Andrés Cano is an American politician who served as the House Minority Leader in the Arizona House of Representatives during Arizona's 56th legislature. Cano represented District 20 (Tucson) in 2023, and District 3 from 2019 to 2023. Cano is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Andrés Cano | |
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| Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
| In office January 9, 2023 – June 13, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Reginald Bolding |
| Succeeded by | Lupe Contreras |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
| In office January 9, 2023 – July 4, 2023 Serving with Alma Hernandez | |
| Succeeded by | Betty Villegas |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023 Serving with Alma Hernandez | |
| Preceded by | Sally Ann Gonzales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Arizona State University (BA) Harvard University(MPA) |
Education
editCano earned his bachelor's degree (B.A.) in broadcast journalism from Arizona State University in 2014. He graduated cum laude from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.
While in college, Cano completed congressional internships in the offices of U.S. Senator Mark Udall and U.S. Congressman Ed Pastor.
In 2019, Cano completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.
In 2023, Cano announced his resignation from the Arizona State Legislature to attend the Kennedy School fulltime for a Master of Public Administration.[2]
Cano graduated with his Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School on May 23, 2024. [3]
Early life and career
editCano was raised by a single mom in Section 8 housing.[4] As a high school senior, Cano received the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship in 2009 . The Gates Millennium Scholars Program helped Cano become the first person in his family to graduate from college.[5]
In 2012, Cano was hired by Pima County Supervisor Richard Elías to serve as his district aide and senior advisor. He was responsible for the office's constituent services, media relations, and neighborhood advocacy until 2019.[6]
In 2016, Cano was named an inaugural fellow of the Human Rights Campaign's HIV360 Fellowship Program as part of his work to reduce HIV transmission among Latinos in Southern Arizona.[7]
In July 2020, the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund, an initiative of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, announced that it had selected Cano to serve as its first director.[8] Under Cano's leadership from 2020 to 2023, the Fund tripled its permanent endowment and doubled its annual grant-making in Southern Arizona.[9]
In June 2024, Cano announced that he had been appointed by the City of Tucson to serve as its Director of Federal & State Relations.
Elections
editOn August 28, 2017, Cano announced his candidacy for the Arizona House of Representatives in a video posted on social media.[10] Cano was the top vote-getter in the August 28, 2018, Democratic primary election, paving the path for his nomination as a candidate for one of two open seats in the November general election.
In 2020, Cano successfully ran for a second-term. He was re-elected to his third term in November 2022.[11]
Arizona House of Representatives
editIn the 56th legislature, Cano served as the Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Prior to becoming Democratic Leader in January 2023, Cano served as the Ranking Democrat on the Natural Resources, Energy, and Water Committee in the 55th legislature.[12]
As a legislator, Cano introduced legislation to restore funding to the state's community colleges.[13] In 2022, Cano helped negotiate a historic bipartisan bill to conserve the state's water resources.[14]
Cano resigned from the Arizona House of Representatives to pursue his graduate studies on July 4, 2023.[15]
Community Involvement & Recognition
editCano has served as volunteer board member with numerous organizations, including Planned Parenthood Arizona, Literacy Connects, Pan Left Productions, and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
In 2015, Equality Arizona awarded Cano with their annual Emerging Leader Award. [16]
In 2016, Cano was named an inaugural fellow of the Human Rights Campaign's HIV360 Fellowship Program as part of his work to reduce HIV transmission among Latinos in Southern Arizona.[7]
In 2016, Cano was named the Center for the Future of Arizona's 'Emerging Leader,' becoming the organization's youngest—and first Latino—award recipient.[17]
In 2020, Cano was awarded the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Young Alumnus of the Year Award.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Arizona Election Results: Arizona House Of Representatives". KJZZ (FM), November 7, 2018.
- ^ Pitzl, Mary Jo (6 May 2023). "Arizona House Democratic leader Andrés Cano to leave Legislature at end of session". Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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- ^ "Cano Bio".
- ^ "Arizona Legislative Leaders Discuss The Road Ahead | AZBio". 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Cano Given Zimmerman Public Service Award". 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b "HIV 360° Fellow Spotlight: Andrés Cano | Human Rights Campaign". www.hrc.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11.
- ^ "LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund announces $72,000 in grants as they welcome Andrés Cano as new Director". July 2020.
- ^ Tamara; Arizona, Community Foundation for Southern. "LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund Announces $103,500 to 12 Local Nonprofits". Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Andrés Cano: I'm Running for the Arizona House of Representatives" – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Andres Cano". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "House Member". azleg.gov.
- ^ "Cano Community". 5 February 2021.
- ^ "water cano".
- ^ Goldsberry, Jenny (6 May 2023). "Arizona House minority leader to step down for Harvard Kennedy School". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "10 Under 35: Young Human Rights Activists Selected for Prestigious Program". HuffPost. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ Walton, Elizabeth (27 July 2016). "District 5 aide receives 2016 Emerging Leader Award". www.kold.com.
- ^ "CHCI CANO". 10 July 2019.