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ARIZONA 116th Congress 9 ARIZONA (Population 2010, 6,392,017) SENATORS KYRSTEN SINEMA, Democrat, of Phoenix, AZ; born in Tucson, AZ, July 12, 1976; edu- cation: B.A., social work, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1995; M.A., social work, Ari- zona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1999; J.D., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2004; Ph.D., social justice, social inquiry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2012; M.B.A., Ari- zona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2018; professional: member of the Arizona House of Rep- resentatives, 2005–11; Aspen-Rodel Public Leadership Fellow, 2008; assistant minority leader, Arizona House of Representatives, 2009–11; Time Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40, 2010; member of the Arizona State Senate, 2011–12; TED Fellow, 2012; committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Veterans’ Affairs; Special Committee on Aging; elected to the 113th Congress on No- vember 6, 2012 and reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate on No- vember 6, 2018. Office Listings https://sinema.senate.gov https://facebook.com/SenatorSinema twitter: @SenatorSinema 317 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 ...................................................... (202) 224–4521 Chief of Staff.—Meg Joseph. FAX: 228–0461 Legislative Director.—Michael Brownlie. Communications Director.—John LaBombard. Scheduler.—Jamie Lynch. 3333 East Camelback Road, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016 .................................................. (602) 598–7327 Deputy Chief of Staff, State.—Michelle Davidson. *** MARTHA MCSALLY, Republican, of Tucson, AZ; born in Warwick, RI, March, 22, 1966; education: St. Mary Academy-Bay View, Riverside, RI, 1984; United States Air Force Acad- emy, Colorado Springs, CO, 1988; master of public policy, Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 1990; master of strategic studies, United States Air War College, Montgomery, AL, 2007; profes- sional: U.S. Air Force officer with various assignments, 1988–2010; T–37 Instructor Pilot, 1991–94; A–10 pilot /Instructor Pilot, 1994–99; Air Force Legislative Fellowship Program, 1999–2000; director of Joint Search and Rescue Center, 2000–01; Flight Commander /Operation Officer, 612th Combat Operations Squadron, 2002–04; 354th Fighter Squadron Commander, 2004–06; Chief of Current Operations, United States Africa Command, 2007–10; professor of national security studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, 2010–12; leadership development and inspirational speaker, 2012–14; military: Bronze Star and six Air Medals; Defense Superior Service Medal; Defense and Air Force Meritorious Service Medal; Air Force Association David C. Schilling Award for the most outstanding contribution in the field of flight in 2006 (awarded to 354th Fighter Squadron under McSally’s command); religion: Christian; committees: Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Energy and Nat- ural Resources; Indian Affairs; Special Committee on Aging; elected to the 114th Congress on December 17, 2014; reelected to the 115th Congress on November 8, 2016; appointed to the U.S. Senate on December 18, 2018. Office Listings https://mcsally.senate.gov https://facebook.com/SenMarthaMcSally twitter: @SenMcSallyAZ 404 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 ................................................. (202) 224–2235 Chief of Staff.—Justin Roth. Scheduler.—Alana Wilson. Legislative Director.—Pace McMullan. Communications Director.—Katie Waldman. 2201 East Camelback Road, Suite 115, Phoenix, AZ 85016 .................................................. (602) 952–2410 407 West Congress Street, Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85701 ....................................................... (520) 670–6334 10 Congressional Directory ARIZONA REPRESENTATIVES FIRST DISTRICT TOM O’HALLERAN, Democrat, of the Village of Oak Creek, AZ; born in Chicago, IL, Jan- uary 24, 1946; education: graduated from St. Mel High School, Chicago, IL, 1964; attended Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, 1965–66; attended DePaul University, Chicago, 1991–92; professional: police officer, Chicago, 1966–79; bond trader; business owner; member of the Ari- zona House of Representatives, 2001–07; member of the Arizona Senate, 2007–09; religion: Catholic; family: spouse, Pat O’Halleran; caucuses: Congressional Native American Caucus; Labor and Working Families Caucus; Law Enforcement Caucus; Problem Solvers Caucus; com- mittees: Agriculture; Energy and Commerce; elected to the 115th Congress on November 8, 2016; reelected to the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018. Office Listings https://ohalleran.house.gov 324 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 ............................................. (202) 225–3361 Chief of Staff.