By the unanimous vote of his fellow board members, Andy Kunasek was appointed to the Board of Supervisors in September of 1997. Supervisor Kunasek was subsequently elected by the constituency of District 3 in 1998 and reelected in 2000 and 2004. His colleagues have elected him to serve as Chairman of the Board for 2000, 2004 and 2008.

Supervisor Kunasek is an Arizona native and is a graduate of Mountain View High School. He earned a bachelors degree in management from Arizona State University in 1986.

Kunasek owns interests in plant nursery and cattle operations, and is president of Mercado Management, a diversified land acquisition and real estate management company.

Kunasek has been active in his community having served as treasurer of the Maricopa County Republican Party; a member of the Maricopa County Trial Court Selection Committee; Maricopa County Charter Committee; and the Maricopa County Citizens Judicial Advisory Council. He was also a 1996 Delegate to the Republican National Convention. In 2003, he was voted the nation's Outstanding Public Official of the Year by the National Association of County Parks and Recreation.

His primary issues are justice and law enforcement, health care, fiscal accountability, responsible land planning, and increasing the size and quality of the County Park System.

Supervisor Kunasek serves on the NACo Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee.

Andy, his wife Kim, and their three children live in the North Valley.

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