Carl Kunasek | |
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![]() Kunasek in 1974 | |
Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission | |
In office 1994–2001 | |
Preceded by | Tracey A. Bardorff |
Succeeded by | Donald Lindholm |
President of the Arizona Senate | |
In office 1987–1989 | |
Preceded by | Stan Turley |
Succeeded by | Robert B. Usdane |
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 21st district | |
In office 1983–1989 | |
Preceded by | Richard Kimball |
Succeeded by | Jerry Gillespie |
Member of the ArizonaHouseofRepresentatives from the 30th district | |
In office 1973–1983 ServingwithJames J. Sossaman | |
Preceded by | Stan Turley Jim L. Cooper |
Succeeded by | Mark Killian |
Personal details | |
Born | 1932 (age 92–93) Omaha,Nebraska,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | Andy Kunasek (son) Karrin Taylor Robson (daughter) |
Education | Creighton University |
Carl James Kunasek is an American retired politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate. [1] From 1994 to 2001,he was chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Kunasek was born in 1932. [2] He graduated from Creighton University.
Kunasek was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1972. He was re-elected in 1974,1976,1978 and 1980. Kunasek was then a member of the Senate from 1983 to 1989,serving as President of the Senate from 1987 to 1989. [3] [4] He was defeated for re-election in the Republican primary in 1988 by Jerry Gillespie. In 1994,Kunasek was elected to head the Arizona Corporation Commission and remained in the position until 2001.