Randy Friese
American politician
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Randall Scott Friese (born c. 1964)[2] is an American surgeon and politician from the state of Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, Friese served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2015 through 2021, when he resigned to focus on his medical career.[3]
c.1964 (age 61–62)
Randy Friese | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 9th district | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – November 15, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ethan Orr |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Mathis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Randall Scott Friese[1] c.1964 (age 61–62) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Susan |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BS, MD) University of Texas (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1997–2001 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant commander |
| Unit | Navy Medical Corps |
Education
Friese earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1986.[1] He received a medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1990[4] and a Master of Science in clinical sciences from the University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School in 2008.[5]
Career
From 1997 to 2001, Friese served in the United States Navy's Medical Corps. He left the service as a lieutenant commander.[6]
Friese is a trauma surgeon,[7] and he served as an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona Medical Center. He now is a surgeon for Banner Health following the 2015 merger with UAHN.[5] He treated Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and nine-year-old Christina Taylor-Green after they were shot in the 2011 Tucson shooting.[2][8]
Arizona House of Representatives
Friese ran for the Arizona House of Representatives in District 9 as a member of the Democratic Party in the 2014 elections. He defeated Republican incumbent Ethan Orr by 0.12% of the vote.[9][10][11]
On March 25, 2021, Friese announced he would run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 election.[12] He ended his campaign on September 2, 2021, citing his commitment to practicing medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, and resigned from the legislature effective November 15, 2021.[13][14]