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Maricopa County, AZ November 3, 1998 General

State Representative; District 25

Candidates (Vote for 2)

Ken Cheuvront 13,000 votes 34.1%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: General Contractor
Christine Weason 11,519 votes 30.2%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Attorney. Focus upon Litigation and Prepaid Legal Division
  • Birthday:February 22, 1964
  • B.A. Eastern Illinois University. 1986
  • J.D. Whittier Law School. 1993
  • University of Lancaster, Senior Year abroad. Political Philosophy 1985-1986.
  • Associate Justice, Moot Court Honors Board. Law Review Member. 1990-1993.
  • Hobbies; scuba diving, swimming, traveling, golfing, hiking, theatre, and fine arts.
Priorities:
  • Education: Excellent education for kids. Smaller class sizes. Better pay for teachers.
  • Neighborhoods: Safer streets and more community based police in our neighborhoods.
  • Environment: Fresh, clean air. Eliminate brown cloud. Clean up our water sources.
Milton Wheat 8,526 votes 22.3%
  • Party: Republican
John A. Buttrick 5,075 votes 13.3%
  • Party: Libertarian
  • Occupation: Attorney (partner, Brown & Bain, P.A.)
  • Married, five children
  • VietNam veteran (U.S. Army Security Agency)
  • Graduated from Harvard Law School
  • Libertarian candidate for Governor in '94
  • Has lived and worked in Phoenix for 22 years
  • Has lived in District 25 for 9 years
Priorities:
  • Fundamental change and smaller government
  • Restoring government's role as protector of individual rights
  • Tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts -- and spending cuts to match
Barry MacMurray (Write-In) 37 votes 0.1%
  • Party: Independent
  • Occupation: Data Processing Management, semi-retired
  • BA-Management, University of Phoenix
  • President and Past Treasurer, Neighborhood Community Association
  • 21-Year Phoenix Resident
  • Co-Organizer, Children's Crisis Nursery Golf Tournament, 1997, 1998
  • Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
Priorities:
  • Common-Sense Legislation - No Tricks
  • Term Limits for State and Federal Legislators
  • Get the Federal Government Out of State Issues
Kent Van Cleave
  • Party: Libertarian

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