Higher taxes. Higher energy costs. Guys in girls’ sports.
Aaron Lieberman served in the Arizona State House and is now running for the Arizona State Senate in Legislative District 4. Here is his record, using official votes and public statements.
In 2019, Lieberman backed HCR 2024. It would have asked voters to raise Arizona’s sales tax by $450 million to $500 million every year.
In 2019, Lieberman voted NO on HB 2757, which lowered income-tax rates for Arizona families and was expected to save taxpayers $680 million.
In February 2020, the Arizona House passed a bill to cut property taxes by 35%. Lieberman voted NO.
In May 2021, lawmakers proposed cutting state income taxes by $1.5 billion each year. Lieberman opposed the tax cut:
Planning for a massive tax cut of nearly $20 billion over 10 years … is absolute madness.
Lieberman voted NO on SB 1215 in 2019. The bill used $190 million to pay off state debt early, which would have lowered yearly debt payments and saved money on interest.
In 2021, Lieberman voted YES on HB 2700, which raised pay for several county elected officials while Arizona families were still recovering financially from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In January 2021, Lieberman sponsored HB 2496, a plan that could have made Arizona energy more expensive and less reliable.
In 2021, Lieberman voted against a bill that would stop the state from forcing utilities to use more renewable energy.
They don’t get to choose their power company, but they sure want renewable energy.
In 2021, Lieberman introduced HB 2287, which would have spent $1.5 million in taxpayer money on electric-school-bus grants.
In 2019 and 2020, lawmakers worked to complete the “20x2020” teacher pay raises. Lieberman voted NO on the K-12 funding bills that included about $340 million in added teacher pay.
In March 2020, Lieberman voted NO on SB 1224, which provided staff and funding to run Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts and improve oversight of the program.
In 2018, Lieberman urged voters to reject Proposition 305, trying to stop more Arizona families from getting school-choice options — even though his own child attended a top charter school.
In May 2019, Lieberman voted NO on HB 2747, which funded state and local law-enforcement efforts to catch illegal border crossers and support border security.
In May 2021, Lieberman voted YES on SCR 1044, which asked voters to let illegal immigrants qualify for in-state tuition.
In 2019, Lieberman co-sponsored HCR 2021, which would restore voting rights to convicted felons, including people convicted of violent felonies.
In 2020, Lieberman criticized Arizona’s requirement that many prisoners serve at least 85% of their sentences, calling the policy:
Disastrous.
Every fact above is drawn from the public legislative record. See it for yourself at AZLeg.gov, the non-partisan website of the Arizona State Legislature.
See the record at AZLeg.gov
Social Issues
Voted to Put Guys in Girls’ Sports
In March 2020, Lieberman voted NO on HB 2706, which required school sports teams to be separated by biological sex.
Voted Against Blocking Taxpayer-Funded Critical Race Theory Training
Lieberman voted NO on HB 2906, a bill that would stop taxpayer money from paying for Critical Race Theory training for state employees.
Voted Against Blocking Critical Race Theory in Public Schools
Lieberman voted NO on HB 2898, a bill that would stop taxpayer money from paying for Critical Race Theory curriculum in public schools.