Karan English

Infobox_Congressman
name=Karan English


state=Arizona
district=6th
term=1993–1995
preceded=None
succeeded=J. D. Hayworth
date of birth=Birth date and age|1949|3|23|mf=y
place of birth=Berkeley, California
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party=Democratic|

Karan English (b. March 23, 1949, Berkeley, California) served in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 103rd United States Congress from 1993-1995.

A Democrat, English represented Arizona's 6th Congressional District, which in the 1990s included much of Mesa, Scottsdale and northeast Arizona. Prior to her election to the U.S. House of Representatives, English served as an Arizona State Senator (1991-1993), State Representative (1987-1991), and Coconino County supervisor (1981-1987). In the Arizona senate, English developed a reputation as a liberal on fiscal, social and environmental issues.

Despite being heavily outspent during her campaign, English won her 1992 General Election race against Republican Doug Wead after being endorsed by former U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater. Goldwater said he thought Wead was out of touch with Arizona because of his relatively brief residency in the state — two years to English's 22. Wead countered that Goldwater's support of abortion rights spurred the unexpected crossing of party lines.ref|arizona_republic English may have also benefitted from Democratic Party momentum in 1992, which was the year of Bill Clinton's first presidential election victory.

English was the second woman to represent Arizona in Congress, with Isabella Selmes Greenway (1933-1937) being the first.ref|awpc

After serving a single term in Congress, English was defeated by Republican challenger J.D. Hayworth in 1994.

English is now involved with the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University.

Notes

#cite news | last=Yozwiak | first=Steve | title=Goldwater jolts GOP, backs Democrat | date=30 October 1992 | publisher=Arizona Republic | url=http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special25/articles/1030goldwater.html
# [http://www.azstarnet.com/public/nonprofit/awpc/ Arizona Women's Political Caucus]

References

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000186 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: Karen English]

External links

* [http://www2.nau.edu/~libei-p/scadb/creatorreferal.cfm?creator=English%2C%20Karan Northern Arizona University: Cline Library Digital Archives search results for "Karen English"]