Ann Kirkpatrick
| Ann Kirkpatrick | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Gosar |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Rick Renzi |
| Succeeded by | Paul Gosar |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 2nd district |
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| In office 2005–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Sylvia Laughter[1] |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Clark Deschene[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1950 McNary, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona University of Arizona College of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Representative Ann Kirkpatrick |
Ann Kirkpatrick (born March 24, 1950) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2013; previously she represented the same district from 2009 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She earlier served in the Arizona House of Representatives. She was defeated by Republican Paul Gosar in the 2010 election. In 2012, she was again the Democratic nominee, and went on to win the general election to regain her old seat.[3]
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Early life, education, and early political career [edit]
Kirkpatrick was born and raised on an Apache Indian reservation near McNary, Arizona.[4] She is a graduate of Blue Ridge High School, the University of Arizona, and the University of Arizona College of Law.[5]
In 1980 she became Coconino County’s first woman deputy county attorney, and she later served as city attorney for Sedona. She was a member of the Flagstaff Water Commission. In 2004, she taught Business Law and Ethics at Coconino Community College."[6]
Arizona House of Representatives [edit]
Elections [edit]
In 2004, Kirkpatrick was elected to represent the 1st Legislative District and took office in January 2005. Kirkpatrick was elected to a second term in the state House in 2006.
Tenure [edit]
This district includes Flagstaff and the Hualapai, Havasupai, Hopi, Navajo and San Juan Southern Paiute Nations. She helped pass voluntary all-day kindergarten and contribution limits to candidates for office and worked to crack down on meth dealers and cut taxes for veterans.
Committee assignments [edit]
Kirkpatrick served as the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, as well as the Education K-12 Committee and Natural Resources Committee.[6]
U.S. House of Representatives [edit]
Elections [edit]
- 2008
On July 24, 2007, Kirkpatrick resigned from the state House to run for the Democratic nomination in Arizona's 1st congressional district. The seat was due to come open after three-term Republican incumbent Rick Renzi announced that he would not seek re-election in the face of a federal indictment on corruption charges. Kirkpatrick won a four-way primary by almost 15 points on September 2, 2008.
Kirkpatrick faced Republican Sydney Ann Hay, a conservative activist, in the general election. Despite the presence of Arizona senator John McCain atop the ticket, Kirkpatrick garnered 56 percent of the vote - a higher percentage than McCain in her district. Her victory gave the Democrats a majority of the state's House delegation for the first time in over half a century.
Kirkpatrick earned endorsements from leaders in government, education, tribal communities, first responders, and other groups. Among those endorsing her were: former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. Representative Harry Mitchell, the Arizona Education Association, the Arizona Police Association, the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs, the International Association of Firefighters, county sheriffs in Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Navajo, and Pinal Counties, Navajo County School Superintendent Linda Morrow,Coconino County School Superintendent Cecilia Owen, Pinal County School Superintendent Orlenda Roberts, Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, San Carlos Apache Tribal Chairman Wendsler Nosie, White Mountain Apache Tribal Chairman Ronnie Lupe, former Navajo Nation president Peterson Zah, and many other tribal leaders.[7] The Arizona Republic, the state's largest newspaper, and the White Mountain Independent and the Arizona Daily Sun, two of the most widely-read newspapers in the district, all endorsed her candidacy.
