Doug Ducey

If you saw a better idea or business anywhere in the world, and you could reapply it legally and ethically and with attribution, you were supposed to do that. And I used that learning in building Cold Stone. ”

Arizona has excellent medical schools, both public and private, and it is critical that we create an environment that keeps medical students in Arizona to practice medicine once they complete medical school and their residency programs. ”

My philosophy is that I may not like all the questions that you ask, and you may not like all the answers that I give, but this is part of a transparent government. ”

Biotech research is incredibly important for health-care innovation. ”

Setting the state budget is one of the most important tasks we undertake at the state Capitol - because after all, it's the people's money - not the government's. ”

When it comes to free speech and participation in the democratic process, our laws should reflect the goal of making it easier for more citizens to engage. ”

You still find a great sense of possibility here, and I want to make sure that Arizona stays that way. I want us to be the welcoming, job-creating state we've been from the start, a place where everybody's got a chance. ”

We will ensure Arizona continues to grow jobs, not destroy them. ”

We should empower teachers to do their job by cutting wasteful spending and crippling bureaucracy, not classroom resources our educators and students need. ”

My focus is 100 percent on my day job, on the state of Arizona. ”