WASHINGTON – A lot of Arizonans still don’t know much about Ann Kirkpatrick, but they are about to find out she is an extreme liberal more interested in catering to left-wing special interests than serving Arizona.
Just for starters, here are a few important facts about Kirkpatrick:
- She votes with Nancy Pelosi 90% of the time (Congressional Quarterly, accessed 5/26/2015);
- She voted to allow the transfer of GITMO detainees to the U.S.;
- She ignored warnings about patients dying at the VA;
- She opposed the use of the National Guard to help secure the border;
- In her last two days in office after losing reelection in 2010, she dished out over $100,000 in taxpayer funds to her staff on her way out the door; and
- She has repeatedly voted against commonsense, bipartisan fixes to the law, including the Keep Your Health Plan Act.
For Democrats to tout their recruitment of Kirkpatrick as big news shows just how desperate they have gotten in trying to scare up Senate challengers this cycle.
“In Congress, Ann Kirkpatrick has compiled a partisan record that puts her on the extreme left and has made life harder for Arizona families. With the Republican-led Congress making progress in moving this country forward, the last thing Arizonans need is a Nancy Pelosi protégé like Ann Kirkpatrick in the Senate.” – American Crossroads Communications Director Ian Prior