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Barbara
Leff is the State Senator from District
11. She served in the House for three terms and is currently in her
third term in the Senate. Barbara is the Chairman of the Commerce and
Economic Development Committee. She is also a member of the Health
Committee and Finance Committee.
Barbara
has a Bachelor's Degree from Boston University from which she graduated
Phi Beta Kappa. She has a Master's Degree in Social Work from Simmons
College.
Barbara's
work experience includes being a Medical and Psychiatric Social Worker for
the Veteran's Administration, a Certified Community College Instructor for
the Maricopa County Community College System and the owner of a small
retail sporting goods business in Scottsdale. Barbara also has years of
experience in the volunteer sector including running a program that
resettled Russian Refugees in the Valley. Barbara's focus was to create
and run a program to help them be successfully employed and therefore,
self-sufficient. Barbara's work and volunteer experiences led her to the
world of politics. She volunteered on Jon Kyl's first campaign for the
United States Senate, spending many hours working on his behalf.
Barbara
has been married to Dr. Edmund Leff for thirty-seven years. They have two
children. The Leffs have lived in Paradise Valley for twenty-seven years.
Barbara’s legislative achievements include sponsorship of the following
bills: comprehensive HMO Reform; preventing frivolous
lawsuits; making it a State crime to be in Arizona while in violation of
the Federal immigration laws; preventing identity theft; increased
penalties for cooking and selling Meth; putting violent felons in jail
for life with a third felony conviction; educating children on
prevention of skin cancer; help working people who become disabled
to purchase health insurance; allowing you to ship wine to Arizona when
traveling to a winery and to order wine directly from small wineries;
promoting investment in small, technology-based companies;
requiring your social security number be
removed from all public
web sites; protecting you from having false liens placed on your home;
and the sponsorship of the "Teenage Driver Safety Act."
Barbara's legislative
priorities include: promoting policies that encourage job creation,
working to keep taxes low by focusing on fiscal accountability in
government; ensuring excellence in education, preserving quality health
care; improving access to health insurance; ensuring public safety and
securing Arizona's border.Barbara
has received numerous awards for her work on critical issues and on behalf
of her constituents - see the list.
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