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John Charles Keegan is a retired judge of the Justice Court in Maricopa County, Arizona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Justice Courts )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John Ore, Presiding Justice of the Peace for Maricopa County, to Retire Courts )〕 He was Mayor of Peoria, Arizona from June 1997 to January 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Office of the Mayor, John C. Keegan ) 〕 Keegan served as a commissioned officer in both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy and held elected office in all three branches of government. While on the bench, he chaired the Professional Standards Committee〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Justice bill could chang e face of state's courts )〕 and was an outspoken advocate for increased accountability of judges. Additionally, Judge Keegan was a juvenile hearing officer and actively involved in issues of underage drinking, truancy, and other youth offenses. ==Political career== While he was mayor, Keegan initiated major changes to land use planning, environmental protection, cultural opportunities, and economic development in the city. During this time, the population of Peoria more than doubled and the city was consistently ranked as one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. To meet the need of explosive growth in Peoria, Keegan created the first public-private partnership to build a public charter school to increase classroom capacity. At his direction, Peoria instituted an ethics committee for elected officials as well as appointed officers. A program to confiscate illegal weapons on campuses initiated by Mayor Keegan led to reduced violence and increased safety in local schools.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Mayor John Keegan offering cash rewards to help stop violence in schools )〕 In 1999 he was given the Defender of Decency Award by Americans for Decency for his efforts to restrict sexually oriented businesses in the city. () Of particular note was the creation of the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts and the Peoria Mountain Park Preserve. Property taxes were lowered four times. In 2005 and early 2006 Keegan was instrumental in raising over $400,000 in equipment, supplies, and cash to assist the City of Long Beach, Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hurricane Katrina Adopted City Assistance ) 〕 Keegan led a successful regional effort of local governments and businesses to protect Luke Air Force Base from encroachment and potential closure through the Base Realignment and Closure or BRAC process by lobbying for state and federal legislation as well as local zoning protection for the base. His meetings with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Air Force, Governor of Arizona, White House staff and congressional leaders ultimately were successful.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Peoria Focus, Winter 2004-05 )〕 The Maricopa Association of Governments recognized Keegan in 2001 with the Desert Peaks Award for Distinguished Service for his commitment to regional cooperation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Desert Peaks Award Winners )〕 Keegan was instrumental in having the Challenger Center in Peoria, an aerospace and science education organization, officially designated as an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; one of only two such designations in the state of Arizona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Challenger Center )〕 In 2005 he led a statewide effort to expand access to the Pentagon Channel for service members in Arizona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Ariz. Mayor Working to Broaden Pentagon Channel's Audience )〕 In 1991 to 1995, Keegan served two terms in the Arizona House of Representatives. He was appointed to fill a vacancy created by the Azscam ethics scandal. In the legislature, Keegan chaired the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, was Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and was the first Chairman of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. He was an active member of several state and local organizations dealing with juvenile crime and formed a collation of prosecutors, police agencies, and school officials to develop legislation and other solutions to the issue.〔 As a member of the House government committee, he was a leading advocate for reform. In 1994 a political opponent accused him of campaign irregularities. No charges were ever brought, although he withdrew from the race for unrelated reasons. The officials charged with conducting the investigation into the allegations, Grant Woods, Arizona Attorney General, and Jane Dee Hull, Arizona Secretary of State and later governor, subsequently endorsed Keegan in his election for Mayor of Peoria. In 2002, he was a Republican candidate for the United States Congress from the second congressional district in Arizona.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= PBS political analysis )〕 Senator John McCain was the chairman of Keegan's congressional campaign committee. In 1996 John Keegan was elected to the Maricopa County Charter Government Commission. The commission was an unsuccessful attempt to modernize the 19th century governance model for the county.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=State Press Stories for Monday, 11/4/96 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John C. Keegan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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