Gary Fredricks is our Legislative Representative and has served in that capacity since January 2005. He represents our Chapter in various Federal and State/Local capacities and reports related legislative activities to the Chapter membership on a monthly basis. Those legislative reports can be viewed in The Sentinel section elsewhere in this website

Upon relocating to the Phoenix area in 2003, Gary assumed the duties of Chapter 1st Vice President and then was elected to the position of President.  Upon completion of his year as Chapter President, Col Fredricks was elected President of the Arizona Council of Chapters in which capacity he served for two years. In 2008, Gary was elected to a six-year term on the MOAA national Board of Directors and assumed those duties in November 2008.

Gary is heavily involved in other veteran’s activities in the state of Arizona.  He is the 'Immediate Past Chairman' of the Unified Arizona Veterans (UAV), a consortium of over 35 veteran’s service organizations in Arizona.  Among other UAV activities devoted to fostering the welfare of Arizona veterans their families and their survivors, UAV manages the Arizona Veteran’s Hall of Fame program which selects and nominates to the Governor each year Arizonans who have worn the uniform of this Nation’s Armed Forces, performed their military duties honorably, and then continued to contribute to community, state and nation in an exemplary manner.

Col Fredricks is also the Vice-Chairman on the Arizona Veteran’s Services Advisory Commission, providing policy advice on veteran’s affairs to the Governor and to the Director, Arizona Department of Veteran’s Services. He also serves on the Enduring Freedom Memorial Commission and the Arizona Attorney General’s Military and Veteran’s Advisory Council.

To read about MOAA's legislative goals and progress, the following links take to the MOAA Legislative Action Center webpages:

Selected Legislative Goals for 2010 A synopsis of MOAA's legislative urgent priorities and objectives for the 2009.		Our Progress MOAA has contributed greatly to legislative gains for the military community over the years.  Track our past and present progress here.