Arizona State Capitol Complex
1700 West Washington Street
Room 200
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Full Name:
John Kavanagh
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Linda; 2 Children: Jonathan, Nicholas
Birth Date:
06/05/1950
Birth Place:
New York City, NY
Home City:
Fountain Hills, AZ
PhD, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
BA, Liberal Arts, New York University, 1968-1973
MA, Government, Saint John's University, 1973
Senator, Arizona State Senate, District 3, 2023-present
Former Council Member, Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona
Former Council Member, Town of Lafayette, New Jersey
Candidate, Arizona State Senate, District 3, 2024
Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 23, 2019-2023
Candidate, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 23, 2012, 2018, 2020
Senator, Arizona State Senate, District 23, 2015-2019
President Pro Tempore, Arizona State Senate, 2017-2019
Candidate, Arizona State Senate, District 23, 2014, 2016
Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2007-2015
Chair, Appropriations Committee
Member, Director Nominations
Member, Government Committee
Chair, Joint Committee on Capital Review
Vice Chair, Joint Legislative Budget Committee [JLBC]
Vice Chair, Judiciary and Elections Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, Arizona State Senate
Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Criminal Justice
Former Member, Capital Review [JCCR] Committee, Arizona State Senate
Former Member, Elections Committee, Arizona State Senate
Former Member, Employment and Regulatory Affairs Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Government Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Government Committee, Arizona State Senate
Chair, Joint Committee on Capital Review, Arizona State Legislature
Former Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee [JLBC], Arizona State Senate
Vice Chair, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Arizona State Legislature
Member, Natural Resources and Public Safety Committee
Member, Public Institutions and Retirement Committee
Former Member, Public Safety Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Public Safety, Military and Technology Committee, Arizona State Senate
Former Member, State Debt and Budget Reform Committee, Arizona State Senate
Chair, Appropriations Committee, Arizona State Senate, 2023-Present
Vice Chair, Judiciary and Elections Committee, Arizona State Senate, 2023-Present
Former Director, Administration of Justice Studies and Forensic Science Program, Scottsdale Community College
Former Professor, Arizona State University
Former Detective Sergeant, New Jersey Police Department
Former Police Officer, New York Port Authority
Served, United States Armed Forces
Professor, Criminal Justice, Scottsdale Community College, 2000-2018
Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
Member, American Legion
Committee Member, Arizona State Republican Party
Member, Civic Association
Member, Community Center Volunteers
Member, Fountain Hills Republican Club
Member, Friends of the Chamber of Commerce
Member, Historical Society
Member, Parks and Recreation Commission
Member, Scottsdale Republican Forum
Member, Senior Services Board of Directors