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

Axon. Waymo. Arizona's deficit. Rep. Joseph Chaplik (R-LD3) talks with "Jen & Friends" about the big issues and hints what might be next for his political career.READ THE STORYVIDEO TIME CODES:00 Intro:26 About State 48 News:42 Chaplik’s support of independent journalism 1:10 About Chaplik & how he got into politics2:36 Chaplik’s start in Arizona3:04 Getting involved in politics in 20203:53 Chaplik’s philosophy and the conservative scorecards4:51 Politics & business5:26 “A lot of business needs to be done” - Leadership7:07 Politics & disagreements7:56 Attempt to change the Arizona constitution 8:02 Doesn’t think state should be involved in Axon deal8:53 Local control9:45 How the Axon zoning deal ended up at the state level10:13 Scottsdale referendum signatures11:18 How Chaplik got involved in zoning legislation 12:05 March 3rd and Fox Business News12:30 Axon’s Josh Isner on Fox Business News13:22 Chaplik’s reaction13:59 Chaplik’s team starts working on a statement14:05 Chaplik discusses what happened when Axon’s Rick Smith approaches him at Capitol14:29 Threats made14:50 Chaplik’s call to security15:19 Chaplik’s reaction to watching Axon statements on Fox Business News16:01 Chaplik’s response on March 4th - Fox Business News16:49 How Chaplik’s conversation ended with Rick Smith on March 3rd18:11 Axon in Scottsdale 5 years ago18:27 Scottsdale election19:06 Changing the constitution is the “wrong thing to do”19:27 Petersen response on the legislation19:49 HB 292520:05 How to put language on another bill - “striker” bill20:38 Changing zoning is “bad for everybody”21:15 Sen. Carroll’s striker bill - Wednesday 8:30am22:42 Divided Republicans25:12 What might be good for one district might not be good for another district26:23 “Scottsdale Problem”26:43 Rogue city councils & development27:22 90% of voters don’t want more large projects in Scottsdale28:53 Consequences of Axon leaving30:00 Axon plan for development 31:13 No guarantee Axon is sticking around32:38 15-minute city34:34 Is there a place for Axon in Scottsdale36:28 What happens with the zoning legislation?38:51 Conduct of guests in the Capitol 40:34 Waymo42:42 DOGE43:10 How to cut State Income Tax 44:15 Cutting waste45:05 Missed opportunity to build a new state capitol 46:26 Arizona deficit47:44 Executive branch has explaining to do48:35 What’s next for Arizona?48:45 Andy Biggs49:29 Chaplik’s future50:16 Wish for more people to get involved in politics51:27 Business & leadership51:55 Arizona and money management53:01 Good years and bad years53:48 Chaplik and the pandemic58:12 Angry people and death threats58:40 WrapPlease send news tips to [email protected].