New Lawmaker Profile: Seel

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: Carl Seel
_ Chamber: House of Representatives
_ Party: Republican
_ Profession: Business owner
_ Hometown: Phoenix (Deer Valley)
_ Legislative District: No. 6, which stretches from north Phoenix to New River.
_ Committee Assignments: Banking and Insurance, Military Affairs and Public Safety.
_ Previous or Current Elected Offices: Currently assistant sergeant-at-arms, Arizona Republican Party state committee; precinct committeeman.
_ Highlights of Community Involvement: National Rifle Association, Arizona Right to Life, Arizona Federation of Taxpayers, Minutemen.
_ Why He Ran: “The fundamental values of our country are at stake. Each generation has to step up to the plate, and in my generation it’s our time to step up to the plate.”
_ His Focus: “Illegal immigration has cost the state of Arizona countless millions of dollars, not only in just sheer economics but in quality of life.”
_ A Bill: HB2238 would require the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System and Arizona Department of Economic Security to obtain fraud-reduction technology to verify Social Security numbers and other records of applicants.

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Reporting by Michelle Price, Cronkite News Service

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Rep. Carl Seel, R-Phoenix