New Lawmaker Profile: Fleming

NOTE: This is one of a series of biographical sketches Cronkite News Service is producing about new members of the Arizona State Legislature. Each follows this format and includes a mugshot.

_ Name: Patricia V. Fleming
_ Chamber: House of Representatives
_ Party: Democrat
_ Profession: Retired Fort Huachuca resources manager
_ Hometown: Sierra Vista
_ Legislative District: No. 25, which includes much of Cochise County and stretches through the southern reaches of Santa Cruz County through western Pima County to western Maricopa County.
_ Committee Assignments: Military Affairs and Public Safety, Natural Resources and Rural Affairs.
_ Previous or Current Elected Offices: None.
_ Community Involvement: Arizona Democratic Party, Cochise County Democratic Party, Santa Cruz County Democratic Party, 2004 Democratic National Convention Platform Committee.
_ Her Focus: “I want to be a strong advocate for education, K-12, universities, health and human services agencies and ways that we can support the veterans of Arizona.”
_ A Bill: Plans to introduce a bill to allow military members honorably discharged after serving at an Arizona installation to have in-state tuition.

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Reported by Carolina Madrid, Cronkite News Service.

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Patricia V. Fleming, D-Sierra Vista