Mission

Committed to building a sound, secure and prosperous Arizona.

Sheri has the experience we need to represent our interests in the state legislature!

*    Common Sense Legislation
*    Long term solutions
*    Committed to eliminating wasteful spending
*    Recognizing the true needs of our community

Sheri is experienced and can make a difference: OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR - DEPUTY DIRECTOR
· Served as Deputy Director of Constituent Services for the Governor · Served the public with inquires directly made to the Governor · Reported to the Governor weekly trends, and matters of concern · Coordinated specials projects or handle special requests made by the Governor or the executive staff: Military Families Assistance program, Children’s programs, My first book program, Affordable Prescription drug program, Homeland Security: Interoperability, Adopt a family Holiday program, State Employee Charitable Contributions Coordinator, Homeland Heroes campaign, liaison to military families and support for troop members deployed overseas. · Working directly with elected officials, agency directors or appointed officials to assist women and children and low income families into program worked on interoperability team to develop a plan for Arizona, worked with agencies to identify waste and saved millions of tax dollars by eliminating duplicative programs and processes.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
For almost 15 years Sheri served as · Executive Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Staff · Director of Constituent Services * Special Assistant to Special Prosecutor, Governmental Affairs, Legislative Director, Community Services Coordinator · Special Projects Coordinator including work on Anti-Meth task Force, Consumer protection, Community group committees, Ethnic Group Committees, Homeland Security coordination, assistant to special prosecutor for crimes against children, and programs to prevent elder abuse. · Special Paralegal – Criminal Division – Voter Fraud Unit
Additional experience
· Paralegal, Law Clerk and Hearing Representative for private firm · Office administrator and special projects coordinator for private law firm – Community
Foster parent for the Humane Society Small Business owner, volunteering for Bountiful Baskets, hosting community town halls, elected to leadership positions focusing on jobs, safety and protecting Arizona's future
Sheri is married to Michael, with 2 children and her parents and in-laws live in District 9. Border security/Immigration Arizona’s new immigration law is a flawed solution to a very serious problem. Crime along the border and in our neighborhoods is still not being addressed. There are far better things we can do to solve this problem. - Our current legislators have consistently failed to deal with crime and violence associated with illegal immigration; but continue to cut public safety funding. - We need a comprehensive solution to border security and immigration. - We need more security along the border. - We need to crack down on the criminal cartels who deal in weapons and drugs. - We need to sanction employers who hire illegal immigrants. - We need to stop the human trafficking by coyotes. - And we need a tough, comprehensive solution at the national level. Sheri has worked for two terms in the Attorney General’s Office, where the Attorney General’s Office is making a difference: - AG Goddard has been cracking down on criminal cartels and smuggling rings. - Goddard’s historic settlements with Western Union in February helped cut off the pipeline of cash to the criminal cartels. Already, Goddard has secured $50 million in law enforcement funds from the settlement that could be used toward border security. What is needed has been ignored by our current legislators by repeatedly dismissing bills that will directly address crime and immigration issues in Arizona, Sheri will sponsor these bills and work to get them passed: - HB 2201 (misconduct involving weapons; fraudulent transactions): Gives authorities better tools to combat weapons trafficking and increase public safety by making it a felony to purchase weapons under false pretenses. Sponsor: Lujan - HB 2149 (drop houses; human smuggling): Combats the use of drop houses and human smuggling across the border. Sponsor: Sinema - HB 2354 (forgery; human smuggling; classification): Makes it a Class 3 felony if a person commits forgery in connection with purchase, lease or renting of a dwelling used as a drop house. Sponsor: Sinema - HB 2148 (human trafficking; violation): Provides law enforcement with more resources to prevent human smuggling in Arizona by clarifying and expanding the definition of trafficking. Sponsor: Sinema - HB 2151 (human trafficking coordinating council): Establishes a council to collect and organize data on human trafficking in Arizona in order to offer better, more effective solutions. Sponsor: Sinema SHERI VAN HORSEN FOR STATE SENATE IN LD9 Paid for by the Committee To Elect Sheri Van Horsen