
Statement
Teri chose to run Independently due to the political climate that is dividing our state and nation. Teri believes unity is needed and despite differences people over politics needs to remain at the forefront. Teri is able to support both sides through a lens of honesty, integrity, wholesome, and remaining not prompted by politics or money to make decisions. Teri respects the politics on both sides but chooses to keep people at the forefront first. Teri does not, and will not, accept PAC or corporate donations as she believes this is part of the issue in our government today. Teri is focused on ensuring public servants throughout the government and state agencies begin to fully serve the public first, not last. Teri believes that people in Arizona are being harmed by the systems set up to help the people, and she will address and fix this immediately. Teri will ensure cost of living, water, homelessness, courts, rural communities, border control, legal immigration and other big topics are protected, covered, and firmly addressed with change that supports the constitution and the people, first. Teri is focused on people in the community, not serving first herself and government.
Biography
Teri is an Arizona native, mother, and small business owner. Teri is a licensed professional counselor since 2017 and earned her PhD in 2018. Teri entered the race as Governor as a way to serve her state and people in it by saving Arizona, protecting families, and fixing corruption. "I am tired of people in my state of which I love, including myself, being harmed by the people set in place to help us." - Teri
Positions
Issue Stances
Water Policy
SupportsHourihan lists securing Arizona's water future among her campaign priorities. No detailed water plan found addressing groundwater, Colorado River allocations, agriculture, conservation mandates, or tribal water rights.
Education Funding
SupportsHourihan supports protecting and expanding ESA access with fraud-reduction auditing, transparent district audits, caps on non-instructional spending, and more charter and classical school options. She also calls for reviewing teacher and administrator salaries and funding counseling services in public schools.
Border Security & Immigration
SupportsHourihan supports deploying a state guard for border, drug, and human trafficking interdiction, coordinating with Texas and Florida on enforcement compacts, auditing welfare recipients for citizenship verification, and backing President Trump on border control.
Housing Affordability
SupportsHourihan does not have a conventional housing supply platform. She supports expanding shelters, placing mental health clinics near shelters, creating transitional living programs, and supporting transitional homes for mothers and children.
Election Integrity
Not FoundNo direct public position found on voter ID, mail voting, ballot counting, election audits, or county election administration. Her campaign emphasizes accountability and anti-corruption but those are broader government integrity positions, not a specific election integrity platform.
Healthcare Access
SupportsHourihan supports reviewing AHCCCS provider suspensions and clearing pending payments, reviewing DES and ALTCS funding, and changing DDD funding to better support children and families. She also supports expanding behavioral health services, crisis services, and mental health clinics near shelters.
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SupportsHourihan supports increased resources in high-crime communities, expanded behavioral health and crisis services, more available crisis workers, and improved reentry programs for released prisoners. Her border platform also emphasizes drug and human trafficking interdiction.
Energy Policy
SupportsHourihan supports ending participation in California-style emissions compacts, offering tax credits for efficiency upgrades, promoting solar and wind infrastructure, and preventing utilities from passing unnecessary costs to consumers. She also supports repealing blended fuel mandates and climate-era regulations she says increase gas and logistics costs.
Economic Development & Jobs
SupportsHourihan supports aligning education with workforce skills, helping mid-career workers with barriers like childcare and transportation, skill training programs for low-income populations, manufacturing incentives, trade corridors, rural workforce development, and maintaining a competitive business environment.
Reproductive Rights
OpposesHourihan identifies as pro-life and opposes elective abortion, though she does not support eradicating abortion entirely where medical necessity exists. She opposes federal taxpayer funding for elective abortion and wants more emphasis on contraception, adoption, and clearer medical necessity standards.
Transportation & Infrastructure
SupportsHourihan supports expanding trade corridors with Texas, Florida, and Gulf Coast states to reduce supply chain costs, expanding interstates for corridor partnerships, improving rural technology access, and addressing transportation as a barrier for mid-career workers.
Government Spending & Taxation
SupportsHourihan supports a balanced budget, freezing discretionary spending at AHCCCS, DES, and ADE pending reconciliations, and creating audit and transparency systems for state operations. She also supports tax incentives for manufacturing, tax credits for efficiency upgrades, and credits for businesses providing childcare and ride-share access.
Legislature
Legislative Voting Record
No voting record on file.
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Ballot
Ballot Measure Stances
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