Two Candidates Recommended to Governor for Arizona Game and Fish Commission
OutdoorHub 11.17.11
Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board has forwarded the names of two candidates to Gov. Jan Brewer for her consideration in making her 2012 appointment to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
Kurt R. Davis and Bob W. Thomas were selected from seven candidates who were interviewed by the board at its public meeting on Nov. 15 at the Arizona Game and Fish Department headquarters in Phoenix. The seven who were interviewed were chosen from an initial slate of 47 applicants previously considered by the Appointment Recommendation Board at its Nov. 3 public meeting.
Per Arizona State Statute 17-202 (which became effective in July 2010), the Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board shall assist the governor by interviewing, evaluating and recommending candidates for appointment to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. The Commission Appointment Recommendation Board shall recommend at least two, but no more than five, candidates to the governor. The governor must select and appoint a commissioner from the list submitted by the board.
View the board’s letter at www.azgfd.gov/board.
For additional information about the Commission Appointment Recommendation Board, contact the Governor’s Office of Boards and Commissions at (602) 542-2449, toll free at 1-800-253-0883, or on the web at www.azgovernor.gov.
For more information on the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, visit www.azgfd.gov/commission.
