Paul Mosley is an American
Republican
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Political ideology
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politician and a former member of the
Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 5 in 2016 through 2019.
Education
Mosley graduated from
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...
with a financial services degree in 2006.
Political career
In 2016, Mosley and incumbent
Regina Cobb 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
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
in the general election.
In 2017, Mosley announced that he wanted to abolish
compulsory education 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
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Doug Ducey
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(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
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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)