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<h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2><h4>Quick answers to the questions Julie hears most often on the doors and at events across LD3.</h4>What is Julie Gable’s position on AHCCCS and Medicaid cuts?Julie strongly opposes cuts to AHCCCS. More than two million Arizonans rely on Medicaid, and cutting coverage doesn’t lower costs — it shifts them to emergency rooms and drives up premiums for people with private insurance. <a href="https://azchamberfoundation.org/new-economic-analysis-warns-of-significant-job-losses-higher-health-care-costs-if-federal-medicaid-cuts-move-forward/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Arizona Chamber of Commerce has warned </a>that major Medicaid cuts could eliminate tens of thousands of Arizona jobs and billions in economic output.Does Julie support school vouchers or school choice programs?Julie’s priority is making every public school in LD3 excellent, fully funded, and staffed with well-paid teachers. She believes any public dollar leaving the school system must come with full transparency and accountability for student outcomes. Arizona taxpayers deserve to know their money is producing results — wherever it goes.What would Julie do about Arizona’s water crisis?Julie supports expanding Arizona’s bipartisan <a href="https://www.azwater.gov/ama/ag-to-urban" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ag-to-Urban groundwater conservation program</a>, stopping out-of-state corporations from draining Arizona’s aquifers, extending rural groundwater protections, and requiring all new residential development to have verified 100-year water supplies. She also supports investment in water recycling, aquifer recharge, and reclaimed water infrastructure.Is Julie concerned about AI eliminating Arizona jobs?Yes — and she’s the only candidate in this race with direct experience in the technology industry. Julie believes <a href="https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/how-will-ai-affect-the-global-workforce" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AI-driven job displacement</a> is already happening and that Arizona needs proactive workforce retraining and economic transition strategies now, not later. She also believes clear, predictable AI regulation is good for business and will help attract responsible tech investment to the state.What is Julie’s position on rural hospital closures in Arizona?Julie supports using every legislative tool available to protect Arizona’s rural hospitals. When rural hospitals close, families face hour-long drives to emergency care — <a href="https://%20https//www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-93" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a health crisis and an economic blow for rural communities</a>. She supports targeted funding and policy tools to keep these facilities operating.How does Julie’s technology background shape her policy positions?Julie started her career as a software developer, rose to executive leadership at Accenture, and co-owned and sold a technology consulting firm. She has led large-scale systems implementations for Fortune 100 companies and understands how technology infrastructure, data systems, and algorithms actually work — not just in theory. She brings that knowledge directly to her positions on data privacy, AI oversight, and workforce policy.What does Julie mean by “accountability” for education spending?When public education dollars are directed outside the traditional public school system, Julie believes there must be full, transparent reporting on student outcomes. Arizona taxpayers are entitled to know whether those dollars are working. She supports rigorous public oversight of any program using public funds for education.What happened with Julie’s behavioral healthcare organization?Julie ran a behavioral healthcare organization serving Arizonans in addiction recovery — the majority of them enrolled in Medicaid. When federal policy changes made it financially impossible to continue operating responsibly, the organization closed. Two hundred fifty employees lost their jobs. Patients lost access to care. That experience is the foundation of her healthcare platform.What does it mean to be a Clean Elections candidate?Julie Gable is running for the Arizona State House as a <a href="https://www.azcleanelections.gov/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clean Elections candidate</a>. This means Julie's campaign is funded through small, grassroots donations from community members rather than large contributions from special interest groups, corporations, or wealthy donors. Julie Gable's campaign does not accept any PAC money.