- 2010
Kirkpatrick was defeated for reelection by Republican nominee Paul Gosar. She had been endorsed by the Arizona Republic,[8] the state's largest newspaper, as well as Coconino Supervisor Lena Fowler, Apache County Supervisor Tom White, Jr., Navajo County Supervisor Jesse Thompson, Apache County Superintendent Pauline Begay, Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr., Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs, and the county sheriffs of Apache, Cononino, Gila, Greenlee, and Navajo counties.[7]
- 2012
Kirkpatrick announced she would run again for her old congressional seat in 2012.[9] Redistricting made the district significantly more Democratic than its predecessor; Democrats now have a nine-point registration advantage. She was initially priming for a rematch against Gosar, but Gosar opted to run for reelection in the newly created, heavily Republican 4th District.[10] Kirkpatrick eventually won the general election on November 6, 2012, defeating Republican Jonathan Paton.[3]
Tenure [edit]
Kirkatrick opposed the Stupak Amendment restricting federal funding for abortions but voted in favor of the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which included the provision, on November 7, 2009. She voted for the Senate version of the health care bill in March 2010.[11][12]
She supported the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. She opposed the American Clean Energy and Security Act which, among other things, established a cap and trade system.[13]
On behalf of Veterans, she has proposed 7 bills and successfully passed 5 bills during her short tenure, including H.R. 2879, which closes a donut hole for terminally ill veterans service members who want to collect their life insurance, and H.R. 3553, which removes disability payments as consideration of income under means-tested housing assistance.[14]
Kirkpatrick has been actively trying to decrease the National debt. She sponsored bill H.R. 4720, Taking Responsibility for Congressional Pay Act, to lower the salaries of Congressional members.[15]
Committee assignments [edit]
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs (2009-2011; 2013–present)
Past [edit]
- Committee on Homeland Security (2009-2011)
- Committee on Small Business (2009-2011)
Electoral history [edit]
2008 [edit]
| Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ann Kirkpatrick | 155,791 | 55.88% | ||
| Republican | Sydney Hay | 109,924 | 39.43% | ||
| Independent | Brent Maupin | 9,394 | 3.37% | ||
| Libertarian | Thane Eichenauer | 3,678 | 1.32% | ||
2010 [edit]
| Arizona's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Paul Gosar | 112,816 | 49.72% | +10.29% | |
| Democratic | Ann Kirkpatrick | 99,233 | 43.73% | -12.15% | |
| Libertarian | Nicole Patti | 14,869 | 6.55% | +5.23% | |
2012 [edit]
| Arizona’s 1st congressional district election, 2012[16] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ann Kirkpatrick | 122,774 | 48.79% | +0.91% | |
| Republican | Jonathan Paton | 113,594 | 45.14% | -4.56% | |
| Libertarian | Kim Allen | 15,227 | 6.05% | -0.45% | |
| Turnout | 251,595 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References [edit]
- Notes
- ^ "AZ State House 02 Race - Nov 02, 2004". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ "AZ State House 02 Race - Nov 07, 2006". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ a b Hendley, Matthew. "Ann Kirkpatrick Called Winner in CD-1; Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally Sit on Leads". blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times, LLC. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Can Navajo Nation help rescue endangered Dem Congresswoman?". ABC News. 2010-10-08.
- ^ "Ann Kirkpatrick: A Lifetime of Service and Results". Kirkpatrick for Arizona. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ a b "Ann Kirkpatrick Member Page". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ a b "Endorsements". Kirkpatrick for Arizona. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ "Kirkpatrick's the right fit for rural district". Arizona Republic. 2010-10-03.
- ^ Catanese, David; Isenstadt, Alex (March 31, 2011). "Dems eye GOP rematches for 2012". Politico. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Wilson, Reid (January 7, 2012). "Gosar Will Switch Districts". National Journal. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml
- ^ Olka. "Updating The Health Care Whip Count - Hotline On Call". Hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll477.xml
- ^ "GovTrack: Search Legislation in Congress". Govtrack.us. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ^ Parkinson, John R. (September 17, 2010). "Congressional Pay Cut? Arizona Democrat Suggests One to Nancy Pelosi". ABC News.
- ^ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS". azsos.gov. December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- Other items
- "'Republic' endorses Ann Kirkpatrick for District 1"
- "The Independent Endorses Ann Kirkpatrick"
- "Make Ann Kirkpatrick of Flagstaff a bipartisan choice"
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External links [edit]
- Representative Ann Kirkpatrick official U.S. House website
- Ann Kirkpatrick for U.S. Congress official campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Congressional profile at GovTrack
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Financial information (federal office) at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance (federal office) at LegiStorm.com
- Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
- Voting record at The Washington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
- Kirkpatrick and Harris Law Office
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Rick Renzi |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Paul Gosar |
| Preceded by Paul Gosar |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district 2013–present |
Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Alan Grayson D-Florida |
United States Representatives by seniority 357th |
Succeeded by Dan Maffei D-New York |
| Representatives to the 111th & 113th United States Congresses from Arizona (ordered by seniority) | ||
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| 111th | Senate: J. McCain | J. Kyl | House: E. Pastor | J. Shadegg | J. Flake | T. Franks | R. Grijalva | G. Giffords | H. Mitchell | A. Kirkpatrick |
| 113th | Senate: J. McCain | J. Flake | House: E. Pastor | T. Franks | R. Grijalva | P. Gosar | D. Schweikert | R. Barber | A. Kirkpatrick | M. Salmon | K. Sinema |
- 1950 births
- Living people
- American female lawyers
- Arizona Democrats
- Arizona lawyers
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- Members of the Arizona House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona
- People from Flagstaff, Arizona
- University of Arizona alumni
- James E. Rogers College of Law alumni
- Women state legislators in Arizona
