Arizona Senate Race

Incumbent:	Senator Jon Kyl (R)
	John Kyl has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
Challenger(s):	Jim Pederson (D)
	Go to Jim Pederson’s campaign website.
	OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.

JON KYL HAS HURT ARIZONA'S WORKING FAMILIES

Sends Our Jobs Overseas.
Jon Kyl voted for unfair trade agreements that send our jobs overseas and weaken worker protections. (S.1416/H.R. 2738, Vote #319, 7/31/03; S. 1417/H.R. 2739, Vote #318, 7/31/03; H.R. 3045, Vote #209, 7/28/05; S. 3569, Vote #190, 6/29/06; H.R. 3009, 5/23/02)

Opposes Raising the Minimum Wage.
Jon Kyl voted against increasing the minimum wage, leading to lower wage standards around the country. (S. 256, 3/7/05)

Supports Privatizing Social Security.
Jon Kyl supports the Bush administration’s efforts to privatize Social Security and will allow large reductions in Social Security benefits. (S.C.R. 18, 3/15/05)

JIM PEDERSON WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Jim Pederson will make life-saving drugs affordable for Arizona seniors by allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prices. He opposes the privatization of Social Security and supports an increase in the minimum wage. As our U.S. senator, Jim Pederson will be a strong voice for working families. (The [Phoenix] Business Journal, 9/18/06; www.pederson2006.com)

 

VOTE Nov. 7

How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.

 

 

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