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First District Ann Kirkpatrick (D) Elected 2012, 2nd term; b. March 14, 1950, McNary; U. of AZ, B.A. 1972, J.D. 1979; Catholic; married (Roger Curley); 4 children. Elected Office: U.S. House, 2008-10; AZ House, 2004-07. Professional Career: Practicing lawyer, 2011-12; Instructor, Coconino Comm. Col., 2005; Sedona city atty., 1990-91; Pima deputy cnty. atty., 1981-85; Coconino deputy cnty. atty., 1980-81. DC Office: 330 CHOB, 20515, 202-225-3361; Website: kirkpatrick .house.gov. State Offices: 211 N. Florence St., Casa Grande, 85122, 520-316-0839.

Committees: Transportation & Infrastructure: Economic Development, Public Buildings & Emergency Management; Highways & Transit; Water Resources & Environment. Veterans’ Affairs: Economic Oppor- tunity; Oversight & Investigations (RMM). Election Results 2012 general Ann Kirkpatrick (D)...... 122,774 (49%) Jonathan Paton (R)...... 113,594 (45%) Kim Allen (Lib)...... 15,227 (6%) 2012 primary Ann Kirkpatrick (D)...... 33,831 (64%) Wenona Benally Baldenegro (D)...... 19,247 (36%) Prior Winning Percentages: 2008 (56%)

Population Ethnicity Income Total (2011 est.): 724,868 Hispanic or Latino: 20.4% Med. household: $43,377 Urban: 62.1% Race Rural: 37.9% White: 64.1% Housing Land area (sq. miles): 55,039 Black: 2.4% Total housing units: 329,406 Pop. per sq. mile: 13 Asian: 1.7% Vacant: 26.5% Native Am.: 23.2% Occupied: 73.5% Age Groups Hawaiian: 0.2% Owner occupied: 70.6% Infant to 17: 26.0% Other: 5.5% Renter occupied: 29.4% 18 to 44: 34.0% Two+ races: 3.0% 45 to 64: 25.6% Voter Turnout Over 64: 14.4% Education Total voting age (2011): 536,570 Not a H.S. grad.: 14.7% Total votes (Pres.): 260,077 Veterans H.S. grad. or higher: 85.3% Turnout as % VAP: 48.5% Former military: 10.9% Bach. degree or higher: 23.5%

Northeast Arizona: Flagstaff, Navajo Nation Beyond Phoenix, Arizona is a vast state of stunning beauty: the awe-inspiring Grand Can- yon, the subtle pastel hues of the Painted Desert, the sheer cliff walls of Canyon de Chelly, the still waters of Lake Powell, the moun- tainous pine forests around Flagstaff, and 2012 Presidential Vote the rust-and-rose red rocks of Sedona. It also Mitt Romney (R)...... 131,115 (50%) has man-made landmarks. The celebrated Barack Obama (D)...... 124,550 (48%) U.S. 66, now mostly superseded by Interstate 40, traverses the district, and it’s dotted with 2008 Presidential Vote old copper mining towns like Globe. John McCain (R)...... 131,209 (51%) All of these places are in the 1st Con- Barack Obama (D)...... 123,077 (48%) gressional District in northeastern Arizona, Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+4 an area larger than Pennsylvania. It encom- passes Flagstaff, a college town and growing retirement mecca that has lured snowbirds with its climate and well-priced housing. But the boom in home construction made the city particularly vulnerable to the housing bust of the late 2000s; the median home value in

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