Kenneth David Cheuvront (born May 11, 1961, in
Phoenix, Arizona)
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Earlier he was elected to represent the 15th district in the State House of Representatives in 1994, becoming the first openly gay man elected to the Arizona House of Representatives, and held the seat until he was termed out
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in 2002. He was the Democratic Leader in that chamber in the 2001–02 session.
In 2002, he was elected to represent the district in the State Senate, winning the general election by a margin of 63% to 37%. He had previously run for the Senate in 1990, winning 44% of the primary election vote but losing to Chuck Blanchard. He won re-election in 2004 with 65% of the vote and in 2006 with 69%. He ran unopposed in 2008, and term limits will prevent him from seeking a fifth two-year term in 2010.
A supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, Cheuvront was a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention
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in Denver.
He is openly gay, and his campaigns have been supported by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. He was one of five openly LGBT members of the Arizona State Legislature
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, serving alongside Sen. Paula Aboud
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Early life
Aboud was born in Tucson, Arizona. She attended T ...
(D–Tucson), as well as Reps. Robert Meza (D–Phoenix), Kyrsten Sinema (D–Phoenix) and Matt Heinz (D–Tucson).
See also
* List of LGBT jurists in the United States
References
External links
Senator Ken Cheuvront – District 15
''official State Senate website''
Profile
at Project Vote Smart
* ''Follow the Money'' – Ken Cheuvront
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1961 births
Gay politicians
Democratic Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives
Democratic Party Arizona state senators
LGBT state legislators in Arizona
Living people
Claremont McKenna College alumni
LGBT judges