Spanky's Place :: Endorsement: Royce Jenkins for State Senate

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If you're interested in Arizona politics, read on.

PRESS RELEASE - January 10th, 2006 – Phoenix, Az
Royce M. Jenkins from the Village of Kykotsmovi on the Hopi Indian Reservation filed his nomination papers for Arizona State Senate District No. 2 with the Secretary of State’s Office today. Jenkins will run as a Republican Candidate for the Arizona State Senate District 2 which encompasses parts of Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai Counties. Jenkins said he is entering the race to be an active and visible voice for District 2 and represent the issues and concerns for all of Arizona.

I worked with Royce at the BLM, and he is a good man. If I lived in Arizona State Senate District No. 2, I would vote for him. Unlike most "political folks"; Royce has a fairly high givashit level. (ooooh, I used a naughty word in a political endorsement.) He actually cares about people. In addition, he is one of the smartest, most upstanding individuals I have ever met.

-Devin

A Native Arizonan, Royce is currently the Director of Community Planning & Economic Development for the Hopi Tribe and resides in the Village of Kykotsmovi located on the Hopi Indian Reservation. Royce is retired from the United States Army serving 22 years on active duty and is continually active as the Vice-Commander American Legion Hopi Post 80. Royce is a Morris K. Udall Foundation's Native American Congressional Intern and served in the Office of Senator John McCain. Royce was appointed to Governor’s Council on Small Business and currently is a Board Director on the Arizona Rural Development Council, and is a member of his Community’s Board of Directors.

Royce attended Twin Wells Indian School (Holbrook) and Southwest Indian School (Peoria) boarding schools, and received his high school diploma from Kaiserslautern American HS, Kaiserslautern, West Germany. He went on to obtain an associate degree from Estrella Mountain Community College in Organizational Leadership, a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree from Arizona State University West, and has a Masters in Education from Northern Arizona University. Royce is married to his high school sweetheart of 29 years and they have two daughters and a grandson.

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