Kenneth "Ken" David Cheuvront

Biographical Information

The following is from ALIS for the 49th Arizona State Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2010):

Ken Cheuvront  
Democrat  District 15
Senate
1700 W. Washington
Room 315
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-5325
Fax Number: (602) 417-3149
Email Address: [email protected]
Home City: Phoenix
Occupation: Owner, Cheuvront Construction, Cheuvront Wine & Cheese
Member Since: 1994
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POLITICAL:     
Arizona State Senator 2003-Present
  Committees: Finance, Commerce & Government  
Arizona State Representative  1994-2003
  Democratic Leader  2001-2002 
  Committees: Ways & Means, Commerce and Legislative Council    
Vice President of the Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders  1999-2001 
   London, England 2000
   Istanbul, Turkey 2002 
   Sofia, Bulgaria  2003 
Executive Committee Member of theDemocratic Leadership
Council 's State Legislative Advisory Board  1998-2002
Chairman of Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee  1997-Present 
Arizona Democratic State Committee person  1992-Present 
Co-Chair - International Network of Lesbian & Gay Officials  1998-2000
NCSL Legislative Advisor - West Africa Countries of Ivory Coast, Tchad, Burkina Faso and Senegal 2001
NDI Legislative Trainer in Niger, Africa 2001
American Council of Young Political Leaders    
   Delegate - Argentina & Uruguay  1996 
   Escort - Germany & Romania  1998 
   Delegate - Bulgaria  1999 
White House Conference on Hate Crimes Conferee  1997 
Clinton/Gore Delegate to Democratic National Convention  1996 
Gore/Lieberman Delegate to Democratic National Convention  2000 
     
EDUCATION:     
Japanese/American Business Exchange  1992 
   Iberaki, Japan    
American Graduate School of International Management  1986 
   Glendale, Arizona    
   Master's International Finance    
Université National de la Côte d'Ivoire  1985 
   Abidjan, Ivory Coast    
   Rotary Scholarship: Graduate Work in International Business    
Claremont McKenna College  1983 
   Claremont, California - Bachelor of Arts    
   Major: Political Science/Public Management    
Institut Études Européenes  1981 
   Nante, France - Study of French & Political Science    
     
LEADERSHIP:    
DLC 100  2000 & 2002 & 2004
Barry Goldwater Human Rights Award Honoree  1999 
Phoenix Academy Award Honoree  1999 
Arizona AIDS Policy Alliance Award Honoree  1998 
Echo Magazine Man of the Year  1997 
Arizona Valley Leadership, Member of Class XXVIII  1996 
Combined Metropolitan Phoenix Arts and Science  1990-Present 
   Executive Board Member  1990-94 
   Co-Chair of Charity Dinner  1998-Present 
Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board Member  1992-94 
Neighborhood Preservation & Investment Initiative    
   Advisory Committee Member  1998 
The Actors Theatre Board of Directors  2005-Present 
     
EXPERIENCE:    
Cheuvront Construction  1989-Present 
    General Contractor - President    
Commodities Exchange Center, New York  1986-1989 
    COMEX Options Floor Trader    
Cheuvront Wine and Cheese  2003-Present 
    Owner  
     
LANGUAGES:    
Highly proficient in French    
Working knowledge of Spanish

Education

Masters: Business Administration, Thunderbird the American Graduate School of International Management, 1986.

Bachelors Arts: Political Science/Public Management, Claremont McKenna, 1983.

Employment

Arizona Legislative Service

Sources

Birth: 2008 Guide to the 48th Legislature (green book); middle initial:  US Public Records Index

 

Education: 2010 Guide to the Legislature (Greenbook)