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<h2>PROVEN</h2><h5>Experience Matters</h5><img src="https://run.imgix.net/9da5f959-936c-4acb-9f6d-bad373168433/2f51c7d7-4bc2-4c17-9b3f-d62d6429711c/9f041f83-3c44-4393-8414-8c34aaf7fc8b.webp?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C2698%2C4096&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="40" variant="framed">Currently, Julie is the founder of <a href="https://www.businesswhys.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BusinessWhys</a>, a strategic business consulting practice. She coaches executive teams, helping them to increase accountability, focus, and build momentum toward strategic goals.&nbsp;Julie Gable is a proven business leader with extensive technical and leadership expertise.<ul><li>CEO of Buena Vista Recovery, a behavioral health organization with campuses in Cave Creek, Scottsdale, Chandler, and Tucson.</li><li>COO of TBConsulting, an Arizona-based technology consulting services company.</li><li>Executive at Accenture (Andersen Consulting) working on large-scale IT systems implementations at Fortune 100 companies.</li></ul>Julie has been recognized by the Phoenix Business Journal as an Outstanding Woman in Business, and by AZBig Media as one of Arizona's Most Influential Women. She brings a pragmatic, principled approach to service and leadership.<h2>PRINCIPLED</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/9da5f959-936c-4acb-9f6d-bad373168433/0151a799-e986-415d-8113-28595f98f1a5/0151a799-e986-415d-8113-28595f98f1a5.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C576%2C891&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed"><h5 style="text-align: center;">"Where you come from</h5><h5 style="text-align: center;">is part of where you are going."</h5><h5 style="text-align: center;">-Anthony Burgess</h5>Julie was born and raised in Los Alamos, New Mexico with a father that was a physicist at Los Alamos National Lab and a mother that worked as a reference librarian. Her father grew up during the Great Depression and enlisted in the Army shortly before WWII began.&nbsp; He was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines, survived the Bataan Death March and spent almost 4 years in Japanese Labor camps as a POW.&nbsp; After the war, he returned home and used the GI Bill to get a college education. Throughout their lives, Julie and her siblings enjoyed a very close relationship with their parents, and Julie credits her parents in developing her core values of Resilience, Intellectual Curiosity and Dedication to this Country.<h5>Community First Mindset.</h5>Shortly after graduating from Arizona State University, Julie met her husband, Dieter Gable while working at Andersen Consulting. They have lived in the LD3 District since 2002. Their two daughters grew up in Scottsdale and graduated from Desert Mountain High School. Her older daughter is working in Washington D.C. and will begin law school in the fall. Her younger daughter is pursuing her undergraduate degree on a full-ride ROTC scholarship. Julie and her husband are passionate about serving their community and have served on several local non-profit boards throughout the years. Current Board Memberships Arizona Humane Society The Phoenix Zoo (ACNC), former Chair of Strategic Outcomes CommitteePrior Board Memberships National Charity LeagueDesert Mountain High School IBPAArchway Scottsdale - PSO Scottsdale Parenting Group Gable Family Community Involvement Hospice of the Valley - Dieter Gable, current board member Fighter Country Partnership (Luke AFB) - Dieter Gable, lifetime Blue BlazerMcDowell Sonoran Conservancy - Dieter Gable, preserve steward Ryan House - Dieter Gable, past board memberSt. Mary's Food Bank - Million Meals ClubAFS - USA Youth Cultural Exchange Program - Hosts of three foreign exchange students&nbsp;<img src="https://run.imgix.net/9da5f959-936c-4acb-9f6d-bad373168433/52058d19-8ea5-42f5-b8ca-b79884ead32e/52058d19-8ea5-42f5-b8ca-b79884ead32e.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C1000%2C1333&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="center" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">

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<h4>WHY THIS IS PERSONAL</h4>“I started my career as a coder. I’ve run technology companies, led large-scale systems implementations for Fortune 100 companies, and experienced this industry up close for decades. I believe AI can do great for Arizona, our country, and our world. I’m also clear-eyed about what can happen if we get the policy wrong. Arizona needs a representative in the State House who understands the technology ecosystem from data center infrastructure to edge devices— not someone who’s playing catch-up to understand the complex systems that impact our communities and economy.”<h5>Pass strong Arizona data privacy protections</h5>Your data is your property. Companies must get your consent before collecting, using, or selling it. Period. Julie approaches data privacy as a property rights issue, and believes Arizona shouldn’t wait for Washington to act.<h5>Require human oversight of AI in government</h5>When it comes to decisions that affect Arizonans’ lives, like benefits eligibility, law enforcement, and education, there must be transparency and human accountability. This is even more true as state agencies and government contractors implement AI solutions in their processes. We can't allow artificial intelligence to go unchecked in decision-making that affects people’s rights. We must put Arizonans before algorithms. <h5>Protect children from harmful social media</h5>When a platform knowingly pushes harmful content to minors, exploits their engagement for profit, and undermines children's well-being, there must be real consequences and regulations that prevent future harm. Julie believes in requiring algorithm transparency from platforms and a mandate for real parental controls — not confusing checkbox settings where the platform always wins - tools that give parents real choice and authority over what their children see. <h5>Prepare Arizona's workforce for the AI Economy</h5>The technology revolution has accelerated the pace of change in every aspect of our lives, from how communities connect to how we do business. AI is increasing the rate of change, and the impact can already be felt -- job displacement is real and already underway. Arizona needs economic transition strategies supported by workforce retraining programs now—not after AI disruption affects working families.<h5>Attract responsible tech investment to Arizona</h5>We've been dubbed the Silicon Desert. Arizona should be the state where technology companies choose to locate because we have a skilled workforce, smart infrastructure, and a government that understands the industry. As we continue to attract businesses from across the country and around the world, creating&nbsp;clear, predictable rules is good for business and for Arizona. Julie Gable is the only candidate in this race with decades of technology expertise, having built the systems and led technology organizations. That's why she believes Arizona should lead on technology policy, not wait for Washington to catch up.

