joel is from Santa Clara, CA. He received his bachelor’s degree from Regis University. He and his wife have 2 children together and live in Gilbert. 

Joel is the president of TruNorth Advisors LLC. Previously, he was the Chief Digital Officer with the Commit Agency. In these positions, he specialized in digital marketing and analytics. 

Joel Coen’s campaign for state representative of District 14 is his first run for public office.

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Supports policies that foster job creation, aid businesses, and stimulate economic growth through streamlined regulations, tax incentives, and infrastructure improvements.

Believes in investing in education and workforce development to align with market demands and equip Arizonans with necessary skills for future jobs.

Supports a holistic economic development strategy by addressing affordable housing, healthcare, and technology access to create a thriving business ecosystem.

Believes the federal government should collect income tax without apportioning it among the states. Supports simplifying tax regulations to benefit small businesses.

Supports simplifying tax regulations to benefit small businesses.

- Supports policies that foster job creation, aid businesses, and stimulate economic growth through streamlined regulations, tax incentives, and infrastructure improvements.
- Believes in investing in education and workforce development to align with market demands and equip Arizonans with necessary skills for future jobs.
- Supports a holistic economic development strategy by addressing affordable housing, healthcare, and technology access to create a thriving business ecosystem.
- Supports simplifying tax regulations to benefit small businesses.

Economy

Believes in developing community policing to foster trust and respect between law enforcement and communities. Supports the power of these relationships to enhance societal security and prevent crime.

Plans to develop community oriented policies to foster trust and respect between law enforcement and communities.

Believes public safety issues stem from broader societal challenges like mental health and substance abuse. Plans to address these issues through a holistic approach and collaboration with community leaders to ensure comprehensive and inclusive strategies for Arizona.

Plans to address mental health and substance abuse issues as a holistic approach to combatting broader public safety issues.

Plans to enhance law enforcement by deploying advanced surveillance and detection technologies to improve border security.

Believes in protecting rights in criminal cases, including due process and protection against self-incrimination.

Believes in addressing the root causes of illegal immigration and trafficking through strong security measures and humane treatment. Supports legal immigration reforms to maintain societal values and security.

Supports legal immigration reforms to maintain societal values and security, and believes in addressing the root causes of illegal immigration and trafficking through strong security measures and humane treatment.

- Plans to develop community oriented policies to foster trust and respect between law enforcement and communities.
- Plans to address mental health and substance abuse issues as a holistic approach to combatting broader public safety issues.
- Plans to enhance law enforcement by deploying advanced surveillance and detection technologies to improve border security.
- Believes in protecting rights in criminal cases, including due process and protection against self-incrimination.
- Supports legal immigration reforms to maintain societal values and security, and believes in addressing the root causes of illegal immigration and trafficking through strong security measures and humane treatment.

Public Safety

Supports expanding mental health services by increasing funding, enhancing telehealth access, and improving healthcare provider coordination.

Believes in prioritizing early intervention and comprehensive care to address mental health issues proactively. Plans to integrate mental health education and screening into schools, workplaces, and community centers to ensure a resilient Arizona.

Plans to integrate mental health education and screening into schools, workplaces, and community centers to ensure a resilient Arizona.

- Supports expanding mental health services by increasing funding, enhancing telehealth access, and improving healthcare provider coordination.
- Plans to integrate mental health education and screening into schools, workplaces, and community centers to ensure a resilient Arizona.

Healthcare

Believes in increasing school funding and ensuring equitable resource allocation. Supports fair compensation and professional development for teachers to improve education quality.

Supports fair compensation and professional development for teachers to improve education quality.

Supports quality education for all Arizona children by securing school funding, enhancing outcomes, supporting educators, and ensuring accountability.

Believes in supporting teachers through fair compensation, professional development, and necessary resources to improve education quality for all students.

Wants to support teachers through fair compensation, professional development, and necessary resources to improve education quality for all students.

Believes accountability in education ensures the best outcomes for Arizona’s children by implementing transparent performance tracking and involving parents, educators, and the community. Plans to create an inclusive, high-standard educational system where every child can succeed.

Plans to create an inclusive, high-standard educational system to track performance and involve parents, educators, and the community.

- Supports fair compensation and professional development for teachers to improve education quality.
- Supports quality education for all Arizona children by securing school funding, enhancing outcomes, supporting educators, and ensuring accountability.
- Wants to support teachers through fair compensation, professional development, and necessary resources to improve education quality for all students.
- Plans to create an inclusive, high-standard educational system to track performance and involve parents, educators, and the community.

Education

Plans to lead Arizona towards a sustainable water future by modernizing irrigation, promoting urban water-saving measures, and investing in innovative technologies.

