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John Kavanagh's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

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

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

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