President Trump: “GREAT NEWS FOR ARIZONA, Senator Paul Boyer, a RINO Obstructionist, Is Done.”
You have served as a state representative since 2012. What made you want to get involved in politics?
Involvement and interest are two different stories. My interest in politics started when I was editor-in-chief at ASU West’s student newspaper. In the summer of 2002, there was a suicide bomb in Israel at the Park Hotel. One hundred elderly Jews were celebrating Passover and the bomber murdered 30 of them. I couldn’t fathom why someone would want to do that and previously I never really cared about international politics, but I decided right then that I was going to learn all that I could about the issue.
So I started a pro-Israel club at my campus and got to know the Jewish students from Hillel at the ASU Main campus. I ended up spending a month in Israel during the height of the suicide bombings. It was a transformative experience. After the trip, I went to a few training seminars in D.C. with AIPAC where they encouraged me to get involved with members of Congress. So after I earned my undergrad, I put together my resume and visited the office of every member of the Arizona Congressional delegation. Congressman Shadegg ended up giving me an internship and I eventually worked on the Bush Cheney re-election as a paid staffer.
That explains the beginning of my interest. As for why I got involved in politics? I had always thought about running, but never made any solid plans towards it. So when Linda Gray and Jim Weiers retired from the state legislature, I figured if there was ever a time to run, it was then. I did. I knocked on a lot of doors and made a lot of phone calls. And, here I am. Second term.
Bill to define ‘anti-Semitism’ in school lessons passes Senate
Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, who is behind the measure, denied that is the case. He said nothing in the measure precludes criticizing the policies of the Israeli government.
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