Kirsten Engel

Educational Background
• Graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s of Arts from Brown University
• Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law

Career
• Elected member of the Arizona Senate from the 10th District (2021) and member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 10th District (2017-2021)
• Clerked for a judge of the U.S. Course of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and served as an assistant attorney general in the Massachusetts Attorney’s General’s Office
• Supports combating droughts and rising utility bills, promoting green energy jobs, reducing prescription drug costs, and expanding access to healthcare and mental health services; does not support our current immigration system

Personal Information
• Married to Scott Saleska, a climate scientist; they have one daughter named Helene
• Enjoys Arizona’s hiking trails and jogging on the Rillito on the weekends