Pay Disparity
#FairTrooperPayToday
Your Arizona State Troopers need your help… They’re facing an enormous pay disparity problem that’s been growing for many years with no end in sight… Now they are paying a heavy price. Each year our state government promises to address the issue and each year it gets worse… This hurts the Troopers while the cost to fix the problem simply continues to get larger and harder to swallow. It affects every part of the agency from morale to recruitment and retainment. It keeps them from attracting and holding onto the best people… Possible recruits choose to join other agencies and Troopers leave early in their careers for better pay elsewhere… In the end, this affects you and the quality of the service they provide.
We Need Your Help…
We need your help to convince your state government that now is the time to fix this problem before it gets even worse. As the pay gap increases each year, the solution gets more and more expensive and out of reach and the situation for the troopers gets worse. We have the funding to fix this, let’s do it the right way and keep this from happening again.
A Vision For The Future
It’s been more than several years now your state troopers and DPS employees have been waiting for the pay raises they’ve been promised. Though new solutions are suggested and some have even been implemented, they all end up being half measures that don’t fix the problem or sometimes make it even worse. Our goal is to educate everyone about what the real problems are and to work together to fix them the right way so they don’t cause undue pressure on state budgets and fixes the issues once and for all so they don’t happen again. We don’t want to keep kicking the can down the road for another year and make the problems worse than they already are. Each time we do this, the problems just get larger and harder to solve efficiently.
Our Purpose
What We Face
FY 2019 shows that sworn Trooper salaries lagged behind other Arizona law enforcement agencies by over 15% and their professional staff by almost 18%…
Of the over 42 Arizona agencies surveyed, only seven (12) had equivalent salaries less than the Department of Public Safety… Your Troopers simply can’t compete with those numbers and the facts show it.
The Issues
Morale
All of your DPS employees are very proud of the job they do. Their main concern is providing the people of Arizona with the best services they possibly can. It is their honor to be a part of this agency and its proud history, but the pay gap has put a serious dent in their morale. Each year that the pay gap with other agencies gets larger, it gets harder and harder to maintain their morale and more difficult to retain & recruit personnel.
Recruitment and Retainment
In FY 2019 alone there were 185 separations from the Department of Public Safety including retirements and almost 86.5% were ‘regrettable attrition’. This means they were people they didn’t want to lose…
If you break it down, the sworn regrettable attrition rate was almost 86.7% and the professional staff rate was almost 86.3%.
Irrecoverable Costs
When a trooper or professional staff employee leaves the department as ‘regrettable attrition’ all of the costs associated with training that person are lost and irrecoverable. Additionally, a new person must be hired and trained to replace that person and the department loses all of the experience the previous employee earned over those years. It is a losing battle that has a major negative affect on overall morale.
Under Staffing
Under staffing is a problem. When you have a tough time recruiting people and keeping them, you have personnel shortages. These shortages become harder to fill when pay affects recruiting new people. These shortages last longer over time and eventually cause the department to make adjustments to coverage and service levels. This is never good and until the pay gap is resolved it will never get better. As a real world example, DPS is considering closing the entire dispatch center for Northern Arizona (Northern OpsComm) by attrition over time because they having such a difficult time replacing and recruiting new personnel for those positions. One of the main reasons is pay doesn’t reflect the cost of living for people in that area. This is a serious problem. It will affect the service levels in that area.
Contribute to Our Campaign
We need your help educating people about the issues we face and letting your legislators know that you support the troopers.
You can use the tools on this page to contact your representatives in state government and let them know that you want us to work together to solve this problem.
You can also contribute financially to our campaign in two different ways. First, you can donate to the campaign directly and help us pay for advertisements on different media, educational materials, and other campaign resources. You can also purchase some of our memorabilia and not only fund our efforts but show your support, help us educate people, and spread the word about the issues we face.
About #FairTrooperPayToday
our Arizona State Troopers need your help. They’re facing an enormous pay disparity problem that’s been growing for many years with no end in sight. Now they are paying a heavy price. Each year our state government promises to address the issue and each year it gets worse. This hurts the Troopers while the cost to fix the problem simply continues to get larger and harder to swallow. It affects every part of the agency from morale to recruitment and retainment. It keeps them from attracting and holding onto the best
people. Possible recruits choose to join other agencies and Troopers leave early in their careers for better pay elsewhere. In the end, this affects you and the quality of the service they provide. FY 2019 shows that sworn Trooper salaries lagged behind other Arizona law enforcement agencies by over 15% and their professional staff by almost 18%.
