Opponent(s) Doug Ducey (R) Name Fred DuVal Children Monte DuVal, Will DuVal Website Campaign website Party Democratic Party | Political party Democratic Spouse Jennifer Hecker DuVal Incumbent Jan Brewer (R) Role Businessman Books Calling Arizona Home | |
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Born May 24, 1954 (age 69)
Ridgewood, New Jersey ( 1954-05-24 ) Alma mater Occidental College
Arizona State University Education Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (1980), Occidental College, Tucson High Magnet School People also search for Jennifer Hecker DuVal, Monte DuVal, Will DuVal | ||
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Fred P. DuVal (born May 24, 1954) is an American businessman, civic leader, and author. DuVal is the Managing Director of Amicus Investors. He was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election.
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- Fred duval democrat for governor
- Early life and education
- Career
- Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
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Fred duval democrat for governor
Early life and education
DuVal graduated from Tucson High School. He received a B.A. from Occidental College where he was selected as a Luce Scholar. He received his law degree from Arizona State University.
Career
DuVal worked as a senior aide to Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt from 1980 to 1985. He managed Babbitt’s 1978 gubernatorial campaign and his 1988 presidential campaign. From 2002–2006, DuVal served on the Arizona Commerce and Economic Development Commission.In August 2006, DuVal was appointed chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents.
DuVal became one of the founders of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council in 1985 and served on the Democratic National Committee from 1989 to 1993 and from 2009 to 2011. He was Treasurer of the Democratic Governors Association from 2008 to 2010. In 1993, DuVal became Deputy Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State and held the position until 1996.
Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
In 1997 Bill Clinton appointed DuVal as the White House Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs where he played a role in the implementation of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. DuVal helped negotiate a national tobacco settlement and guided White House policy development concerning American Indian gaming rights, tribal appropriations, and Section 638. In 1999, DuVal led negotiations between the White House, governors, and mayors about Clinton Executive Order 13132. DuVal was unsuccessful in his 2002 candidacy for Arizona's first congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is co-author of the book Calling Arizona Home, which was published in 2005. In 2010, he became the co-chair of the "Getting AHEAD" initiative with Maricopa Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Rufus Glasper. In September 2010, DuVal was appointed to an advisory group for the National Governors Association's "Complete to Compete" educational initiative. On February 2013 DuVal announced his candidacy for Arizona governor in the 2014 election. In the election he lost to Republican Doug Ducey.
As part of his work at Clean Energy, DuVal coordinated an alternative energy development program called the Pickens Plan. DuVal established the non-partisan the National Institute for Civil Discourse NICD at the University of Arizona after the near-fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in January 2011 He has served on the boards of the University Medical Center (University of Arizona, Tucson), Children's Action Alliance, the Udall Center for Public Policy, Prescott College, Desert Botanical Garden, and Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters.