Last year, Democrats considered GOP State Rep. Ethan Orr a friend. In his first year in the Legislature, Orr voted with Democrats and moderate Republicans to expand Arizona’s Medicaid program and approve Gov. Jan Brewer‘s budget, the session’s signature bills. He also worked on a variety of bills with the Democratic legislators who share his Catalina Foothills district, Rep. Victoria Steele and Sen. Steve Farley.
February 7, 2014
Steller: Dems target moderate GOP legislator Orr
Steele has worked with Orr on legislation such as a bill to fund mental-health first aid, and it’s useful for members of the minority party to have a member of the majority who will help them get their bills heard.
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