Mark Killian

Summary

Mark Killian is an American politician and the director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Killian is a former Republican state representative and speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives.[1]

Mark Killian
Killian in 2018
Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture
Assumed office
April 10, 2015
Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1997
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 30th district
In office
January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1997
Preceded byCarl Kunasek
Succeeded byKaren Johnson
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Alma materArizona State University

Biography edit

Killian earned his BS in business administration from Arizona State University.[2] From 1997 until 2003 Killian served as the Director of the Arizona Department of Revenue.[3] In 2010 Killian was appointed by then governor Jan Brewer to the Arizona Board of Regents.[4]

During his 5-year term on the Board of Regents, Killian made headlines when he suggested the board sue the state for violating a clause in the state Constitution that says education should be "as nearly free as possible."[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Mark Killian: From Ducey critic to Cabinet member". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. ^ "Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture | Arizona Department of Agriculture". agriculture.az.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Regent Mark Killian resigns, 5 months after Ducey job appointment". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. ^ "State tuition increases stir cries of constitutional foul". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.

External links edit

  • "Mark Killian – Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2016-08-20.