Dennis DeConcini
Dennis DeConcini | |
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Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee | |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | David Boren |
Succeeded by | Arlen Specter |
United States Senator from Arizona | |
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Paul Fannin |
Succeeded by | Jon Kyl |
Personal details | |
Born | Dennis Webster DeConcini May 8, 1937 Army Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Dennis Webster DeConcini (/ˌdiːkənˈsiːni/; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former U.S. senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Senate as a Democrat from 1977 until 1995. After his re-election in 1988, no Arizona Democrats were elected to the Senate for 30 years until Kyrsten Sinema won his former seat in 2018.
Early life and education
DeConcini was born in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Ora (née Webster) and Evo Anton DeConcini.[1]
His father was judge on the Arizona State Superior Court for 10 years, then served as the
Dennis DeConcini rejoined the law firm of DeConcini McDonald Yetwin and Lacy, which he and his father had co-founded in 1968, after leaving the Senate in 1995.[2][3]
He is a member of the advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.[4]
Career
DeConcini served one elected term as Pima County, Arizona, Attorney (1973–1976), the chief prosecutor and civil attorney for the county and school districts within the county.[3]
He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976 as a Democrat, defeated Republican representative Sam Steiger for the open seat left by retiring Republican senator Paul Fannin. DeConcini served three terms in the Senate.
Panama Canal
DeConcini sponsored an amendment (the DeConcini Reservation) to the
Keating Five
DeConcini was widely noted as a member of the
Senate committees
In the
In 1993 and 1994, DeConcini chaired the Select Intelligence Committee.[9][10][11]
Appointments
In February 1995 DeConcini was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), where he served until May 1999.[12][13][14]
In 2006, he and former
Congressional papers
DeConcini's congressional papers are held at the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.[16]
Business career
DeConcini served on the board of directors of the
It was alleged that, in 1979, DeConcini had insider knowledge about the proposed route of the Central Arizona Project and that he used this knowledge to purchase land that he resold six years later to the federal government for a gain of almost $1,000,000.[21][22]
Philanthropy
DeConcini is a member of the board of directors of the
Book
- Senator Dennis DeConcini: From the Center of the Aisle by Dennis DeConcini & Jack L. August Jr., (University of Arizona Press February 1, 2006); ISBN 978-0-8165-2569-0
References
- ^ United States Code Congressional and Administrative News. 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ Krueger, Cindy (2013-05-24). "Tucson-based law firm celebrates 45 years of service". Inside Tucson Business. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ a b UA Alumni Association (2017-04-17). "Dennis DeConcini to Receive UA Veterans Award". UA News. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "National Advisory Council". Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ Contacto, Giovanna Ort\u00c3\u00adz \/ (1999-05-23). "¿Una neutralidad condicionada?". Panamá América (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dan Nowicki and Bill Muller, The Republic (September 25, 2018). "John McCain gets into 'a hell of a mess' with the Keating Five scandal". azcentral.com.
- ^ "Sen. Dennis DeConcini, Former Senator for Arizona". govtrack.us.
- ^ "SENATE COMMITTEES, 101st CONGRESS". CQ Weekly: 3476–89. 1989-12-23.
- ^ "1993 COMMITTEES SPECIAL REPORT: SENATE -- Select Intelligence". CQ Weekly: 43. 1993-05-01.
- ^ "1994 COMMITTEE SUPPLEMENT: Senate Select Intelligence". CQ Weekly: 44. 1994-03-05.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "William J. Clinton Foundation "President Names Four to Freddie Mac Board"". Archived from the original on 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ "Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation". Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "The Spokesman-Review.com - at Freddie Mac, it helps to have contacts". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Governor appoints DeConcini, Mariucci to Board of Regents", Northern Arizona University News
- ^ "Dennis DeConcini Papers". University of Arizona. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "Three CCA directors set to step down". The Nashville Post. April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ^ Hodai, Beau (June 21, 2010). "Ties That Bind: Arizona Politicians and the Private Prison Industry". In These Times. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ Cook, Nancy (June 30, 2010). "How the Recession Hurts Private Prisons". Newsweek. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ Herraras, Mari (March 29, 2012). "Morals Before Profit". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "DeConcini bought CAP land after planning began", The Prescott Courier, October 21, 1988, page 11 (via Google news); retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Arizona Republic, September 18, 1993, page 8.
- ^ "ICMEC Board Members". icmec.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
External links
- United States Congress. "Dennis DeConcini (id: D000185)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Speaking about President Carter and Senate on KJZZ Radio Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Dennis DeConcini at IMDb
- Parry, Romani, DeConcini & Symms
- Deconcini Mcdonald Law Firm
- Deconcini on Panama Canal
- Book Award[usurped]
- DeCONCINI & Warner
- DeConcini Backs Senator Obama