State lawmaker and veteran works to help fellow Arizona National Guard vets
ABC 15
By: Lori Jane Gliha
April 18, 2013
PHOENIX - NEW LEGISLATION TO HELP VETERANS
He may be an eight-year veteran of the Arizona National Guard, but Rep. Mark Cardenas (D-Phoenix) is a rookie when it comes to the Arizona State legislature.
The 26-year-old Phoenix native is only a freshman in the state’s House of Representatives, but he’s already making a big impact as the co-chair of the state's first-ever bi-partisan Veteran’s Caucus in the legislature.
The Iraq war vet went straight to work when he was elected. He drafted a bill aimed at improving the lives of veterans in our state.
“We could be the state that shows the rest of the union what [the] most veteran-friendly state in the entire country can be,” he said.
House bill 2484 targets joblessness among veterans by offering tax incentives to businesses in Arizona who hire veterans. It will also help veteran’s find work by allowing them to get advance notice of new state jobs before they are publicly posted.
The bill has already passed in the House, and he says he is confident it will make its way to the Governor’s desk because of the support it has already received in Senate committees.
However, the bill is currently stalled until a state budget is released.
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