I is transforming Arizona's economy — and the window to act is now. Julie Gable is running for LD3 to prepare workers, protect data, and hold big tech accountable.

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<h4>Why This is Personal</h4>“I didn’t come to this issue from a briefing paper. I ran a behavioral healthcare organization serving Arizonans in addiction recovery — most of them on Medicaid. Federal government cuts under the "Big Beautiful Bill" meant our business was no longer viable. Two hundred fifty employees lost their jobs. Patients lost their care.I’ve seen how poorly designed healthcare policy affects patients, providers, and businesses. I have the experience to be part of solutions that improve the well-being of Arizonans.”<h5>Protect AHCCCS from cuts</h5>More than two million Arizonans depend on Medicaid. Cutting coverage doesn’t reduce costs — it shifts them to emergency rooms and raises premiums for everyone with private insurance. Cuts to this program inevitably lead to increases in your healthcare and insurance costs.<h5>Defend Arizona’s behavioral health system</h5>Addiction recovery, mental health care, and crisis services are already fragile in Arizona. Cuts to these programs don’t save Arizonans' money. They move hefty expenses to our hospitals, jails, and emergency services. Arizona taxpayers deserve long-term strategies that demonstrate positive behavioral health outcomes, rather than continuing to foot the bill for crisis triage.<h5>Protect rural hospitals</h5>Arizona’s rural hospitals run on thin margins. When one closes, entire communities can find themselves hours from emergency care, compromising healthcare outcomes. The Arizona State House must use every tool available to keep these rural hospitals open, because it’s truly a life-or-death situation.<h5>Expand preventive and primary care</h5>Preventive care costs far less than emergency care. Shifting Arizona's healthcare expenditure to expanded primary care access, mental health services, and preventive programs is a strategy to increase well-being for all Arizonans and reduce more expensive emergency healthcare costs.

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Julie has seen firsthand how our system often fails patients and providers. She believes Arizona’s overall well-being depends on expanding access to health care and is committed to pursuing pragmatic, strategic solutions that deliver better patient outcomes, reduce provider burden, and prevent fraud, waste and abuse.

