New Lawmaker Profile: Rep. Frank Antenori, R-Tucson

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 Antenori
_ Chamber: House of Representatives
_ Party: Republican
_ Profession: Manager at a company developing hybrid vehicles for the military.
_ Hometown: Tucson
_ Legislative District: No. 30, covering eastern parts of Tucson to Sierra Vista
_ Committee Assignments: Government; Health and Human Services; Transportation and Infrastructure.
_ Previous or Current Elected Offices: Arizona Republican Party district secretary, precinct committeeman.
_ Highlights of Community Involvement: Served 20 years in U.S. Army, former Green Beret, volunteer first responder for an ambulance and rescue squad, vice president of the Pima County Public Library Advisory Board.
_ Why He Ran: “Everybody’s becoming more dependent on government. We’re creeping toward socialism at the expense of freedom. I’m here to fight that.”
_ His Focus: Reversing what he considers infringements on individual rights _ for example, by repealing photo radar.
_ A Bill: SB 1431, co-sponsored with Sen. Al Melvin, would establish a committee to study nuclear power as a viable source of energy and income for the state.

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Reporting by Michelle Price, Cronkite News Service

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