—Jeremy Nordquist. FAX: 225–3462 Legislative Director.—Sally Adams. Communications Director.—Cody Uhing. Digital Director.—Kaitlin Hooker. Scheduler.—Charlie Burgin. Legislative Assistants: Paul Babbitt, Lucas LaRose, Edgar Rivas. 405 North Beaver Street, Suite 6, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 ....................................................... (928) 286–5338 Northern District Director.—Chip Davis. Constituent Services Manager.—Judy Burns-Sulltrop. Northern Office Manager.—Keith Brekhus. 211 North Florence Street, Suite 1, Casa Grande, AZ 85122 ............................................. (520) 316–0839 Southern District Director.—Blanca Varela. Veterans Service Representative.—JoAnna Mendoza. 3037 West Ina Road, Suite 101, Tucson, AZ 85741 ........................................................... (928) 304–0131 Constituent Services Representative.—Max Dell’Oliver. MOBILE: (202) 225–3361 Director of Tribal Engagement.—Jack Jackson. Tribal Engagement Representative.—Luther Lee. Constituent Services Representative.—Rochelle Lacapa. Counties: APACHE, COCONINO, GILA (part), GRAHAM, GREENLEE, MARICOPA (part), NAVAJO, PIMA (part), PINAL (part), AND YAVAPAI (part). Population (2010), 724,868. ZIP Codes: 85122–23, 85128, 85130–32, 85135, 85137–39, 85141–42, 85145, 85172–73, 85191–94, 85226, 85248, 85339, 85501–02, 85530–36, 85539–40, 85542–43, 85545–46, 85548, 85550–52, 85618, 85623, 85631, 85643, 85652–54, 85658, 85704, 85718, 85737, 85739, 85741–43, 85755, 85901–02, 85911–12, 85920, 85922–42, 86001–04, 86011, 86015, 86017–18, 86020, 86022–25, 86028, 86030–33, 86035–36, 86038–40, 86042, 86044–47, 86052–54, 86322, 86325– 26, 86335–36, 86339–42, 86351, 86434–35, 86502–08, 86510–12, 86514–15, 86520, 86535, 86538, 86540, 86544– 45, 86547, 86556 *** SECOND DISTRICT ANN KIRKPATRICK, Democrat, of Tucson, AZ; born in McNary, AZ, March 24, 1950; education: B.A., University of Arizona, Tucson, 1972; J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, 1979; professional: Coconino Deputy County Attorney, 1980–81; Pima Deputy County Attorney, 1981–85; Sedona City Attorney, 1990–91; partner, Kirkpatrick & Harris, Law Firm P.C., 1991–2008; instructor, Business Law & Ethics, Coconino Community College, 2004; Representative, Arizona State House, District 2, 2005–07; Representative, 111th United States Congress, District 1, 2009–10; caucuses: Academic Medicine; Afterschool; Anti–Bullying; Ca- reer and Technical Education; Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus; Congressional Diabe- tes; Congressional Gaming; Congressional Tennis Caucus; General Aviation; Healthcare Innova- tion Caucus; Healthy Forests Caucus; Hidden Heroes; High Performance Building Caucus; Men- tal Health; Native American; P3 Caucus; Small Brewers; Small Business; Tourism and Travel; United Solutions; Veterans’ Jobs; Writers; Youth Drug Prevention; religion: Catholic; married: husband, Roger Curley, two children; committees: Agriculture; Appropriations; elected to the 111th Congress to represent the 1st District on November 4, 2008; elected to the 113th Con- gress to represent the 1st District on November 6, 2012; reelected to the 114th Congress on November 4, 2014; elected to represent the 2nd District in the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018. ARIZONA 116th Congress 11 Office Listings https://kirkpatrick.house.gov https://facebook.com/RepKirkpatrick https://twitter.com/RepKirkpatrick https://instagram.com/RepAnnKirkpatrick 309 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 ................................................. (202) 225–2542 Chief of Staff.—Carmen Gallus. Legislative Director.—Christian Walker. Communications Director.—Abigail O’Brien. Scheduler.—Matt Lubisich. Legislative Assistants: Emily Cummins, Lisa Walker. 1636 North Swan Road, Suite 200, Tucson, AZ 85712 .......................................................... (520) 881–3588 District Director.—Ron Barber. Casework Manager.—Kendra Johnson. Caseworkers: Alesia Ash, Rosa Garza, Travonne Smith. 77 Calle Portal, Suite B160, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 .............................................................. (520) 459–3115 Deputy Communications Director.—Alex Alvarez. Community Outreach Director.—Billy Kovacs. Operations Director.—Karla Avalos. Counties: COCHISE AND PIMA (part). Population (2010), 713,631. ZIP Codes: 85602–03, 85605–11, 85613–17, 85619–20, 85622, 85625–27, 85629–30, 85632, 85635–38, 85641, 85643– 45, 85650, 85655, 85670, 85704–08, 85710–13, 85715–19, 85728, 85730–33, 85738, 85740–45, 85747–52 *** THIRD DISTRICT RAU´ L M. GRIJALVA, Democrat, of Tucson, AZ; born in Tucson, February 19, 1948; edu- cation: Sunnyside High School, Tucson, AZ; B.A., University of Arizona; professional: former Assistant Dean for Hispanic Student Affairs, University of Arizona; former Director
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