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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • PhD, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
  • BA, Liberal Arts, New York University, 1968-1973
  • MA, Government, Saint John's University, 1973

Professional Experience

  • PhD, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
  • BA, Liberal Arts, New York University, 1968-1973
  • MA, Government, Saint John's University, 1973
  • 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

Political Experience

  • PhD, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
  • BA, Liberal Arts, New York University, 1968-1973
  • MA, Government, Saint John's University, 1973
  • 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
  • Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 23, 2019-present
  • Former Council Member, Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona
  • Former Council Member, Town of Lafayette, New Jersey
  • Candidate, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 23, 2012, 2018, 2020
  • President Pro Tempore, Arizona State Senate, 2017-2019
  • Senator, Arizona State Senate, District 23, 2015-2019
  • Candidate, Arizona State Senate, District 23, 2014, 2016
  • Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2007-2015

Former Committees/Caucuses

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, Employment and Regulatory Affairs Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Government Committee, Arizona State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee [JLBC], Arizona State Senate

Member, Natural Resources and Public Safety Committee

Member, Public Institutions and Retirement Committee

Former Vice Chair, Public Safety, Military and Technology Committee, Arizona State Senate

Former Member, State Debt and Budget Reform Committee, Arizona State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Administration Committee

Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee

Chair, Government Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Capital Review

Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee [JLBC]

Member, Public Safety Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • PhD, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
  • BA, Liberal Arts, New York University, 1968-1973
  • MA, Government, Saint John's University, 1973
  • 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
  • Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 23, 2019-present
  • Former Council Member, Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona
  • Former Council Member, Town of Lafayette, New Jersey
  • Candidate, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 23, 2012, 2018, 2020
  • President Pro Tempore, Arizona State Senate, 2017-2019
  • Senator, Arizona State Senate, District 23, 2015-2019
  • Candidate, Arizona State Senate, District 23, 2014, 2016
  • Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2007-2015
  • 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
State Bills
Speeches