Plans to modernize agricultural irrigation, promote urban water-saving initiatives, and launch educational campaigns to emphasize collective water stewardship in Arizona.

Believes in "Saving Arizona's Water Future." Supports sustainable water management and conservation efforts to secure Arizona's environmental and economic stability.

Supports sustainable water management and conservation efforts to secure Arizona's environmental and economic stability.

- Plans to lead Arizona towards a sustainable water future by modernizing irrigation, promoting urban water-saving measures, and investing in innovative technologies.
- Plans to modernize agricultural irrigation, promote urban water-saving initiatives, and launch educational campaigns to emphasize collective water stewardship in Arizona.
- Supports sustainable water management and conservation efforts to secure Arizona's environmental and economic stability.

Energy & the Environment

- Opposes poll taxes in federal elections.

Voting & Elections

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Joel Coen

Andrew was born in Seattle and attended Northwest University. He received his master’s of divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, and his doctorate from Gordan-Conwell Theological Seminar. He and his wife, Barbara, have 3 adult children. They live in Gilbert, and have been there for nearly 30 years.

Andrew is a pastor at Ministries of Dr. Andrew Jackson. He has also taught world religions as an adjunct professor at Gilbert and Mesa Community Colleges and served as a pastoral-leader at the Word of Grace Church in Mesa.

Andrew Jackson’s campaign for state representative of District 14 is his first run for public office. 

Supports keeping Arizona’s budget balanced, limiting government regulations, and maintaining low taxation.

Supports free markets and Arizona’s growing economy, including small businesses, tourism, farms, ranches, and mines.

Opposes government overreach in private property, including homes, businesses, financial assets, and land.

Believes in reducing government spending by evaluating the necessity and effectiveness of Arizona’s executive departments.

- Supports keeping Arizona’s budget balanced, limiting government regulations, and maintaining low taxation.
- Supports free markets and Arizona’s growing economy, including small businesses, tourism, farms, ranches, and mines.
- Opposes government overreach in private property, including homes, businesses, financial assets, and land.
- Believes in reducing government spending by evaluating the necessity and effectiveness of Arizona’s executive departments.

Supports strengthening Arizona’s legal justice system, including police and border enforcement, to secure public safety and order.

Believes in protecting children from neglect, abuse, sexualization, prostitution, pedophiles, and trafficking. Supports comprehensive measures to ensure the safety and well-being of minors.

Believes in protecting children from neglect, abuse, sexualization, prostitution, pedophiles, and trafficking, and supports comprehensive measures to ensure the safety and well-being of minors.

Believes in upholding all constitutional rights, including the freedom of conscience, religion, speech, and the right to keep and bear arms.

Believes in upholding all constitutional rights, including the First and Second Amendments.

Supports Arizona’s first emergency responders, including firefighters and medical personnel.

- Supports strengthening Arizona’s legal justice system, including police and border enforcement, to secure public safety and order.
- Believes in protecting children from neglect, abuse, sexualization, prostitution, pedophiles, and trafficking, and supports comprehensive measures to ensure the safety and well-being of minors.
- Believes in upholding all constitutional rights, including the First and Second Amendments.
- Supports Arizona’s first emergency responders, including firefighters and medical personnel.

Believes in protecting all human life, both unborn and born. Opposes abortion and supports policies that safeguard life at all stages.

The candidate's website says, "9. Address addiction and mental healthcare in Arizona, especially among men and the homeless."

Wants to address addiction and mental healthcare, especially among men and the homeless.

- Opposes abortion.
- Wants to address addiction and mental healthcare, especially among men and the homeless.

Supports full parental rights over their children, including within public schools.

Supports a competitive educational marketplace with diverse school options and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts.

- Supports full parental rights over their children, including within public schools.
- Supports a competitive educational marketplace with diverse school options and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts.

Supports conserving Arizona’s outdoors by ensuring clean water and air, maintaining wildlife populations, and providing recreational options.

Supports partnering to manage Arizona’s secure water, energy, and food supply.

- Supports conserving Arizona’s outdoors by ensuring clean water and air, maintaining wildlife populations, and providing recreational options.
- Supports partnering to manage Arizona’s secure water, energy, and food supply.

Supports securing the integrity of elections in Arizona, particularly in Maricopa County.

- Supports securing the integrity of elections in Arizona, particularly in Maricopa County.

Andrew Jackson

Khyl lives in Gilbert, Arizona with his wife Lorrain. They have three children and eleven grandchildren. Khyl has served on the Planning and Zoning Board for Gilbert.

