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Rep. Antenori appointed to LD 30 State Senate seat

by on Mar. 02, 2010, under Life, Politics

The Pima County Board of Supervisors today appointed (by 4-1 vote) Republican freshman LD 30 State House Rep. Frank Antenori to the LD30 State Senate seat recently vacated by Jonathan Paton, who resigned on Feb. 22 to run in the CD 8 U.S. House Republican primary. District 4 Supervisor Ray Carroll made the nomination, as LD 30 lies in his district. Carroll noted that Antenori had the “overwhelming support” of the LD 30 precinct committeemen/women at the recent meeting, in which he got 71 of the 77 votes on the first round of voting.

Democrat District 5 Supervisor Richard Elias stated that he was voting no because Rep. Antenori had “publicly threatened the Board (of supervisors) for political gain”, and was “heading Arizona in the wrong direction.”

Frank Antenori

Frank Antenori

Antenori, a former “Green Beret”, was elected to the Arizona State House in 2008 and had also been a candidate for the CD 8 U.S. House seat in 2006. The other Republicans nominated by the LD 30 precinct committeemen (and women) for this vacant seat on Feb. 28 were former 2 term LD 30 House. Rep. Randy Graf (served 2000-2004), and LD 30 Precinct Chairman Ted Vogt, a 3rd year law student at the University of Arizona and a former Captain in the Air Force. Graf has been reported to be a part-time consultant for the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine by Augusta Resources, and was formerly a golf pro.

With one of the two LD 30 House Rep. seats now being vacated by Antenori, a similar appointment process will be occurring to fill Antenori’s house seat.

Antenori will serve Paton’s unexpired term till November, when the general election for LD 30 State Senate will determine the winner. He has already announced his candidacy for this state senate seat, along with former 4 term LD 30 State House Rep. Republican Marian McClure
(who recently served from 2001 to 2008). McClure lead the fight against the pay day loan industry in Arizona, to sunset on June 30, 2010. She was termed out of her state house seat and ran unsuccessfully for Arizona Corporation Commission.

The winner of that Republican primary on August 24 will likely face Democrat candidate Dr. Todd Camenisch, a UA science professor and Catalina Foothills governing board member. No other candidates have announced at this time. LD 30 encompasses parts of East Tucson as well as Green Valley, Sonoita, Elgin, and Sierra Vista.

According to the Pima County Recorder’s office, these are the number of registered voters by political party registration:
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 30
32,125 Democrats
44,385 Republicans
718 Libertarians
125 Green
29,043 Others (Independents)
106,396 Total

3/4/10 update from Antenori campaign: He is resigning today at 12:30 p.m. from his State House seat, will be sworn in at 1 p.m. to the State Senate.

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  • tiponeill

    Antenori, a former “Green Beret”
    Ahh perfect :) White, straight, christian, male and a veteran.
    And he’s already proved that he is mean enough to be a Repub, wanting to play nanny state for anyone on food stamps.
    He will fit in perfectly on the AZ Legislature – a model Repub.

    • ldonyo

      In other words, he is useless as a human being and worse as a legislator.

      • leftfield

        he is useless as a human being

        The issue of Antenori’s humanity is still under debate.  Thus far, DNA tests have only been able to place him somewhere between a toilet bowl ring and that green stuff that forms on stagnant water. 

  • Carolyn Classen

    Let’s wait to see whom the LD 30 precinct committeemen/women select for the future Board appointment of this soon to be vacant LD 30 State House rep. seat.

  • Ken Moyes

    “…along with former 4 term LD 30 State House Rep. Republican Marian McClure (who recently served from 2001 to 2009).”  Please correct the record here.  Ms. McClure did not serve in 2009 – Mr. Antenori served in 2009.
    Ms. McClure served from 2001 through 2008.

    Thank you

    • Carolyn Classen

      Thanks Ken, I was unsure of that year because I think the state legislators take office in January, so a legislator’s term could for example run from Jan. 2001 to Jan. 2009, when another rep. takes over.

      • Mark B. Evans

        Arizona legislators are elected in even years but serve from odd year to odd year. Antenori was elected in 2008, but his term of office is 2009-2011.
        For the historical record, his term in the House will show 2009-2010. And in the Senate from 2010, with asterisks explaining he changed houses.

  • ldonyo

    It’s a sad day for the state of Arizona and a particularly sad day for District 30. Antenori is a canker on the hind end of state politics and is proving that each and every day!

  • ldonyo

    Antenori is a troll and everyone who voted for him should hide in shame!

  • ldonyo

    Every time I see that picture of Antenori I have to stifle the urge to projectile vomit. He is not human, he is some sort of reptile wrapped in human skin. No one truly human could care so little about the poor and disadvantaged.
     
    Of course, I could just be reading Republicans all wrong. Maybe they just have no souls.

  • tiponeill

    I see that he is already hard at work.
    PHOENIX – The House voted 33-27 Wednesday for a proposal by Rep. Frank Antenori, R-Tucson, to let Arizonans continue to manufacture and purchase light bulbs with tungsten filaments after a federal ban that starts in four years.
    Antenori said it’s none of the federal government’s business to tell Arizonans what kind of bulbs they can purchase and use.
    It is truly embarrassing to see that R-TUCSON after his name. I understand there are lots of crazies in Maricopa County but I keep telling myself Tucson is better than that.

  • fylefty

    Sorry tippy.  Much to the north’s chagrin, Tucson is still part of AZ.

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