AZGFD Commission Candidates

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board has forwarded the names of three candidates to Gov. Doug Ducey for his consideration in making his 2021 appointment to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.

Daniel W. Caputo of Flagstaff, Clay Hernandez of Tucson, and Kate Scott of Elgin were interviewed by the board at its public meeting on Nov. 10 at the Arizona Game And Fish Department headquarters in Phoenix. They had been selected for interview from an initial slate of five applicants considered by the board at its Oct. 20 public meeting.

Per Arizona State Statute 17-202, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board shall assist the governor by interviewing, evaluating and recommending candidates for appointment to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. The board shall recommend at least two, but no more than five, candidates to the governor. The governor must select and appoint a commissioner from the list submitted by the board.

For additional information about the Commission Appointment Recommendation Board, contact the Governor's Office of Boards and Commissions at 602-542-2449, toll free at 1-800-253-0883, or on the Web at http://www.azgovernor.gov.

For more information about the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, visit http://www.azgfd.gov/commission.