Khyl is the owner at K.P. Limited Properties, Inc., an industrial real estate business. He has previously worked for the Phoenix Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

Ballotpedia, Khyl Powell

Khyl Powell's campaign for State Representative for Arizona State Legislative District 14 is his first run for public office.

Believes low taxes drive economic and job growth. Plans to reduce government bureaucracy and regulations to make success easier for Arizonans.

Plans to keep taxes low and reduce government regulations to make success easier for Arizonans.

Opposes over-regulation, over-governance, and high taxes, believing they harm the economy and small businesses.

Opposes "excessive regulations" and raising taxes, believing these actions limit rights and freedoms. Plans to fight against policies that encourage "woke ideology" and corporatism.

Believes inflation harms families and economic growth. Supports lowering inflation and interest rates swiftly.

Supports lowering inflation and interest rates.

Believes in "less government" and plans to limit taxes. Supports reducing regulations to benefit small businesses and improve the economy.

Believes Arizona's strong economy is due to a "pro-growth environment" and supports attracting high-wage jobs and helping businesses grow.

Believes Arizona's strong economy is due to a "pro-growth environment" and wants to continue to attract high-wage jobs and help businesses grow.

The candidate's website says, "- Protect Property Rights"

- Plans to keep taxes low and reduce government regulations to make success easier for Arizonans.
- Supports lowering inflation and interest rates.
- Believes Arizona's strong economy is due to a "pro-growth environment" and wants to continue to attract high-wage jobs and help businesses grow.
- Supports protecting property rights.

Supports local law enforcement to reduce crime. Believes in strengthening public safety through effective policing and criminal justice measures.

Believes Arizona must "secure our borders" by finishing the border wall and supporting law enforcement to stop violence, fentanyl, and crime.

Said, "Our border wall needs to be finished and we need to support our border patrol and law enforcement as they work to keep us safe."

Supports prioritizing public safety and backing law enforcement, opposing efforts to "defund the police" and prevent crime.

Supports prioritizing public safety and backing law enforcement.

Believes in the "God-given right" to self-defense for individuals, families, and communities. Said, "I will always defend that right."

Opposes gun control and said, "As individuals we have the God-given right to protect ourselves, our families and our community.  I will always defend that right."

- Said, "Our border wall needs to be finished and we need to support our border patrol and law enforcement as they work to keep us safe."
- Supports prioritizing public safety and backing law enforcement.
- Opposes gun control and said, "As individuals we have the God-given right to protect ourselves, our families and our community.  I will always defend that right."

Believes every child has the moral right to life and society should protect and value that life, including supporting expecting and new parents.

Opposes abortion and said, "Every child has the moral right to life and we, as a society, should protect and value that life. This includes help for expecting and new mothers and fathers."

The candidate's website says, "- Right to Life – Every child has a right to live"

- Opposes abortion and said, "Every child has the moral right to life and we, as a society, should protect and value that life. This includes help for expecting and new mothers and fathers."

Believes parents have a "right and moral obligation" to secure their children's educational welfare. Supports Arizona's leadership in school choice and opposes threats from the "radical left."

Supports "school choice" and believes parents have a "right and moral obligation" to secure their children's educational welfare.

Believes in supporting "family, parental rights, and school choice" in education. Plans to prioritize policies that empower parents and provide diverse educational options for children.

- Supports "school choice" and believes parents have a "right and moral obligation" to secure their children's educational welfare.

Believes water is essential to life and the economy in the desert southwest. Supports including a long-term supply of clean water in Arizona’s planning.

Wants to ensure Arizona has a long-term supply of clean water, as it is essential for citizens' lives and the economy.

- Wants to ensure Arizona has a long-term supply of clean water, as it is essential for citizens' lives and the economy.

Believes trust in elections is essential and supports "transparent, auditable, and secure" elections. Opposes "ballot harvesting," same-day registration, and ranked-choice voting.

Believes trust in elections is essential and wants them to be "transparent, auditable, and secure." 

Opposes "ballot harvesting," same-day registration, and ranked-choice voting.

- Believes trust in elections is essential and wants them to be "transparent, auditable, and secure." 
- Opposes "ballot harvesting," same-day registration, and ranked-choice voting.

Khyl Powell

Lalani earned her bachelor's degree in political science and history from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. She and her husband Nate have 4 children.

Lalani currently works as the director of government relations for Charter One.

Ballotpedia, Lalani Hunsaker

Lalani Hunsaker's campaign for State Representative for Arizona Legislative District 14 is her first run for public office.

The candidate's website says, "I’m tired of Washington politicians and do-nothing bureaucrats selling us out. We need to put Arizona and America First by growing our economy and securing both our border and our elections. This is not an easy task, but with your help, we will get it done."

