Tim Bee is the first Senate President from southern Arizona since 1974. He has been instrumental in changing the tone and legislative process in the Arizona Senate to ensure that the interests of Arizonans are well represented.
As State Senator, Tim Bee:
- Spearheaded the largest tax cuts in Arizona history ($1.5 billion), including a 10 percent personal income tax cut and property tax relief.
- Provided much needed tax relief for Arizona businesses by reducing business tax rates, cutting business personal property taxes and creating tax programs to encourage business investment in Arizona.
- Ensured tax dollars stay in Southern Arizona by directing state sales tax dollars to the Rio Nuevo project, thus assuring southern Arizona approximately $400 million over the next twelve years.
- Championed increased funding for Arizona’s classrooms, teachers, universities, and job training programs to ensure a more robust workforce throughout Arizona.
- Established the mechanism for Pima County’s 20-year transportation plan and invested $960 million (in addition to normal funding) in Arizona’s transportation needs.
- Led the fight to appropriate $135 million over five years for the Science Foundation Arizona program and invested over $400 million in bioscience research infrastructure and TGen.
- Protected small business health insurance programs and enacted legislation to allow small businesses to buy down the premium costs for health insurance.
- Provided funding to double the University of Arizona’s nursing program, to address the nursing shortage in our State.
- Supported a $10 million appropriation for the establishment of a veterans’ home in southern Arizona and $2 million for southern Arizona’s only remaining trauma center.
- Fought for passage of the Castle Doctrine bill, which will allow crime victims to defend themselves and their homes.
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