Chester Crandell

Republican
Candidate for Arizona Senate in Legislative District 6
Phone: (928) 240-1156
Email: chestercrandell@gmail.com
Website: www.electcrandell.com
1837 Despain St, Heber, AZ 85928.

Age: 66. (06/19/46, Holbrook, AZ).

Arizona since: Birth..

Occupation: Retired; former asst superintendent, Northern AZ Vocational Institute of Technology/training consultant for APS; superintendent, Northern AZ Vocational Institute of Technology, 1999 to 2008.

Marital: Married. (Alice, homemaker.).

Children: 9..

Religious preference: LDS.

Education: M.A., educational leadership, NAU, 1993; B.S., agriculture education, UofA, 1972; transfer, Mesa Community College, 1970; Snowflake Union High School, 1964.

Political experience: Designated public lobbyist, Northern AZ Vocational Institute of Technology.

Legis exp: House since 2011.

Memberships: Member, Heber Domestic Water Bd; member, Heber/Overgaard School Dist Governing Bd; member, Navajo County Fair Bd; appointment to the CTE Advisory Committee to the State Bd of Education; AZ School Administrators Assn; AZ Agriculture Teachers Assn; NRA; AZ Cattle Growers Assn; American Quarter Horse Assn; AZ Career and Technical Assn.

Interests: Hunting, camping, horses, ranching, sports and family.

Political influence: Senator Jake Flake.

Job creation measures: Tax reform; state and federal regulation reform.

Top Issues: State sovereignty and education funding.

Prop 100 sales tax extension: Oppose, to uphold the promise made to the taxpayers that it would only be for three years.

Illegal immigration: Have the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the constitutionality of SB1070.

Background & experience: Being in education for 30 years, I understand the issues that affect education funding, especially in rural Arizona.

Pro-life / pro-choice: Definitely pro-life!

One last thing: I am an honest person. When in session, I try to vote the way that will benefit the people who put me in office.

Campaign finance: public.