Jonathan Paton | |
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| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Bee |
| Succeeded by | Frank Antenori |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1971 Tucson, Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Tucson, Arizona |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona (B.A., M.A.) |
| Profession | Businessman, Military Officer |
| Awards | Army Achievement Medal, Army Commendation Medal |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1999-present |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Jonathan Paton (born June 10, 1971) is an American politician who served in both houses of the Arizona State Legislature. He served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom. As a Republican, he was first elected to represent Arizona's 30th legislative district in the Arizona House of Representatives in 2004.[1] In 2008, he was elected to the Arizona Senate from the same district.[2]
On January 17, 2010, Paton announced he would be challenging Democratic U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords in that year's election. He subsequently resigned from the state senate to focus his efforts on campaigning for Congress. Paton lost in the 2010 Republican primary and endorsed his former opponent, Jesse Kelly. He ran for Congress again in 2012, this time in Arizona's newly redrawn 1st congressional district, ending in close defeat against Democratic opponent Ann Kirkpatrick.[3][4]
- ^ "Jonathan Paton – State House 30 (Rep) - Tucson Citizen Morgue (1992-2009)". Tucsoncitizen.com. 2006-10-10. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Herreras, Mari. "The Skinny | The Skinny". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Arizona 1st District - Paton vs. Kirkpatrick". RealClearPolitics.com. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ "Ann Kirkpatrick Called Winner in CD-1; Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally Sit on Leads, Matthew Hendley - Phoenix New Times". villagevoice.com. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2013-06-20.