LD 17 Senate & House candidates at DGT

by Carolyn Classen, blogger

Running as Dems for Senate is Jane Fry and for House Kevin Volk in LD 17. LD 17 is dominated by Republicans at this time.

“Please join us for a lively discussion with the Democratic candidates in the vital swing district of LD 17 where Democrats hope to pick up seats currently held by Republicans and deliver a Democratic State Legislature for the first time in decades. Meet the team that will make it happen!

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Jane Fry’s Bio:

Jane served as corporate counsel for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for nearly 30 years, providing legal and governance advice to the company’s Board of Directors and executive management. She also worked on the leadership team of Schwab’s Financial Crimes Unit — addressing anti-money laundering, fraud, scams and other financial risks.

She served as a member of the board of directors of the Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center, empowering vulnerable women and children by providing case management services, a comprehensive children’s program, and transitional housing. She was co-founder of the Ama Foundation, a non-profit providing a permanent home and education for at-risk homeless children in Nepal. She also served as the treasurer for her community’s homeowner’s association for the past two years.

Jane obtained an undergraduate degree in business administration and psychology from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, and earned her law degree at William Mitchell College of Law, also in St. Paul.

She lives in Oro Valley with her partner, Wienke, and has two children.

Kevin Volk’s Bio:

Kevin was born and raised in Tucson, at the base of the Catalina Mountains.  He attended public elementary and middle school in northeastern Tucson, then followed family tradition to attend Salpointe High School.  After graduation, he moved to Rhode Island to attend Brown University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Economics.

Following college, he served as a 5th grade public school teacher in the East Side of San Jose, California; interned for Representative Gabby Giffords taking in constituent communication in Congress; worked as an English language educator in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on a Fulbright scholarship, and helped former Governor Tim Kaine’s campaign for Senate in Virginia.

After his time out of state, Kevin moved back home to Southern Arizona, where he became the general manager of a local retail business.  Then he joined family firm Volk Company as a real estate agent focused on bringing people together for win-win deals for small businesses.  Now Kevin is dedicated to development and re-development of commercial and housing properties, and has founded a small business to create affordable, sustainable prefabricated housing units from a manufacturing facility in Tucson.

Kevin is passionate about learning about the issues that affect Arizonans and interacting with experts to help come up with solutions. He is a graduate of Greater Tucson Leadership and was selected as one of the Southern Arizona recipients of the prestigious Flinn-Brown Fellowship for civic leadership in Arizona. In 2022, he received the inaugural Business Champion for Early Education Award from United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona.”

“Jane Fry was the Chief of Staff, and before that Corporate Counsel, at Charles Schwab. A native of Wisconsin, Jane attended the University of St. Thomas & Mitchell Hamline Law School. She has been a permanent resident of Arizona for the past three years after living here part time for several years.Jane is wholeheartedly dedicated to flipping the LD17 Senate seat in 2024

.Kevin Volk is running for LD17 House in 2024.Kevin is passionate about learning about the issues that affect Arizonans and interacting with experts to help come up with solutions. He is a graduate of Greater Tucson Leadership and was selected as one of the Southern Arizona recipients of the prestigious Flinn-Brown Fellowship for civic leadership in Arizona.Kevin was born and raised in Tucson, at the base of the Catalina Mountains. He attended public elementary and middle school in Northeast Tucson, then followed family tradition to attend Salpointe High School. After graduation, he moved to Rhode Island to attend Brown University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Economics.”