John Huppenthal
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| Born | March 3, 1954 Michigan City, Indiana |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jennifer Huppenthal (2 daughters) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John Huppenthal (born March 3, 1954) is a Republican State Senator in the Arizona Legislature. He represents District 20, an urban district in the Phoenix area that includes Ahwatukee, west and central Chandler and South Tempe.
His political career includes serving as City Councilman and State Representative, in addition to his current job as State Senator.[1] Huppenthal is also a Senior Planning Analyst for Salt River Project.
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[edit] Personal
Huppenthal was born in Michigan City, Indiana. He moved with his family to Arizona in 1953. He graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northern Arizona University. He then obtained a Masters of Business Administration from Arizona State University.
[edit] Personal life
He volunteers for Saint Timothy’s Angels, where they remodel homes for the benefit of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, build wheel chair ramps for the home bound elderly and repair homes for families in need. [2]
He currently resides in Chandler with his wife, Jennifer, his two daughters Morgan and Brooke.
[edit] Political
[edit] Chandler City Council (1984-1992)
Huppenthal was elected to the Chandler City Council in 1984. He served two four-year terms as City Councilman. As a City Council member, Huppenthal quickly developed a reputation for outstanding constituent service.[2]
During this time Chandler grew from 35,000 residents to over 100,000. In 1984, 13% of Chandler citizens rated Chandler city government as excellent. By February 2006, that rating had risen to 47% (Chandler Public Relations), the highest excellence rating of any city of 50,000 residents or larger in Arizona [3].
[edit] Arizona State Senate (1992-2000)
Huppenthal was first elected State Senator in 1992. In the primary election and his first legislative race, Huppenthal faced two opponents. One was Jerry Brooks, a former Mayor of Chandler and the other was Don Goldwater, the nephew of Barry Goldwater. Huppenthal won with nearly 50% of the vote in a three-way race.[4]Huppenthal faced no serious election challenges for nearly a decade after that. As a state senator from District 6, he was chairman of the Senate Education Committee. [2]
[edit] Arizona House of Representatives (2000-2004)
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In 2000, Huppenthal was elected State Representative, serving from 2000 to 2004.[5]
[edit] Arizona State Senate (2005-Present)
In 2004, Huppenthal announced he would seek to regain his State Senate seat. Huppenthal was supported by U.S. Senator John McCain, who issued a statement praising Huppenthal as a "straight shooter" and a "friend of the taxpayer".[6] Huppenthal won by a 60% to 40% margin. [7]
In 2005, an effort to recall John Huppenthal was launched but failed to obtain enough signatures to make it to the ballot[8]. The recall effort claimed he was out-of-touch with District 20 voters. [9]
Huppenthal has sponsored numerous pieces of legislation in his legislative career. [10]
[edit] References
- ^ Member Page
- ^ a b c Huppenthal's Bio Schmuck, Frank
- ^ Maricopa Association of Governments, Collection of City Survey Measurements
- ^ http://www.azsos.gov/election/1992/Primary/Canvass1992PE.pdf 1992 Arizona Secretary of State canvas results
- ^ Project Vote Smart - Senator John Huppenthal - Biography
- ^ Mike Sunnucks (August 24, 2004). "McCain helps Huppenthal, tech group backs Mead in key race". The Business Journal of Phoenix.
- ^ Arizona Secretary of State 2004 Primary Canvas results
- ^ Huppenthal recall drive ends Templar, Le East Valley Tribune
- ^ http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Initiatives.htm Huppenthal recall
- ^ Member Page