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<h4>WHY THIS IS PERSONAL</h4>“My husband and I raised our daughters in LD3 neighborhood schools. One earned a full-ride AFROTC scholarship. The other starts law school this fall. I can trace the impact of investing in education back a generation. My father survived the Bataan Death March and spent more than three years as a prisoner of war. The GI Bill gave him the chance to go to college and become a physicist. My parents instilled in me a love of learning and the importance of high-quality education for all. Public investment in education changes trajectories across generations. I believe that with everything I have. For all Arizona public schools have given my family and me, I'm driven to pay it forward across another generation and beyond.”<h5>Fund neighborhood schools fully and fairly</h5>Every child in our community deserves a great school close to home — not just those whose parents can afford alternatives. Julie will fight for full, fair funding for our public schools, so that they can deliver the educational experiences, services, and programs that families in our community richly benefit from.<h5>Recruit, pay, and retain great teachers</h5>You can’t run a great school without great teachers. Arizona has one of the highest teacher vacancy rates in the country. Julie is driven to make teaching in Arizona a career worth building, with competitive compensation, benefits, and learning environments that are great for educators and their students.<h5>Prepare students for an AI-driven economy</h5>AI and technology are transforming every industry. Arizona’s public schools need the resources and curriculum to prepare students for careers that don’t exist yet. Julie believes that giving Arizona students a high-quality education to develop engaged citizens equipped for the future is the right strategy for thriving businesses and communities across our state.<h5>Require accountability for public education dollars</h5>Every dollar that leaves the public school system should require full transparency of purpose and educational outcomes. Arizona families deserve to know their tax dollars are being invested in high-quality learning experiences — wherever that spending occurs.<h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2><h4>What are Julie Gable's priorities for education?</h4>Julie Gable, candidate for Arizona State House in Legislative District 3, has four core education priorities:<ol><li>Fully and fairly funding neighborhood schools. Every child deserves a great school close to home, and Gable will fight for full, equitable funding so public schools can deliver the programs and services families depend on.</li><li>Recruiting, paying, and retaining great teachers. With Arizona among the highest in the country for teacher vacancies, Gable wants to make teaching a sustainable career through better compensation, benefits, and working environments.</li><li>Preparing students for an AI-driven economy. Gable supports equipping public schools with the resources and curriculum to prepare students for technology-driven careers — which she sees as essential for both students and Arizona's broader economy.</li><li>Requiring accountability for public education dollars. Gable believes any dollar leaving the public school system should come with full transparency around its purpose and outcomes.</li></ol><h4>How does Arizona rank nationally for public education?</h4>Arizona ranks last or near last in most national education assessments.<a href="https://www.consumeraffairs.com/movers/best-states-for-public-education.html"> Consumer Affairs' "Best States for Public Education" report</a> ranked Arizona:<ul><li>Last for public school funding</li><li>49th for student performance</li><li>47th for school safety</li></ul><a href="https://wallethub.com/edu/e/states-with-the-best-schools/5335">WalletHub's 2025 education rankings</a> placed Arizona's public education system 48th among U.S. states.<h4>How does Arizona fund its public schools compared to other states?</h4>Arizona is among the lowest-funded states in the nation. According to the<a href="https://edlawcenter.org/research/making-the-grade-2024/"> Education Law Center's 2024 "Making the Grade" report</a>, Arizona ranks last in education funding effort, spending just 2.05% of its GDP on K-12 education, compared to 5.5% in the highest-effort state, Vermont. Arizona's statewide<a href="https://www.azauditor.gov/arizona-school-district-spending-fiscal-year-2024-analysis-and-data-file"> school district spending reached $13.1 billion in FY 2024</a>, with an average teacher salary of $65,113. This compensation figure represents a 34.6% increase over 2017 levels.<h4>How severe is Arizona's teacher shortage?</h4>Arizona's teacher shortage goes back nearly a decade. According to the<a href="https://www.azed.gov/sites/default/files/2025/11/AZ_Teacher_Shortage_Impact_Fall_2025_Report_September_2025_Data.pdf"> Arizona Department of Education's Fall 2025 Teacher Shortage Impact Report</a>, schools planned to staff 57,567 teachers for the 2025-26 school year, but as of September 2025, 4,242 positions (7%) needed to be filled through alternative methods, including long-term substitutes, contracted personnel, classified staff, and student teachers.More than 1,000 educators quit the teaching profession as of July 2025, and schools were still actively recruiting to fill 1,387 positions at the time of the report's publication. Separately,<a href="https://www.azed.gov/sites/default/files/2025/11/AZ_Teacher_Shortage_Report_Fall_2024_ERR-Updated_Nov_2025.pdf"> ADE's first formal teacher retention study</a> found that 14.4% of educators (over 8,600 teachers) left the classroom after the 2024-25 school year, citing burnout, lack of respect, and student behavior issues as the top reasons for leaving.<h4>How large are Arizona's public school classrooms?</h4>Arizona has the<a href="https://azmirror.com/2025/09/22/arizona-public-schools-remain-ranked-last-in-the-us-as-voucher-spending-hits-1-billion/"> highest student-to-teacher ratio in the country at 23 students per teacher</a>, contributing to its low ranking in public education studies tracking the data point in their assessments. Arizona's class sizes are nearly double that of top-performing states like New York, which averages 12 students per teacher.How are Arizona students performing academically?According to a<a href="https://educationrecoveryscorecard.org/states/arizona/"> 2025 Harvard/Stanford Education Recovery Scorecard</a>, Arizona ranked 41st among states in math achievement change and 35th in reading between 2019 and 2024, with average student achievement still roughly 60% of a grade level below pre-pandemic levels in both subjects.<h4>How many students and teachers are in Arizona's public schools?</h4><a href="https://azreportcards.azed.gov/state-reports">Arizona's public K-12 system</a> comprises 236 school districts and 420 charter school districts. Arizona public schools are staffed with roughly 60,000 classroom teachers. These schools educate more than 1.1 million students, with approximately 900,000 students in district schools and 270,000 in charter schools.<h4>How large is Arizona's charter school sector?</h4>In 2024,<a href="https://azcharters.org/resources/research/"> Arizona's charter schools</a> served 231,703 students across approximately 580 schools statewide, representing 21% of public school enrollment and 25% of the state's public elementary schools. Charter schools are public schools, open to all students at no cost, with independent governance rather than by elected school boards.<h4>How do Arizona charter schools compare to district public schools academically?</h4>Research from<a href="https://ncss3.stanford.edu/"> Stanford University's CREDO Project</a> documents that performance varies significantly by school, with about half of charter schools posting results similar to those of their district peers. A portion of Arizona charter schools do deliver higher academic growth than local district schools: 35% of the time in reading and 38% of the time in math.<h4>What is Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, and how large has it grown?</h4>Arizona's ESA program provides state-funded accounts families can use to pay for private school tuition, homeschooling, tutoring, and other approved educational expenses. ESA spending grew from $2.2 million in 2011-12 to $886 million in 2024-25. Today, roughly 7% of Arizona's K-12 students use ESA vouchers.<a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA3431-2.html"> The Common Sense Institute</a> projects total ESA spending will reach approximately $1.06 billion annually as enrollment stabilizes.<h4>Who uses Arizona's ESA voucher program, and is academic performance tracked?</h4><a href="https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/1-billion-in-voucher-spending-raises-new-budget-pressures-for-arizona-schools,644801">Most ESA users were already enrolled in private school or homeschool</a> before receiving vouchers — 71% of universal ESA students as of 2025 — and participants are disproportionately from wealthier, higher-achieving, and whiter school districts. Researchers at Education Week, Brookings, and the Fordham Institute note that Arizona does not collect standardized academic performance data for ESA-funded students, limiting the state's ability to evaluate educational outcomes associated with the program.<h4>How do Arizona public, charter, and private schools report academic performance?</h4>Arizona's district public schools have the most comprehensive reporting. All students in grades three through eight, and grade ten, take annual state assessments (AzMERIT and AzSCI). Results are delivered as A-F letter grades with subgroup breakdowns. Academic year results are published by school at<a href="http://azreportcards.azed.gov"> </a><a href="http://azreportcards.azed.gov">azreportcards.azed.gov</a>. Charter schools are defined as public schools and follow the same testing and reporting requirements as district schools, making their results directly comparable on the same ADE report cards. Private schools have no state testing or reporting requirements. The Diocese of Phoenix voluntarily publishes annual Iowa Assessment results for all diocesan elementary students at<a href="http://catholicschoolsphx.org"> </a><a href="http://catholicschoolsphx.org">catholicschoolsphx.org</a>. The Iowa Assessment is a norm-referenced test, reflecting how students perform against a nationally representative sample of their peers.