Of the over 42 Arizona agencies surveyed, only twelve (12) had equivalent salaries less than the Department of Public Safety. Your Troopers simply can’t compete with those numbers and the facts show it. In FY 2019 alone, there were 185 separations from the Department of Public Safety including retirements and almost 86.5% were ‘regrettable attrition’. This means they were people they didn’t want to lose. If you break it down, the sworn regrettable attrition rate was almost 86.7% and the professional staff rate was almost 86.3%. Stop gaps and half measures have gotten us to this point. It’s time we fixed this problem once and for all and it’s imperative we do it right this time.
We can’t just keep kicking the can down the road for others to solve later. The stakes are just too high.
Ready to take the next step and support the troopers?
What can I do?
Our biggest need is making our state government understand that you care about the troopers and you want them to work with us to solve this problem now and make sure it doesn’t happen again. We’ve included a list of contact information for your state representatives so you can call, write a letter, or email them and tell them you support the troopers and you want to fix the tremendous pay gap that exists and make sure this problem doesn’t occur again. You can donate to our campaign using the donation buttons if you wish. You can also purchase any of our merchandise and show your support for a pay disparity fix and educate others as to the issues we face.
Use the chart below to locate your legislative district and identify your representatives. If you don’t know your legislative district, click here to go to the district locator page and type in your address to find it, then use the chart below.
Make a Call…
You can use the phone numbers listed below to call your representative and tell them you support the troopers and would like us to work together to solve this problem and do it right this time so this doesn’t happen again. We’ve recommended a solution that includes a very fair increase so as to not break the budget and small cost of living adjustment each year to make sure this never happens again. We need your help to get this solution passed during this legislative session. As a voter in their district, your opinion matters and making it heard is important to both of us. Let’s solve #FairTrooperPayToday together…
| Representative | Phone | Representative | Phone | State Senator | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Stringer | 602-926-4838 | Noel Campbell | 602-926-3124 | Karen Fann | 602-926-5874/5300 |
| 2 | Rosanna Gabaldon | 602-926-3424 | Daniel Hernandez Jr. | 602-926-4840 | Andrea Dalessandro | 602-926-5342 |
| 3 | Sally Ann Gonzales | 602-926-3278 | Alma Hernandez | 602-926-3176 | Sally Ann Gonzales | 602-926-3278 |
| 4 | Charlene Fernandez | 602-926-3098 | Geraldine Peten | 602-926-4842 | Lisa Otondo | 602-926-3002 |
| 5 | Leo Biasiucci | 602-926-3018 | Regina Cobb | 602-926-3126 | Sonny Borrelli | 602-926-5051 |
| 6 | Walter Blackman | 602-926-3043 | Bob Thorpe | 602-926-5219 | Sylvia Allen | 602-926-5409 |
| 7 | Arlando Teller | 602-926-3069 | Myron Tsosie | 602-926-3157 | Jamescita Peshlakai | 602-926-5160 |
| 8 | TJ Shope | 602-926-3012 | David Cook | 602-926-5162 | Frank Pratt | 602-926-5761 |
| 9 | Pamela Powers Hannley | 602-926-4848 | Randall Friese | 602-926-3138 | Victoria Steele | 602-926-5683 |
| 10 | Kristen Engel | 602-926-5178 | Domingo De Grazia | 602-926-5153 | David Bradley | 602-926-5262 |
| 11 | Mark Finchem | 602-926-3122 | Vince Leach | 602-926-3106 | Vince Leach | 602-926-3106 |
| 12 | Warren Petersen | 602-926-4136 | Travis Grantham | 602-926-4868 | Eddie Farnsworth | 602-926-5735 |
| 13 | Timothy Dunn | 602-926-4139 | Joanne Osborne | 602-926-3181 | Sine Kerr | 602-926-5955 |
| 14 | Becky Nutt | 602-926-4852 | Gail Griffin | 602-926-5895 | David Gowan | 602-926-5154 |
| 15 | John Allen | 602-926-4916 | Nancy Barto | 602-926-5766 | Heather Carter | 602-926-5503 |
| 16 | John Fillmore | 602-926-3187 | Kelly Townsend | 602-926-4467 | David Farnsworth | 602-926-3020 |
| 17 | Jeff Weninger | 602-926-3092 | Jennifer Pawlik | 602-926-3193 | J.D. Mesnard | 602-926-4481 |
| 18 | Jennifer Jermaine | 602-926-3199 | Mitzi Epstein | 602-926-4870 | Sean Bowie | 602-926-3004 |
| 19 | Diego Espinoza | 602-926-3134 | Lorenzo Sierra | 602-926-3211 | Lupe Contreras | 602-926-5284 |
| 20 | Shawnna Bolick | 602-926-3244 | Anthony Kern | 602-926-3102 | Paul Boyer | 602-926-4173 |
| 21 | Tony Rivero | 602-926-3104 | Kevin Payne | 602-926-4854 | Rick Gray | 602-926-5413 |
| 22 | Frank Carroll | 602-926-3249 | Ben Toma | 602-926-3298 | David Livingston | 602-9264178 |
| 23 | Jay Lawrence | 602-926-3095 | John Kavanagh | 602-926-5170 | Michelle Ugenti-Rita | 602-926-4480 |
| 24 | Amish Shah | 602-926-3280 | Jennifer Longdon | 602-926-3300 | Lela Alston | 602-926-5829 |
| 25 | Michelle Udall | 602-926-4856 | Rusty Bowers | 602-926-3128 | Tyler Pace | 602-926-5760 |
| 26 | Isela Blanc | 602-926-5187 | Athena Salman | 602-926-4858 | Juan Mendez | 602-926-4124 |
