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Senate confirms Department of Child Safety director nominee and Racing Commission appointments
Summary
The Senate confirmed Catherine Ray Patak as director of the Department of Child Safety and approved several nominees to the Arizona Racing Commission during a group confirmation process.
The Arizona Senate voted to confirm Catherine Ray Patak as director of the Department of Child Safety after a roll-call vote requested by a senator; the secretary recorded 22 ayes, 0 nays and 8 not voting on the confirmation.
Separately, the Senate advised and consented to nominations for the Arizona Racing Commission, approving the appointments of Candace French Contreras, James Paddish and Jay Zucker (names as presented on the floor) by a group motion; the presiding officer directed the secretary to notify the governor and secretary of state of the confirmations.
Committee reports recommending confirmation of the nominees were read on the floor; the full Senate approved the director nomination by roll call and approved the Racing Commission nominees by group motion without separate roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript.
