User:Chrisderose

Chris DeRose is an American politician, currently seeking the Republican nomination for the Arizona House of Representatives from District 17, an area which includes most of Tempe and South Scottsdale, in the 2006 elections.

Born outside Chicago, Illinois, in a winter storm in February of 1980, Chris was raised by his Mother, Anna, a teacher in the Cicero Public Schools, along with his younger sister, Catherine. Since age 15, Chris has worked as a volunteer for other candidates, and in the Spring and Summer of 2001, Chris worked for Congressman J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

An alumni of Northern Illinois University and Grand Canyon University, Chris graduated with a juris doctor from Pepperdine University at the age of 24.

Chris is a small business owner and realtor in Tempe, Arizona.