Jonathan Larkin (born January 30, 1984) is an American former politician who served as a Democratic member of the

Arizona House of Representatives The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State C ...

from 2013 to 2017. Larkin enlisted in the

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out of high school after participating in JROTC. He participated in the

invasion of Iraq The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a United States-led invasion of the Ba'athist Iraq, Republic of Iraq and the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one mont ...

, then served a tour of duty in the

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and another tour in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

. In addition to serving in the legislature, Larkin also worked for Fry's Food Stores.

Electoral history

* 2016 – Incumbent Larkin ran for reelection, while McCune-Davis retired from the Legislature. Larkin placed third behind Democratic primary challengers Ray Martinez and Tony Navarrete. Martinez and Navarrete went on to win the general election. * 2014 – Incumbents Jonathan Larkin and Debbie McCune-Davis were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Michael Gidwani and John Lyon were unopposed in the Republican primary. Larkin and McCune-Davis defeated Gidwani, Lyon and Angel Garcia (I) in the general election. * 2012 – Larkin and incumbent Debbie McCune-Davis defeated Mike Snitz in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. They won the general election on November 6, 2012.

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