1. Jonathan Paton was born on June 10,1971 and is an American politician who served in both houses of the Arizona State Legislature.
21 Facts About Jonathan Paton
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Jonathan Paton served as an intelligence officer in the US Army Reserve, and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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On January 17,2010, Paton announced he would be challenging Democratic US Representative Gabby Giffords in that year's election.
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Jonathan Paton subsequently resigned from the state senate to focus his efforts on campaigning for Congress.
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Jonathan Paton lost in the 2010 Republican primary and endorsed his former opponent, Jesse Kelly.
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Jonathan Paton ran for Congress again in 2012, this time in Arizona's newly redrawn 1st congressional district, ending in close defeat against Democratic opponent Ann Kirkpatrick.
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Jonathan Paton returned home and began his studies at the University of Arizona.
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Jonathan Paton interned with the Arizona State Senate in 1995.
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Jonathan Paton continued on to the graduate program in German at the University of Arizona.
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Jonathan Paton went on to work for the Southern Arizona Homebuilders Association, representing one of the key industries and job providers in Southern Arizona.
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Jonathan Paton has worked with numerous clients in state and local races as well as on initiative campaigns.
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In 1999 Jonathan Paton enlisted in the United States Army Reserve.
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Jonathan Paton was named "Soldier of the Year" for his battalion, brigade and eventually for the entire 104th Division in 2000.
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Jonathan Paton graduated as class leader of the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course in January 2006.
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Jonathan Paton continues to serve as a captain and a qualified 35D all-source intelligence officer.
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In late July 2006, Jonathan Paton announced he was being voluntarily deployed to Iraq.
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Jonathan Paton was the only state representative to be reelected while deployed in the CENTCOM theater of operations in 2006.
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Jonathan Paton served as an intelligence officer involved in operations throughout Iraq.
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Jonathan Paton was a key supporter of an extension of state financing for Rio Nuevo, a downtown redevelopment project in Tucson.
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Jonathan Paton was the prime sponsor of a bill eliminating state income taxes for active duty military personnel in Arizona.
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Jonathan Paton was most known in 2007 for a series of hearings on CPS following the deaths of three Tucson children murdered after their parents were investigated by CPS.