previously represented Arizona’s 1st District from 2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2017. She lost her Senate bid to then- incumbent Republican John McCain in the 2016 election. Running again in the 2018 election, she won her race and now serves as the U.S. Representative for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. Kirkpatrick serves on the Committee on Appropriations, and more importantly for WG members, the House Agriculture Committee. She will be part of the collective team that helps shape the future of farm policy in the United States. This includes finding innovative ways to address the needs of the industry as they relate to issues such as renewable energy, nutrition, crop insurance, conservation, international trade, futures market regulation, and agricultural research and development. U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.-09) When Sinema launched her Senate bid, Stanton ran for her open House seat and defeated Republican Steve Ferrara. Prior to his congressional career, he served as mayor of Phoenix for six years. Stanton now represents Arizona’s 9th District,
which includes parts of Phoenix and surrounding suburbs. Serving on the Judiciary House Committee and Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, Stanton will have a hand in aspects of our national infrastructure as well as civil justice, immigration and administrative law.
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