| 27 | Reginald Bolding | 602-926-3132 | Diego Rodriguez | 602-926-3285 | Rebecca Rios | 602-926-3073 |
| 28 | Aaron Lieberman | 602-926-3300 | Kelli Butler | 602-926-5156 | Kate Brophy Mgee | 602-926-4486 |
| 29 | Richard Andrade | 602-926-3130 | Cesar Chavez | 602-926-4862 | Martin Quezada | 602-926-5911 |
| 30 | Raquel Teran | 602-926-3308 | Robert Meza | 602-926-3425 | Otoniel Navarrete | 602-926-4864 |
Send an email…
You can click on the email address for each of your representatives to launch an email window where you can tell them that you support the troopers and that you want us to work together to solve the pay gap problem and do it right this time so that it doesn’t happen again. We’ve recommended a solution that includes a very fair increase so as to not break the budget and small cost of living adjustment each year to make sure this never happens again. We need your help to get this solution passed during this legislative session.
We’ve included some boilerplate text below to include if you’d like to use it. Simply use your mouse to copy it to your clipboard and then click on the email(s) of your representatives one by one and paste into each email.
Sample email text:
I would like to express my steadfast support for the Arizona State Troopers and the Department of Public Safety in their desire to solve the pay disparity issues they currently face and I ask that you work together with them to insure that this issue is resolved correctly this time so that it doesn’t happen again. They’ve recommended a solution that includes a very fair increase so as to not break the budget and a small cost of living adjustment each year to make sure this never happens again. I would very much like your help to get this solution passed during this legislative session. As a voter in your district this issue is important to me. Thank you for your help in resolving this very serious problem. Let’s solve #FairTrooperPayToday together…
Use this address and mail a letter to you representative at the capitol explaining your support of #FairTrooperPayToday.
Arizona State Capitol Complex
Attn: (Your Representative)
1700 W Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Write a letter…
You can send a letter to your representatives explaining your support for the troopers and their desire to solve the pay gap issue once and for all, the right way, and ask that we work together to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
We’ve also created a boilerplate letter below you can copy and paste into a Word document or other software of your choice and add whatever you like to it. You can then print it and send to your representative using the address above.
Sample letter text:
To the Honorable (Your Representative),
I would like to express my steadfast support for the Arizona State Troopers and the Department of Public Safety in their desire to solve the pay disparity issues they currently face and I ask that you work together with them to insure that this issue is resolved correctly this time so that it doesn’t happen again. They’ve recommended a solution that includes a very fair increase so as to not break the budget and a small cost of living adjustment each year to make sure this never happens again. I would very much like your help to get this solution passed during this legislative session. As a voter in your district this issue is important to me.
Thank you for your help in resolving this very serious problem.
Let’s solve #FairTrooperPayToday together…
Let’s Do It Right This Time!
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News & Updates
Read the DPS 2019 Annual Pay Report here…
If you'd like to know more about the pay issue your Arizona State Troopers and the Department of Public Safety are facing, you can read the facts here. This is the Annual DPS Pay Report, a document of public record detailing the problems. You can also download the...
Read the DPS 2018 Annual Pay Report here…
If you'd like to know more about the pay issue your Arizona State Troopers and the Department of Public Safety are facing, you can read the facts here. This is the Annual DPS Pay Report, a document of public record detailing the problems. You can also download the...
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Events
KTAR 92.3 FM – Arizona’s Morning News w/Jim Sharpe
Feb 8, 2019 | 92.3 FM | 7:40AM
Arizona State Troopers Association President Sgt Jimmy Chavez will do an interview on KTAR Radio 92.3 FM with Jim Sharpe on Arizona’s Morning News at 7:40 AM to start our #FairTrooperPayToday campaign and explain to Arizona residents what problems we’re facing and what we’ve proposed to solve them. Please make sure to listen and help us get the word out.
Campaign Kickoff for #FairTrooperPayToday
Feb 10, 2020 | Digital Media
This is the official kickoff of our #FairTrooperPayToday campaign. We’ll be launching it via social media/email & our website. Be on the lookout for our new intro video, posts, and other digital content and please share them with everyone to help spread the word.
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