Meet the candidate
Gary Kiehne, a rancher and businessman in the hotel and oil and gas industries, touts the fact that he has never held elected office and wants to put more decision-making power back in the hands of Arizonans.
Age: 59
Years lived in Arizona: 30 years
Current city or community of residence: Eagar
Education: Bachelor's degree in Agriculture from New Mexico State University
Occupation: Businessman
Previous appointed or elected civic positions: N/A
Previous work in the private sector: Petroleum landman and worker in the oil and gas industry, currently manages three family owned hotels in eastern Arizona and residential real estate development and works in the oil and gas industry and in his family’s farming and ranching operations.
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Family: 3 children and 3 grandchildren
Hobbies/Interests: Team Roping, hunting, fishing, and ranching
Why are you running for office: Gary Kiehne is anything but a politician. He’s never held elected office, and is running to bring his successes in small business to fight for us. Kiehne believes it’s time for true change, because the establishment on both sides of the aisle, driven by the career politicians, are simply not getting the job done.
Gary Kiehne has spent his life in the private sector, creating jobs and growing his small businesses in the oil, ranching, construction, real estate and hotel industries. He knows what it will take to restore fiscal prosperity to rural Arizona, and that starts by reining in Washington’s culture of spending, fixing the tax code and shrinking the size of a federal government that is too big.
Gary Kiehne
