Chester Crandell

Chester Crandell

Crandell, Chester (Republican)

Phone: (9280 240-1156

Email: c.crandell@hotmail.com

Website: www.chester4azhouse.com

1837 Despain St., Heber, AZ 85928

(Mail: PO Box 57, Heber, AZ 85928)

Age: 64 (6/19/46, Holbrook, AZ).

Arizona since: Birth.

Occupation: Assistant superintendent, Northern AZ Vocational Institute of Technology/training consultant for APS, since 2008; superintendent, Northern AZ Vocational Institute of Technology, 1999-08.

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.

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

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

Issues:

Political influence: The late “Jake” Flake.

Budget recommendations: 1) Less government regulations; 2) streamline governmental agencies to decrease or eliminate government red tape; 3) tax reform; 4) use private enterprise when possible.

Other concerns: 1) Education; 2) decrease government regulations.

Fiscal philosophy: I am very conservative. I believe in spending less than you make and staying debt-free. There should be a mandatory saving account for bad economic times. I believe that lower taxes will lead to increased economic prosperity.

Background & experience: As a public lobbyist, I have been able to witness and participate to some degree in the political process. I have testified in committees and met with legislators and staff as we worked to craft legislation.

Prop. 100 sales tax: I voted for the sales tax increase in order to buy time to make the necessary cuts that are needed to balance the state budget without “gimmicks” (education rollovers), etc. There must be more budget cuts and budget reforms to make it through this devastating economic crisis.

Pro-life/pro-choice: I am very pro life.

One last thing: I will vote for and propose legislation that will protect and promote our God-given rights which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Campaign Finance: public.