Mark Killian is an American politician and the director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Killian is a former

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state representative and speaker of the

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Biography

Killian earned his BS in business administration from

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. From 1997 until 2003 Killian served as the Director of the Arizona Department of Revenue. In 2010 Killian was appointed by then governor

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to the Arizona Board of Regents. During his 5-year term on the Board of Regents, Killian made headlines when he suggested the board sue the state for violating a clause in the state Constitution that says education should be "as nearly free as possible."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Killian, Mark Living people Arizona State University alumni Politicians from Phoenix, Arizona Speakers of the Arizona House of Representatives Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives State cabinet secretaries of Arizona Year of birth missing (living people)