Ben Toma
Bio | Born in Romania, Toma migrated to America in 1987 and has experience serving on the Peoria City Council and working as a real estate broker. He and his wife, Ani, got married in 1998 and live together with their five daughters in the Deer Valley School District. |
Status and Position | Current State House of Representatives of Arizona |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Arizona |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Unknown. |
Voting Rights | Unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No known votes on healthcare. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No known votes on healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No known votes on healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No known votes on LGBT rights. |
| Taxes | Against | He supports reducing taxes. He believes that government budgets should be scrutinized so we can reduce taxes. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| Flat Tax Rate | For | He proposed a flat tax. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Toma He believes that government budgets should be scrutinized so we can reduce taxes. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| Abortion | Against | He is pro-life. He stated that it is a shame to see the liberal media hype up certain kinds of violence while completely ignoring the thousands of lives lost each day to abortion. The lives of the unborn should be protected. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| Gun Control | Against | He fully supports the Constitutional right to bear arms. The freedom to defend oneself is very necessary and practical freedom, especially during the time of riots and pushes to de-fund police departments. He will fight all the efforts to curb the freedom to own and operate firearms. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No known stance. The freedom to defend oneself is very necessary and practical freedom, especially during the time of riots and pushes to de-fund police departments. He will fight all the efforts to curb the freedom to own and operate firearms. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| Government Interference | Against | He believes that the best way to grow the economy and recover is to get the government out of the way. Regulations that hinder growth need to be repealed, and government budgets must be scrutinized to reduce taxes. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | He co-sponsored a bill that would force county prosecuters to file homicide charges against women who recieve abortions and the doctors who perform them. Source: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/proposed-arizona-law-could-results-in-executions-for-women-who-get-abortions-11527265 |
| Welfare | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | He introduced a criminal justice reform bill, which aims to change how people can be charged for crimes. The bill would ensure that people can't be sentenced as a repeat offender unless they actually have been previously convincted of a crime. Source: https://kjzz.org/content/957826/repeat-offender-bill-legislatures-last-criminal-justice-reform-effort |
| 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 | For | He identifies himself with the Republican party and believes in conservative policies. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Toma |
| Free Markets | For | He believes that the economy will strive with less government regulation. He stated that business owners will invest their capital to expand and create jobs if they can keep more of their hard earned money and have less red tape to deal with. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| Brexit | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Government Spending | Against | He supports less government regulation on the economy so that private business owners would have the chance to improve the economy and create more business opportunities. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| 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 | For | He supports having a secure border. He stated that to keep our neighborhoods safe, our border must be secure. A strong border will be able to prevent drugs, criminals, and illegal immigrants from entering our country without our knowledge. I fully support legal immigration, and I support President Trump's wall and will do everything in my power to see it completed. Source: https://www.bentoma.com/issues/# |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No known stance. |
| DACA | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | No known stance. |