Timothy S Bee was born on June 20,1969 and is a Republican politician and business owner who served in the Arizona State Senate from 2001 through 2008.
24 Facts About Tim Bee
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Tim Bee was first elected to the Arizona Senate in 2001 and left in 2009 due to term limits.
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Tim Bee was born in Tucson, Arizona on June 20,1969.
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Tim Bee attended Palo Verde High School, where he graduated as Valedictorian.
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In 1989, Bee started the Bee Brothers Printing Company in Tucson.
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Tim Bee owned and operated this business until he was elected to the State Senate in 2001.
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Tim Bee went on to be elected to two terms as the Senate Majority Leader, and served his final term as the President of the Senate.
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Tim Bee was the first legislator from the Tucson area to serve as Senate President since Bill Jaquin in 1974.
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Tim Bee was elected to the Arizona Senate in 2000 to represent Legislative District 30.
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Tim Bee succeeded his brother Keith Bee, who had represented the same district since 1993.
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Tim Bee was re-elected three times: in 2002,2004, and 2006.
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Tim Bee served as Senate Majority Leader for two sessions from 2003 to 2006.
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Senator Tim Bee has received endorsements from the Center for Arizona Policy, Arizona Right to Life, and the NRA Political Victory Fund.
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In 2008, Tim Bee sponsored a measure to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Arizona.
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Ultimately, as the President of the Senate, Bee cast the decisive vote in favor of putting the amendment on the Arizona ballot in 2008.
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In 2008, Tim Bee was criticized by some conservative commentators for being one of four Republican State Senators who voted for a state budget unanimously favored by state Democrats.
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On January 19,2008, Tim Bee launched his campaign to challenge first-term incumbent Democrat Gabby Giffords for Congress in Arizona's 8th congressional district.
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Tim Bee's campaign was co-chaired by Tucson businessman Jim Click and Sandra Froman, the immediate past President of the National Rifle Association of America.
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Tim Bee was endorsed by both Arizona US Senators; Jon Kyl, the Senate Minority Whip, and John McCain, the GOP nominee for President in the 2008 election.
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On November 4,2008, Tim Bee lost the election to Giffords, 104,444 to 141,618.
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In February 2009, Tim Bee was appointed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to head the Governor's Office in Tucson where he served until May 2011.
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Tim Bee left the Governor's office to take a position as the Senior Director for State Relations at the University of Arizona.
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Tim Bee went on to become the Vice President for Government and Community Relations, overseeing Federal, State, Tribal, and Community Relations and the Office of Presidential Events and Visitor Services.
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Tim Bee left the UA at the end of 2017 to pursue a career opportunity with the Arizona Builders Alliance where he currently serves as the Vice President, Government and Community Relations.