Jeff Groscost
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Jeffrey Smith Groscost was a Republican
Speaker of the House at the Arizona House of Representatives
from 1997 to 2001.
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In 2000, Groscost was defeated by Democrat
Jay Blanchard
in the historically Republican District 30 of Mesa.
Groscost became president of an alternative fuels company located in Mesa in 2005. AFV Solutions Inc. announced in July 2005 that Groscost had accepted the offered position with the company, noting "[He has a] unique set of skills and valuable experience". The firm designs and produces fuel converter systems which allow traditional car engines (which run on petrol or diesel) to function with propane
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emergency phone call was made to Mesa police on 3 November 2006 regarding an unconscious male from the Groscost household. It was discovered that Groscost had collapsed from a heart attack
. Mesa Fire department paramedics failed to resuscitate him and he was taken to Banner Baywood Medical Center where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Several weeks prior to his death, Groscost had been recovering from a gall bladder operation, it is unknown if the surgery was related to the heart attack.
bill
through the Legislature which presented monetary incentives to citizens to buy road vehicles capable of using alternative fuels, in an attempt to reduce the state's pollution. The then Governor, Jane Hull, the second ever woman to serve as the Governor of Arizona, signed the bill into law. The bill was revealed to be so munificent that some motorists who bought alternate fuelled cars managed to receive half of what they paid back in tax credits. The preliminary estimated cost of the bill was measured at $10 million, after the Legislature had closed the program, the real cost was estimated at $200 million. Hull managed to reduce the deficit from $600 million down to $200 million through the passing of an additional bill.
Republican Party (United States)
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Speaker of the House at the Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona House of Representatives
The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms...
from 1997 to 2001.
Career
He was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for seven years, from 1993 to 2001. Groscost was elected into the House of Representatives in 1992 representing the city of Mesa, ArizonaMesa, Arizona
According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
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In 2000, Groscost was defeated by Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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Jay Blanchard
Jay Blanchard
Jay Stanley Blanchard served one term as a state senator in Arizona, representing District 30 for the Democrats. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Blanchard is a former naval flight officer who received a Ph.D...
in the historically Republican District 30 of Mesa.
Groscost became president of an alternative fuels company located in Mesa in 2005. AFV Solutions Inc. announced in July 2005 that Groscost had accepted the offered position with the company, noting "[He has a] unique set of skills and valuable experience". The firm designs and produces fuel converter systems which allow traditional car engines (which run on petrol or diesel) to function with propane
Propane
Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central...
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Death
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emergency phone call was made to Mesa police on 3 November 2006 regarding an unconscious male from the Groscost household. It was discovered that Groscost had collapsed from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. Mesa Fire department paramedics failed to resuscitate him and he was taken to Banner Baywood Medical Center where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Several weeks prior to his death, Groscost had been recovering from a gall bladder operation, it is unknown if the surgery was related to the heart attack.
Arizona alternate fuels program
In 2000, Groscost ordered a SenateArizona Senate
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bill
Bill (proposed law)
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through the Legislature which presented monetary incentives to citizens to buy road vehicles capable of using alternative fuels, in an attempt to reduce the state's pollution. The then Governor, Jane Hull, the second ever woman to serve as the Governor of Arizona, signed the bill into law. The bill was revealed to be so munificent that some motorists who bought alternate fuelled cars managed to receive half of what they paid back in tax credits. The preliminary estimated cost of the bill was measured at $10 million, after the Legislature had closed the program, the real cost was estimated at $200 million. Hull managed to reduce the deficit from $600 million down to $200 million through the passing of an additional bill.