Christopher Deschene
Christopher Deschene is a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District from 2009 to 2011.
Biography
Deschene earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1993, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2005 and his J.D. from Arizona State University in 2005. His professional experience includes working as a Military Research Engineer at the National Laboratory in Livermore, California and Tribal Energy Attorney/Co-Founder of the Schaff and Clark Deschene, Limited Liability Company.
Committee assignments
- Natural Resources and Rural Affairs Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Water and Energy Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Deschene's sponsored bills include:
- HB 2293 - teacher loan program; geographic shortages
- HB 2337 - energy standards; buildings; contracting
- HB 2469 - aggressive dogs; muzzles
- HB 2529 - energy policy study committee
For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.
Elections
2010
Deschene was eligible but did not seek re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010. Instead, he ran for Arizona Secretary of State. He lost in the Democratic primary to Sam Wercinski.
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - Democratic Primary[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | Chris Deschene | 62.2% | |
| Democratic Party | Sam Wercinski | 36.9% | |
| Write-In | 0.9% | ||
| Total Votes | 1,564,108 | ||
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Ken Bennett | 58.3% | |
| Democratic Party | Chris Deschene | 41.6% | |
| Write-In | 0.2% | ||
| Total Votes | 1,564,108 | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Deschene and Tom Chabin were elected to the 2nd District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[3]
Deschene raised $22,392 for the campaign and Chabin raised $22,837.[4]
| Arizona State House, District 2 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Christopher Deschene (D)
|
36,724 | |||
| Tom Chabin (D)
|
33,211 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona state legislative districts
External links
- Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Christopher Deschene
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Descheneforarizona.com 2010 Campaign donors
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from March 2, 2010.
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Arizona State House District 2 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Albert Hale |
