Athena Salman
Bio | Salman was born and raised in Arizona and graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with degrees in both economics and political science. Salman also got experience working in community organizing and public policy before joining the state legislature. |
Status and Position | Current State House of Representatives of Arizona |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Arizona |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | She raised $52,119 in campaign donations in the 2020 election. |
Voting Rights | Unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No known stance. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Taxes | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Abortion | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Gun Control | For | She opposed two bills that would enable extremists to defy federal gun laws. The first bill would prohibit police and sheriffs from enforcing federal gun laws that violate the 2nd Amendment. The other bill would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry guns in public buildings unless there metal detectors and screening in place. Source: https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-arizona-phoenix-elections-house-elections-bda9c478a3f525bed1cce10c4d3f819b |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No known stance. The first bill would prohibit police and sheriffs from enforcing federal gun laws that violate the 2nd Amendment. The other bill would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry guns in public buildings unless there metal detectors and screening in place. Source: https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-arizona-phoenix-elections-house-elections-bda9c478a3f525bed1cce10c4d3f819b |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No known stance. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No known stance. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Border Control | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No known stance. |
| DACA | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | She opposed Gov. Duecy's proposed ban on sanctuary cities. Source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/02/20/arizona-gov-doug-duceys-sanctuary-cities-ban-state-constitution-dead/4826887002/ |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | She supports legalizing marijuana. Source: https://vote.norml.org/states/AZ |