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Republican
Candidate for Arizona House in Legislative District 23
Phone: (480) 837-5612
Email: drjkavanagh@gmail.com
Website: www.votekavanagh.com
16038 Seminole Ln, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268.
Age: 62. (06/05/50, New York, NY).
Arizona since: 1993.
Occupation: Director and professor, criminal justice program, Scottsdale Community College.
Marital: Married (Linda).
Children: 2.
Religious preference: Roman Catholic.
Education: Ph.D., criminal justice, Rutgers, 1992; M.A., government, St. John’s University, 1978; B.A., liberal arts, NYU, 1973.
Political experience: Town Council service, nine years; Parks and Recreation Commission; School Planning Commission; Bd of Health; Senior Services Bd.
Legis exp: House since 2007.
Memberships: American Legion, Academy of Criminal Justice Studies.
Interests: Basketball, reading and travel.
Political influence: Ronald Reagan because of the way he articulated conservative principles in a simple, informative, persuasive and, often, humorous way.
Job creation measures: Additional tax cuts and tort reform.
Top Issues: Jobs creation and illegal immigration.
Prop 100 sales tax extension: I oppose its extension. Taxes kill jobs creation and the state can get by without that tax.
Illegal immigration: We need to secure the border to stop the influx of illegal immigrants, an influx that will grow again as the economy comes back, and step up internal enforcement of immigration laws, which will begin after SB1070 is vindicated in the Supreme Court.
Background & experience: I have been interested and active in politics – conservative politics – since I was in high school, which has provided me with a lifetime of practical experiences. In addition, I have a Master’s degree in government and a Ph.D. in criminal justice, which has enhanced my knowledge of public policy. Finally, I have nine years of experience as a town councilman, six years experience as a state representative and too many years to count experience serving on government boards and committees. It all helps a lot.
Pro-life / pro-choice: I am pro-life and believe that abortion should only be legal to save the life of the mother, should she so choose.
One last thing: My entire life has been devoted to public service. Beyond the political activities I detailed above, I served with a volunteer ambulance corps in high school, drove and attended on a NYC emergency ambulance throughout college, was a cop for 20 years, and am now a college professor. All of this is about service and giving back to a country that has given me an awful lot.
Campaign finance: private.
