John McComish explained

John McComish
State Senate:	Arizona
District:	18th^[1]
Term Start:	January 14, 2013
Term End:	January 5, 2015
Predecessor:	Jerry Lewis
Successor:	Incumbent
State Senate3:	Arizona
District3:	20th
Term Start3:	January 10, 2011
Term End3:	January 14, 2013
Predecessor3:	John Huppenthal
Successor3:	Kimberly Yee
State House4:	Arizona
District4:	20th
Term Start4:	January 2005
Term End4:	January 10, 2011
Alongside4:	Bob Robson (2005–2009) Rae Waters (2009–2011)
Birth Date:	11 February 1943
Birth Place:	Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Ahwatukee, Arizona, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Colgate University

John McComish^[2] (born February 11, 1943) is an American politician and formerly a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 18 from January 2013 to January 2015. McComish served multiple terms consecutively in the Arizona State Legislature from January 2005 until January 10, 2011, in the Arizona House of Representatives District 20 seat, then in the Arizona Senate in the District 20 seat from January 10, 2011, until January 14, 2013.

Education

McComish earned his BA from Colgate University.

Elections

• 2012 – Redistricted to District 18, and with incumbent Republican Senator Jerry Lewis redistricted to District 26, McComish was unopposed for the Senate August 28, 2012, Republican primary, winning with 17,874 votes,^[3] and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 51,084 votes against Democratic nominee Janie Hydrick.^[4]
• 2002 – When incumbent Democratic Representatives William Brotherton and Kathi Foster both ran for Arizona Senate and left both District 20 seats open, McComish ran in the four-way September 10, 2002, Republican primary, but lost to John Huppenthal and Bob Robson;^[5] in the November 5, 2002, general election, Huppenthal took the first seat and Robson took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Jim Torgeson.^[6]
• 2004 – When Republican Representative John Huppenthal ran for Arizona Senate and left a District 20 House seat open, McComish and Representative Robson ran in the five-way September 7, 2004, Republican primary; McComish placed third,^[7] but replaced Anton Orlich for the four-way November 2, 2004, general election, where McComish took the first seat with 38,059 votes and Representative Robson took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Jim Torgeson and Libertarian candidate Joel Beckwith.^[8]
• 2006 – McComish and Representative Robson were unopposed for the September 12, 2006, Republican primary; McComish placed first with 6,045 votes and Representative Robson placed second;^[9] in the three-way November 7, 2006, general election, McComish took the first seat with 29,531 votes and Representative Robson took the second seat ahead of Libertarian candidate Jack Heald.^[10]
• 2008 – With Representative Bob Robson running for Arizona Corporation Commission and leaving a District 20 seat open, McComish ran in the four-way September 2, 2008, Republican primary, and placed second with 5,860 votes;^[11] in the three-way November 4, 2008, general election, McComish took the first seat with 39,820 votes and Democratic nominee Rae Waters took the second seat ahead of Republican nominee Jeff Dial;^[12] Waters served the one term, but lost re-election; Dial was elected in 2010.
• 2010 – When Republican Senator John Huppenthal ran for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction and left the Senate District 20 seat open, McComish was unopposed for both the August 24, 2010, Republican primary, winning with 16,566 votes,^[13] and the November 2, 2010, general election, winning with 39,105 votes.^[14]

External links

• Official page at the Arizona State Legislature
• Campaign site
  • Biography at Ballotpedia
• Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: John McComish . . . January 6, 2014.
2. Web site: John McComish's Biography . . January 6, 2014.
3. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 . . Phoenix, Arizona . 6 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112230133/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf . November 12, 2013 .
4. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 8 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235642/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf . November 12, 2013 .
5. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2002 Primary Election – September 10, 2002 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 12 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041026113534/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2002/Primary/Canvass2002PE.pdf . October 26, 2004 .
6. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2002 General Election – November 5, 2002 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 9 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041026113339/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2002/General/Canvass2002GE.pdf . October 26, 2004 .
7. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2004 Primary Election – September 7, 2004 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041022135941/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2004/Primary/Canvass2004PE.pdf . October 22, 2004 .
8. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2004 General Election – November 2, 2004 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041126091050/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2004/General/Canvass2004General.pdf . November 26, 2004 .
9. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2006 Primary Election – September 12, 2006 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 11 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060926060630/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/Primary/Canvass2006PE.pdf . September 26, 2006 .
10. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2006 General Election – November 7, 2006 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 9 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061206201428/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Canvass2006GE.pdf . December 6, 2006 .
11. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2008 Primary Election – September 2, 2008 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080917211326/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2008/Primary/Canvass2008PE.pdf . September 17, 2008 .
12. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2008 General Election – November 4, 2008 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 11 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219172036/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2008/General/Canvass2008GE.pdf . December 19, 2008 .
13. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 Primary Election – August 24, 2010 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 7 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920214102/http://azsos.gov/election/2010/Primary/Canvass2010PE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .
14. Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 General Election – November 2, 2010 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 5 . January 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920230737/http://azsos.gov/election/2010/General/Canvass2010GE.pdf . September 20, 2013 .