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<h4>WHY THIS IS PERSONAL</h4>“I’ve lived in this district for nearly 25 years. Water security isn’t an abstract policy issue for me — it’s about the future of the community where I raised my family and plan to grow old. Arizona’s water challenges are serious. They’re also solvable, if we have the political will and the practical knowledge to act.”<h5>Build on Arizona’s bipartisan Ag-to-Urban program</h5>The 2025 groundwater conservation law passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. It proves Arizona can protect its water supply and grow its housing stock at the same time. This model is one Julie believes we should push to expand and strengthen.<h5>Keep out-of-state corporations out of Arizona’s aquifers</h5>Local water belongs to local communities. Foreign and out-of-state corporations shouldn't pump Arizona’s finite groundwater to grow crops shipped overseas while Arizona families watch their wells run dry. <h5>Extend groundwater protections to rural Arizona</h5>The 1980 Groundwater Management Act protected Arizona cities, but there is a significant gap in protections for rural Arizona. Julie believes in locally-driven solutions that empower communities to protect their own water without one-size-fits-all mandates.<h5>Prevent another Rio Verde</h5>What happened to Rio Verde Foothills was both unacceptable and preventable. Better planning and coordination between communities and water providers, and stronger legal protections, must be formalized to ensure no community runs dry.<h5>Fight for Arizona’s share of the Colorado River</h5>The post-2026 Colorado River guidelines will shape Arizona’s water future. Arizona must be at the table with a strong, unified position that protects communities, industries, and our diverse natural resources.<h5>Invest in water innovation and supply</h5>There is no single solution to ensure Arizona's long-term water security. Investing in a variety of solutions, such as reclaimed water, aquifer recharge, desalination partnerships, and water recycling, is part of a multi-pronged approach to support future growth in our state. Arizona has led the nation in water innovation before. Julie's committed to making our state a leader others can learn from.

Sustainability is not a partisan issue — it is a responsibility. By bringing together business leaders, environmental experts, rural communities, and local governments, we can safeguard Arizona’s natural resources and ensure a strong, resilient future for generations to come.

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