Paul Mosley is an American
Republican politician and a former member of the
Arizona House of Representatives
The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State C ...
elected to represent District 5 in 2016 through 2019.
Education
Mosley graduated from
Brigham Young University with a financial services degree in 2006.
Political career
In 2016, Mosley and incumbent
Regina Cobb
Regina Cobb is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing Arizona's Legislative District Five.
A dentist, she graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 1993 and currently practices at Kingman, Arizona ...
defeated Sam Medrano and Jennifer Jones in the Republican primary for District 5 of the Arizona House of Representatives. Mosley and Cobb went on to defeat Democrat Beth Weisser and Leo Biasiucci of the
Green Party in the general election.
In 2017, Mosley announced that he wanted to abolish
compulsory education
Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government. This education may take place at a registered school or at other places.
Compulsory school attendance or compulsory schooling ...
for children in Arizona, on the grounds that "education is still a privilege".
Speeding controversy
In March 2018, Mosley was
pulled over for driving in a zone. He told the police officer that because of his "immunity as a government official" he should be let go, and bragged about speeding in the past at up to . In July 2018 the body cam footage was released to the public. Mosley later apologized on
Facebook.
Doug Ducey (R), the governor of Arizona, called for an end to legislative immunity based on Mosley's behavior.
Re-election bid
In August 2018, Mosley and Cobb were challenged in the Republican primary by Leo Biasiucci, a businessman who ran as a Green Party candidate in 2012, and Jennifer Jones-Esposito, first vice chair of the
La Paz County Republican Committee. Mosley came third behind Cobb and Biasiucci and was eliminated from standing for a second term in the general election.
Personal
Mosley and his wife Brynley have seven children, all born between 2007 and 2017.
References
External links
Information at Ballotpedia5th district websiteOfficial campaign site
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Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)