Don Bivens

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::summary American politician (born 1952) ::

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Field	Value
name	Don Bivens
image	Don Bivens.png
birth_name	Donald W. Bivens
birth_date
birth_place	Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
office	Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party
term_start	2009
term_end	January 22, 2011
predecessor	Paul Eckerstrom
successor	Andrei Cherny
education	Yale University (BA)
University of Texas School of Law (JD)
occupation	Attorney
website
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Donald Wayne Bivens (born February 5, 1952) is an American attorney, former member of the American Bar Association's board of governors, Chair-Elect of the ABA's Section of Litigation, and former chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party.

Personal life

Bivens was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Dr. Melvin D. Bivens and Frances Bivens. In 1953, his family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where Bivens was raised in a middle-class family. His mother was an elementary school teacher with the Albuquerque Public School System. His father was a professor at the University of New Mexico and a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist at Lovelace Medical Center, starting in 1953, and served as head of its OB/GYN department from 1957 until his retirement in 1983.

Beginning at an early age, Bivens held jobs as a gas station attendant, a musician, and kitchen worker. After graduating from high school, Bivens attended Yale University where he earned a B.A. degree in English in 1974, graduating magna cum laude and with departmental honors. He then earned a J.D. degree in 1977 from the University of Texas School of Law, where he served as the Note and Comment Editor on the Texas Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Barristers. In 1998, Bivens was elected as President of the Arizona State Bar. He's currently an attorney with Snell & Wilmer.

2012 U.S. Senate campaign

Main article: United States Senate election in Arizona, 2012

Bivens ran for the United States Senate seat currently held by Jon Kyl. On March 28, 2012, he withdrew from the race.

References

References

1. link. (August 11, 2011 , [[American Bar Association]], August 14, 2007)
2. [http://www.americanbar.org/groups/leadership/boardphotos.html Board of Governors], ABA
3. [http://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/appointments.html ABA Section of Litigation Appointments 2013 - 2014] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 , [[American Bar Association]]. Retrieved March 6, 2013)
4. "Arizona Democratic Party: We're Sorry".
5. "Archived copy".
6. [http://www.bivensforsenate.com/about-don About Don] {{webarchive. link. (October 27, 2011 , Bivens for Senate)
7. [http://hsc.unm.edu/library/spc/oralhist/pdf/BivensOH168.pdf BivensOH168] {{webarchive. link. (September 28, 2011 , University of New Mexico)
8. [http://www.bivensforsenate.com/about-don About Don] {{webarchive. link. (October 27, 2011 , Bivens for Senate)
9. [http://www.swlaw.com/attorneys/don_bivens Don Bivens], Snell & Wilmer law firm
10. [http://www.myazbar.org/AZAttorney/Archives/July98/7-98a1.htm Don Bivens Becomes State Bar President] {{webarchive. link. (March 4, 2016 , [[State Bar of Arizona]]. Retrieved March 6, 2013)
11. Nowicki, Dan. (March 28, 2012). "Rival out, path clear for Carmona in Democrat race". The Arizona Republic.

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