Andy Kunasek
Andy Kunasek | |
|---|---|
| Supervisor for Maricopa County, Arizona from the 3rd District | |
| In office September 1997 – January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Betsey Bayless |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relations | Carl Kunasek, father Karrin Taylor Robson, sister |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
Andrew William Kunasek is an American politician from Arizona. A member of the Republican Party, Hickman served on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors representing the 3rd district from 1997 until 2017. Kunasek was first appointed to the county board in 1997 to replace Betsey Bayless, when she became secretary of state.
Career
[edit]Kunasek supports selling Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.[1] In a letter to team owner Ken Kendrick, Kunasek wrote "take your stupid baseball team and get out" and go back to "f–king West Virginia,"[2]
He received a $123,110 settlement from Maricopa County after being targeted by former Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas.[3]
He was a noted champion of the county park system,[4] including naming a peak in the Estrella Mountains in honor of fallen Navy Seal Charles Keating IV.[5]
He won $21 million award following a jury verdict in a 2013 lawsuit against a developer and his family. The developer had sunk a joint business investment after the developer dumped untreated sewage and Kunasek refused to pull strings to allow the practice.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maricopa County moves to sell Diamondbacks' ballpark Chase Field - ABC15 Arizona". abc15.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "County supervisor to Diamondbacks: 'Take your stupid baseball team and get out' | For The Win". ftw.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "Kunasek gets $123,000 settlement from Maricopa County". archive.azcentral.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "Andy Kunasek: From Arpaio target to parks trailblazer in one career". azcentral.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "Maricopa County board wants peak named for fallen Navy Seal | Albuquerque Journal". abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "Developer George Johnson Loses $21M to Ex-County Supervisor Andy Kunasek". phoenixnewtimes.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.