Session:

Arizona Legislature

Senate Member

52-KAVANAGH

John Kavanagh

Republican
District 23

Committee Assignments

CommitteePositionMinutesAgendas
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AppropriationsVice-ChairmanClick hereClick here
Public Safety, Military and TechnologyVice-ChairmanClick hereClick here
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State Debt and Budget ReformMemberClick hereClick here
Personal Information:
Home City: Fountain Hills
Occupation: Retired
Member Since: 2007
John Kavanagh is a twenty-year resident of District 23, which covers most of Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Rio Verde, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. John and his wife, Mayor Linda Kavanagh of Fountain Hills, have been married for 37 years and have two sons, Jonathan and Nicholas. John is a professor of criminal justice at Scottsdale Community College and director of the college’s Administration of Justice Studies and Forensic Science Program. Prior to teaching at Scottsdale Community College, John taught at Arizona State University and served 20 years as a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, retiring as a detective sergeant.

John served six years as a town councilman in Fountain Hills and also served three years on the Lafayette, New Jersey Town Council. He is also a Republican State Committeeman.

John was awarded a BA in Liberal Arts from NYU, a Masters Degree in Government from St. John’s University (Queens, NY), and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Rutgers. He is also a military veteran.

John has also served on or belonged to many other government boards and community service organizations, including a Parks and Recreation Commission, Board of Health, School District Advisory Panel, Planning Advisory Group, Community Center Volunteers, Senior Services Board of Directors, the American Legion, the Civic Association, Historical Society, Friends of the Chamber of Commerce and Scottsdale Republican Forum.

Sponsored Bills

P* = Prime-Prime
P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort Title
HB2064Pgraduation requirement; civics test
HB2213Pinspections; audits; notice; rights
HB2359Cliquor licenses; aggrieved parties; hearing
HB2410Pmunicipalities; traffic citation quota; prohibition
HB2411Cdefensive driving schools; eligibility
HB2526Cgovernor's regulatory review council; membership
HB2632Pdog tethering
(NOW: unlawful dog tethering)
HCR2003Papplication; Article V convention
SB1001P*nuclear emergency appropriations; assessments
SB1002P*prisoners; compensation for labor performed
SB1047P*lottery prizewinners; confidentiality
SB1048P*vexatious litigants; fees; costs; designation
SB1049P*physician licensure; waiver
SB1050P*animal abuse; prohibited animal ownership
SB1062P*drug laboratory remediation; transfer
SB1063P*obstructing a highway; public thoroughfare
SB1064P*service of process; regulation
SB1088Pincome tax brackets; inflation index.
(NOW: empowerment scholarship accounts; eligibility)
SB1089P*VLT; motor homes
SB1090P*neutrality agreement; apprenticeship agreement; prohibition
SB1094P*aggressive solicitation; offense
SB1098P*public service corporations; hearings; exception
SB1105Cracketeering; animal fighting; cockfighting
SB1131P*online charter schools; interscholastic activities
SB1166Phealth care insurance; utilization review
SB1167Cphoto radar; prohibition
SB1170Cforfeitures; annual report
(NOW: quarterly reports; requirements; forfeitures)
SB1171Pcampaign reports; late filings; notice
SB1173Cschools; bonds; overrides; funding sources
SB1196P*political "do not call" list
SB1197P*VLT exemption; fallen emergency personnel
SB1198P*impounded cats; waiting period; applicability
SB1224P*municipalities; counties; prohibited security requirements
(NOW: lighting; vehicle equipment)
SB1265P*animal cruelty; violation
SB1266P*clean elections act amendments
SB1267Pschools; exempt fundraisers
SB1270CJLBC; economic impact
SB1285Cjob training; stipends; STEM; internships
SB1286Ccharter schools; private postsecondary institutions
SB1287Pballot contents disclosure; prohibition
SB1291Pfirearms; state preemption; penalties
SB1293CGIITEM subaccount; predictive policing technology
SB1298Crules; counties; flood control districts
SB1300P*law enforcement officers; body cameras
SB1315Pincompetent and dangerous defendants; treatment
SB1318Pabortion; health care exchange; licensure
SB1320Ccosmetology board; makeup artists; exemption
SB1332Pempowerment scholarship accounts; reservation residences
SB1370P*controlled substances prescription monitoring program
SB1373P*criminal justice information; access
SB1385P*homeowners' associations; traffic enforcement; penalties
SB1403Cconsumer lawsuit loans; prohibition
SB1404Phealth care directives; conflicts
SB1406Pschools; audit findings; financial penalty
SB1434Cempowerment scholarship accounts; open enrollment
SB1441Cofficial state metal; copper
SB1445Cpublic records; peace officer's name
SB1450Csecurities registration; exemption; website operators
(NOW: banks; insuring organization)
SB1464Cstudent, teacher data collection; prohibitions
SB1465Pdistributed energy generation systems; disclosure
SCM1005Pproposing regulation freedom amendment; Congress
SCM1011Cmortgage standards; urging federal government
SCM1012Cendangered species transparency act
SCM1015Curging Congress; increase customs personnel.
SCM1016CGlass-Steagall Act; urging Congress
SCR1002P*supreme court; procedural rules; amendment
SCR1009P*legislature; four-year terms
SCR1010PSenator Chester Crandell; death resolution
SCR1012Cprimary freight network; supporting ADOT
SCR1019Pcommending Israel
SCR1020PMayor John Driggs; death resolution
SR1001P*brain tumor awareness month