Mark Killian

Mark Killian is an American politician and the director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Killian is a former Republican state representative and speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives.[1]

Mark Killian
Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture
Assumed office
April 10, 2015
Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office
1993–1997
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the ? district
In office
1983–1997
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Alma materArizona State University

Biography

Killian earned his BS in business administration from Arizona State University.[2] From 1997 until 2003 Killian served as the Director of the Arizona Department of Revenue.[3] In 2010 Killian was appointed by then governor Jan Brewer to the Arizona Board of Regents.[4]

During his 5-year term on the Board of Regents, Killian made headlines when he suggested the board sue the state for violating a clause in the state Constitution that says education should be "as nearly free as possible."[5]

References
  1. "Mark Killian: From Ducey critic to Cabinet member". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. "Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture | Arizona Department of Agriculture". agriculture.az.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Regent Mark Killian resigns, 5 months after Ducey job appointment". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. "State tuition increases stir cries of constitutional foul". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
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