Believes in "putting Arizona and America First" by growing the economy. 

- Believes in "putting Arizona and America First" by growing the economy. 

Said, "We must shut down the border and secure our country."

- Said, "We must shut down the border and secure our country."

Believes schoolchildren should focus on math, science, history, and reading, not "dangerous ideologies" like Critical Race Theory and Gender Studies. Plans to "free Arizona classrooms from the left-wing mindset."

Believes school curriculum should focus on math, science, history, and reading, "not dangerous ideologies like Critical Race Theory and Gender Studies."

Supports "school choice" programs in Arizona.

- Believes school curriculum should focus on math, science, history, and reading, "not dangerous ideologies like Critical Race Theory and Gender Studies."
- Supports "school choice" programs in Arizona.

Believes managing land, water, and natural resources is essential for Arizona small businesses and reducing inflation. Plans to do this "properly, not politically."

Believes properly managing land, water, and natural resources is essential for Arizona small businesses and reducing inflation.

- Believes properly managing land, water, and natural resources is essential for Arizona small businesses and reducing inflation.

U.S. Term Limits, Lalani Hunsaker Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

Believes restoring trust in elections is essential for national prosperity and supports securing elections and prosecuting election crimes.

Said, "We must secure our elections and prosecute election crimes to the fullest extent of the law."

Supports term limits for members of Congress.

- Said, "We must secure our elections and prosecute election crimes to the fullest extent of the law."
- Supports term limits for members of Congress.

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Lalani Hunsaker

Laurin is from California and earned his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Irvine. He has 8 children.

Laurin has owned and managed businesses in auto repair, manufacturing, home construction, land development, retail sales, import/exports, business consulting, legal services, and banking. 

Ballotpedia, Laurin Hendrix

Lauren Hendrix currently serves as State Representative for Arizona State Legislative District 14. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. Laurin is chairman of the Regulatory Affairs Committee. He previously served 1 term as Arizona State Representative for District 22 from 2008 to 2010. He has also served on the Gilbert City Council.

Believes Arizona's strong economy is due to a favorable business environment, robust education, and infrastructure. Opposes turning Arizona into California, aiming to enhance the state's current success.

Believes Arizona's strong economy is due to a favorable business environment, robust education, and good infrastructure. 

- Believes Arizona's strong economy is due to a favorable business environment, robust education, and good infrastructure. 

Believes border security is essential for preventing terrorism, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and violent crime. Opposes "amnesty or taxpayer-funded benefits for those here illegally" and supports increased border personnel and a border wall.

Believes border security is essential for preventing terrorism, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and violent crime and supports "a real border wall" as well as an "increased number of personnel at the border."

Believes in defending police and fire departments against efforts to defund public safety. Said, "I have always stood with our Police and Fire and will continue to defend them against the lunatic left and their radical efforts to defund public safety."

Said, "I have always stood with our Police and Fire and will continue to defend them against the lunatic left and their radical efforts to defund public safety."

Believes in a "100% Pro-2nd Amendment" stance and will ensure the right to keep and bear arms is "never infringed."

Said, "I have a 100% Pro-2nd Amendment voting record and will continue to ensure that our right to keep and bear arms is never infringed."

- Believes border security is essential for preventing terrorism, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and violent crime and supports "a real border wall" as well as an "increased number of personnel at the border."
- Said, "I have always stood with our Police and Fire and will continue to defend them against the lunatic left and their radical efforts to defund public safety."
- Said, "I have a 100% Pro-2nd Amendment voting record and will continue to ensure that our right to keep and bear arms is never infringed."

As of June 19, 2024, Laurin Hendrix’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes Arizona Democrats want to "end school choice," shut down charter schools, and terminate school choice programs. Supports increasing K-12 funding and teacher pay, and vows to continue providing educational choice and excellence despite Democrat objections.

- Supports "school choice" programs in Arizona.

Believes many Arizonans distrust the election process and supports efforts to increase transparency, accountability, and auditability. Plans to ensure every ballot is counted accurately and efficiently.

Wants to improve election integrity by increasing "transparency, accountability, auditability, and consequences for those who violate our trust and break the law."

- Wants to improve election integrity by increasing "transparency, accountability, auditability, and consequences for those who violate our trust and break the law."
- Supports term limits for members of Congress.

Laurin Hendrix

- Your state representatives represent the interests of your local district in the Arizona State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up the state lawmaking body: the Arizona Legislature.
- Your state representatives can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws.
- Arizona has 30 districts, and each district is represented by two State Representatives, making a total of 60 State Representatives.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $24,000. They only serve in the role part-time.