Senator

Senate Wing, Room 313
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: (602) 926-4323
E-mail: ahale@azleg.gov
Member since: 2004 (appointed to fill vacancy of Jack Jackson, Sr.)
Place born: Ganado, Ariz.
Residence: St. Michaels, Ariz.
Degree(s)/Military service: Bachelor of Science, Arizona State University; Juris Doctorate, University of New Mexico
Family: married, wife Paula; children, nine; grandchildren, seven
Occupation: attorney
Community affiliations: enrolled member, Navajo Nation; president, Navajo Nation; assistant attorney general, Navajo Nation; special counsel, Navajo Nation Council; president, Navajo Nation Bar Association; chair, Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission; board member, DNA-People’s Legal Services, Inc., National Native American Sports Authority

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Representative

Rep. Christopher Deschene (D)

House Wing, Room 334
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone Number: (602) 926-5862
E-mail: cdeschene@azleg.gov
Member since: 2009
Place born: southern California
Residence: Window Rock, Ariz.
Degree(s)/Military service: Bachelor of Science, mechanical engineering, U.S. Naval Academy; U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (rank: Major); master’s degree, mechanical engineering and Juris Doctorate, Arizona State University
Family: married, wife Shaun; children, two
Occupation: co-founder, Law Office of Schaff and Clark Deschene, LLC
Community affiliations: member, Navajo Nation; organized and chaired, Apache County Democratic Party; chair, Native American Democratic Caucus; delegate, 2008 Democratic National Convention

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Representative

Rep. Tom Chabin (D)

House Wing, Room 318
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone Number: (602) 926-5160
E-mail: tchabin@azleg.gov
Member since: 2007 (appointed to fill vacancy of Ann Kirkpatrick)
Place born: Hutchinson, Kan.
Residence: Flagstaff, Ariz.
Degree(s)/Military service: Bachelor of Science, American studies, Northern Arizona University
Family: widower, late wife Delia Fernandez; children, one; foster parent
Occupation:
Community affiliations: former member, Coconino County Board of Supervisors, Coconino County Planning and Zoning Commission, Tuba City Public School Board

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