Bob Worsley | |
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| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 25th[1] district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gail Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Tyler Pace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Christi Worsley 22 grandchildren |
| Residence | Mesa, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Website | bobworsleyforsenate |
Bob Worsley[2] (born February 15, 1956) is an American businessman and politician. He is the founder of SkyMall and a former Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 25 from 2013 to 2019.
Worsley was a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with PriceWaterhouse in the 1980s. In 1999, he received the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award from Ernst and Young. Worsley is the founder of NZ Legacy—a land, mineral and energy development company—which supplies electricity to over 27,000 homes in the white mountains. He is also the developer of a planned Potash facility in Holbrook, Arizona, that will create 500 permanent jobs.
Worsley was formerly on the Board of Directors for United Families International and for the Institute for American Values, and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Mesa branch of United Way. Furthermore, he is an International Advisory Council Member for the International Center for Law and Religion Studies. Worsley is also the Co-Founder of the Consolari Music Hall in Mesa, Arizona.
In 2020 Worsley wrote The Horseshoe Virus: How the Anti-Immigration Movement Spread from Left-Wing to Right-Wing America.[3] His book dissects how current anti-immigrant sentiments have evolved out of the work of John Tanton, a staunch environmentalist and advocate for population control, who shifted his focus and founded organizations devoted to demonizing American immigrants.[4]
- ^ "Bob Worsley". Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "Bob Worsley's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ Worsley, Bob (2020-10-06). The Horseshoe Virus: How the Anti-Immigration Movement Spread from Left-Wing to Right-Wing America (1st ed.). RealClear Publishing.
- ^ Sanchez, Rob O'Dell and Yvonne Wingett. "Former Arizona lawmaker blames far left and far right for rise of anti-immigrant policies in US". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-02-17.