Exclusive One-On-One with Arizona Rep. Joseph Chaplik

Axon. Waymo. Arizona's deficit. Rep. Joseph Chaplik (R-LD3) talks with "Jen & Friends" for State 48 News about the big issues and hints what might be next for his political career.

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VIDEO TIME CODES

:00 Intro

:26 About State 48 News

:42 Chaplik’s support of independent journalism 

1:10 About Chaplik & how he got into politics

2:36 Chaplik’s start in Arizona

3:04 Getting involved in politics in 2020

3:53 Chaplik’s philosophy and the conservative scorecards

4:51 Politics & business

5:26 “A lot of business needs to be done” - Leadership

7:07 Politics & disagreements

7:56 Attempt to change the Arizona constitution 

8:02 Doesn’t think state should be involved in Axon deal

8:53 Local control

9:45 How the Axon zoning deal ended up at the state level

10:13 Scottsdale referendum signatures

11:18 How Chaplik got involved in zoning legislation 

12:05 March 3rd and Fox Business News

12:30 Axon’s Josh Isner on Fox Business News

13:22 Chaplik’s reaction

13:59 Chaplik’s team starts working on a statement

14:05 Chaplik discusses what happened when Axon’s Rick Smith approaches him at Capitol

14:29 Threats made

14:50 Chaplik’s call to security

15:19 Chaplik’s reaction to watching Axon statements on Fox Business News

16:01 Chaplik’s response on March 4th - Fox Business News

16:49 How Chaplik’s conversation ended with Rick Smith on March 3rd

18:11 Axon in Scottsdale 5 years ago

18:27 Scottsdale election

19:06 Changing the constitution is the “wrong thing to do”

19:27 Petersen response on the legislation

19:49 HB 2925

20:05 How to put language on another bill - “striker” bill

20:38 Changing zoning is “bad for everybody”

21:15 Sen. Carroll’s striker bill - Wednesday 8:30am

22:42 Divided Republicans

25:12 What might be good for one district might not be good for another district

26:23 “Scottsdale Problem”

26:43 Rogue city councils & development

27:22 90% of voters don’t want more large projects in Scottsdale

28:53 Consequences of Axon leaving

30:00 Axon plan for development 

31:13 No guarantee Axon is sticking around

32:38 15-minute city

34:34 Is there a place for Axon in Scottsdale

36:28 What happens with the zoning legislation?

38:51 Conduct of guests in the Capitol 

40:34 Waymo

42:42 DOGE

43:10 How to cut State Income Tax 

44:15 Cutting waste

45:05 Missed opportunity to build a new state capitol 

46:26 Arizona deficit

47:44 Executive branch has explaining to do

48:35 What’s next for Arizona?

48:45 Andy Biggs

49:29 Chaplik’s future

50:16 Wish for more people to get involved in politics

51:27 Business & leadership

51:55 Arizona and money management

53:01 Good years and bad years

53:48 Chaplik and the pandemic

58:12 Angry people and death threats

58:40 Wrap

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