Judy M. Burges | |
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Member of the Arizona Senate from the 22nd district |
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Assumed office January 23, 2012. |
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Preceded by | Scott Bundgaard |
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 4th district |
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In office 2005 – January 23, 2012. |
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Personal details | |
Born |
La Junta, Colorado, U.S. |
July 21, 1943
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Yavapai College |
Judy M. Burges (born 21 July 1943) is a Republican member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 22. She was first appointed to the State Senate by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on January 23, 2012.
Senator Burges served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 4 from 2005 until her appointment to the State Senate. Senator Burges chaired the Government, Joint Legislative Audit, and Appropriations Committees while serving in the House and served as vice chair for numerous other committees.
Senator Burges graduated from Yavapai College with an AA in General Studies (1984); the University of Phoenix with a BA in Management (1993) and a MBA in Business Administration (1996).
Burges' professional experience includes working as an Account Clerk with the Yavapai County Government from 1984-1996 and Budget Coordinator with the Cyprus Bagdad Copper Company from 1976-1981.
In April 2014, Burges traveled to Nevada and showed support for rancher Cliven Bundy, who was resisting a cattle round-up after refusing to pay grazing fees since 1993. "I stand with them," Burges said of the Bundy family.