State Senator Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) declared her intention last week to continue serving the people of northern Arizona by seeking re-election as state senator of Legislative District 6. “It has been the privilege of my life to serve the people of Flagstaff, Sedona, Cottonwood, Payson, Holbrook, Snowflake and the other communities of Legislative District 6,” Allen said. “From improving our schools to restoring our forests, I am proud of what we’ve accomplished together. But there is more work to be done.” Allen promised to continue her work on behalf of northern Arizona by: protecting families and small businesses from new taxes and excessive government spending; strengthening schools and empowering teachers by continuing to advocate for more dollars to be spent in the classroom, and for more resources to be provided to hard-working teachers; and safeguarding precious freedoms, such as our property and business rights. One of Allen’s top priorities will continue to be K-12 education. As chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Allen noted that she has championed legislation designed to provide schools with additional flexibility, and has advocated for additional resources for K-12 schools and the state’s universities, including NAU. “I look forward to continuing to advocate for stronger schools, more school choice and more resources for teachers so that we can ensure our students have the tools they need to succeed,” Allen said. A fiscal conservative and native of rural Arizona, Allen has been a tireless advocate for rural Arizona for the last four decades. She served as president of the Rim Chapter of People for the West from 1991-94 and as Southwest field director from 1994-2000. She was elected chairman of the Navajo County Republican Party from 2000-05. From 2003-06 she served as a board member of the Mogollon Medical Foundation. In 2008, she was appointed by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors to fill the term of the late Senator Jake Flake, and was elected by the voters to that office in November 2008. In 2012 she was elected to the Navajo County Board of Supervisors, and was elected once more to the State Senate in 2014. She and her husband Rick are the parents of five children and have 19 grandchildren.
