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John Verkamp (born c. 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.〔(Paul Giblin, "Verkamp running against Pederson" ), ''East Valley Tribune'', 5 May 2006, 12 November 2012〕 He filed to run in 2006 as a Democrat for the United States Senate from Arizona,〔(Andrea Stone, "Immigration may play a key role in Arizona's Senate race" ), ''USA Today'', 17 May 2006, accessed 12 November 2012〕 but was late and failed to qualify for the primary. ==Early life and education== John Verkamp was born about 1940 in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona. His family has operated a store at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park for three generations, since 1906. He went to elementary and high school there. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona in 1962. He went on to law school, gaining his JD degree in 1965 from the University of Arizona. Verkamp entered the U.S. Army, serving from 1965–70, in the U.S. and Germany. He achieved the rank of Captain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Verkamp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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