Kirkpatrick, Ann, 1950-

KIRKPATRICK, Ann, a Representative from Arizona; born in McNary, Apache County, Ariz., March 24, 1950; graduated from Blue Ridge High School; B.A., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1972; J.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1979; lawyer, private practice; Coconino County, Ariz., deputy attorney, 1980; Sedona, Ariz., city attorney; member of the Arizona state house of representatives, 2005-2007; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2013- January 3, 2017); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2019-present).

<p>Ann Leila Kirkpatrick (born March 24, 1950) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the U.S. Representative from Arizona's 2nd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Arizona's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2017. Kirkpatrick is also a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2005–2007).</p>

<p>First elected to Congress in 2008 in Arizona's 1st congressional district, Kirkpatrick was unseated in the 2010 midterm election. She regained her old seat in a close race in 2012 and was re-elected in 2014. Kirkpatrick ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 and was defeated by incumbent Republican John McCain. In 2018, Kirkpatrick was elected to Congress in Arizona's 2nd congressional district; she was re-elected in 2020. On March 12, 2021, Kirkpatrick announced she would not seek re-election in 2022.</p>

<p>Kirkpatrick was born on March 24, 1950 and raised on an Apache Indian reservation near McNary, Arizona. Her parents were European Americans who lived and worked on the reservation. Her mother was a teacher, and her father was a general store owner. When Kirkpatrick was in second grade, her family moved off the reservation to Pinetop-Lakeside. Her maternal uncle, William Bourdon, was elected as a member of the State House.</p>