Fred DuVal

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Fred DuVal
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Personal details
Born (1954-05-24) May 24, 1954 (age 70)
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Jennifer Hecker
Alma mater Occidental College
Arizona State University
Website Campaign website

Fred P. DuVal (born May 24, 1954) is an American businessman, civic leader and author. DuVal is the Managing Director of Amicus Investors and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in the 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election.

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.[1]

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.[2] From 2002–2006, DuVal served on the Arizona Commerce and Economic Development Commission.[2]In August 2006, DuVal was appointed chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents.[3]

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.[4] In 1993, DuVal became Deputy Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State and held the position until 1996.[5][6]

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.[7] 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.[8][9] He is co-author of the book Calling Arizona Home, which was published in 2005.[10] In 2010, he became the co-chair of the "Getting AHEAD" initiative[2] 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.[11][12][13] On February 2013 DuVal announced his candidacy for Arizona governor in the 2014 election.[14] 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.[15] 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[16][17][18] 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.[2]

References

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Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona
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