New Lawmaker Profile: Pratt

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: Frank Pratt
_ Chamber: House of Representatives
_ Party: Republican
_ Profession: Swimming pool construction company owner
_ Hometown: Casa Grande
_ Legislative District: No. 23, which includes most of Pinal County and part of northeast Maricopa County east of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
_ Committee Assignments: Commerce; Environment (vice-chairman); Natural Resources and Rural Affairs.
_ Previous or Current Elected Offices: None.
_ Highlights of Community Involvement: Red Cross Community Advisory Board, Pinal County Merit Commission, University of Arizona Leadership Academy.
_ Why He Ran: “To restore faith in values, accountability, responsibility and common sense.”
_ His Focus: “I’ll be working on education, commerce and natural resources.”
_ A Bill: HB 2571 would allow a fire district contracted to provide services outside of its boundaries to file a lien on property for failure to pay emergency-services fees.

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Reporting by Andrea Wilson, Cronkite News Service

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Rep. Frank Pratt, R-Casa Grande