LD17 Representative Kevin Volk
&
LD18 Representatives Nancy Gutierrez & Chris Mathis
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 10:30am
Kirk-Bear Canyon Library
8959 E Tanque Verde Rd
Our speakers this month will be LD17 Representative Kevin Volk and LD18 Representatives Nancy Gutierrez and Chris Mathis. Join us to hear from these Democratic legislators about what’s been happening in the Arizona Legislature.
Nancy Gutierrez
Representative Nancy Gutierrez is the assistant minority leader in the Arizona House of
Representatives. She serves on the Appropriations Committee and is the ranking member on
the Education Committee.
Rep.Gutierrez currently teaches at Tucson High Magnet School and has also taught in other
Arizona school districts. She attended public schools in Tucson from Kindergarten to college
at NAU. Rep. Gutierrez has a degree in elementary education with an emphasis in Math. She
is a member of the Arizona Education Association.
Rep. Gutierrez and her husband, Andy have raised their two daughters in Arizona. Both girls attended Tucson public schools and went on to the UofA and NAU.
Chris Mathis
Representative Chris Mathis serves on the Health and Human Services Committee, Rules
Committee and is the ranking member on the Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee.
Rep. Mathis practices elder law, helping older Tucsonans and their families resolve issues related to long-term care, public benefits, senior housing and estate planning. A Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law and Arizona Education Association member, Chris teaches classes on Health Care Law & Policy and Aging. He formerly served as Director of Policy & Communications at the Healthcare Markets & Regulation (HMR) Lab at Harvard Medical School and as Southern Arizona Coordinator for the Flinn-Brown Fellows Civic Leadership Program.
Rep. Mathis and his wife, Colleen live in the Tucson Catalina Foothills with their dog,
Marigold.
Kevin Volk
Representative Kevin Volk was recently elected to the Arizona State House of
Representatives in 2024. He serves on the Appropriations Committee and the Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee.
Rep. Volk was born and raised in Tucson, at the base of the Catalina Mountains. He attended public elementary and middle school in northeastern Tucson, then followed family tradition to attend Salpointe High School.
Kevin is passionate in learning about the issues that affect Arizonans and interacting with experts to help come up with solutions. He is a graduate of Greater Tucson Leadership and was selected as one of the Southern Arizona recipients of the prestigious Flinn-Brown Fellowship for civic leadership in Arizona. In 2022, he received the inaugural Business Champion for Early Education Award from United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona.
Please note the new time of our meeting. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Pat Wiedhopf
Chair, Tanque Verde Valley Democratic Club
The Tanque Verde Valley Democratic Club presents speakers of interest to Democratic voters on the second Saturday of every month.
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