Occupation- Senator

Member Since- 2005

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John McComish, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, graduated from Colgate University in 1965. He spent the next 24 years climbing the corporate ladder with several Fortune 500 companies. McComish was named National Sales Manager with Johnson & Johnson at the age of 35.

In 1989, he decided to leave the corporate world, moving to Arizona and opening a bookstore. After 7 successful years as a small business owner, he closed the door of the bookstore and took over as President of the fledgling Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of commerce in 1996. From that time until his retirement at the end of 2006, the Chamber grew from 64 members to over 650. In addition to his Chamber responsibilities, McComish served on the City of Phoenix Planning Commission and has been Chair of the Ahwatukee Foothills Village Planning Committee.

John McComish and Karen, his wife of 48 years, live in Ahwatukee where she is a retired teacher in the Kyrene School District. They have 2 adult children and 4 grandchildren.

Senator McComish previously served in the House for three terms, where he was elected Majority Whip for the 2007 and 2008 Sessions and Majority Leader for the 2009 and 2010 Sessions. In the Senate for the 2011 and the 2012 Sessions, he was the Chairman of the Banking and Insurance Committee plus served on the Finance, the Rules, and the Economic Development and Jobs Creation Committees.

In May, 2011, Senator McComish was recognized by the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce with its inaugural Sentinel Award. The Chamber’s Small Business Leadership Council selected the Sentinel Award recipients based on their sponsorship of pro-business legislation, willingness to defeat bills that would adversely impact Arizona businesses and their accessibility to members.

During the 2012 Arizona Centennial celebration, Senator McComish was presented the prestigious Polly Rosenbaum Award, please see the link, www.lib.az.us/programs/PollyAward2012.aspx.

Senator McComish was elected as the Majority Leader in the Senate for the 2013 and 2014 Sessions. He also serves on the Commerce Committee, as well as Vice Chair of the Rules Committee.