John Verkamp
John Verkamp | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 2001 – January 2003 | |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 1993 – January 2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Jack Jackson, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1940 Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | since December 2005, Democrat |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
John Verkamp (born July 31, 1940) is an American attorney and politician in Arizona. He served as a county attorney for 12 years, and was elected to four terms as a Republican state representative. He served one term as a state senator, but decided not to run for re-election in 2002 after redistricting moved his base of Flagstaff to a primarily Democratic district.
Continuing to disagree with the Republicans over the issues of the Iraq War, which he opposed, in 2005 Verkamp joined the Democrats. He filed to run in 2006 as a Democrat for the United States Senate from Arizona, but was late and failed to qualify for the primary.