Claudia Ellquist

Claudia Ellquist is a retired attorney and co-chair of both the Arizona Green Party and the Green Party of Pima County. Ellquist ran for Pima County Attorney in 2004, receiving 23,028 votes for 7.64% of the total vote. Her campaign focused mainly on a four-year moratorium of the death penalty.

Family life and education
Elliquist was born in Duluth, Minnesota. She received a bachelor's degree in 1973 and law degrees in 1976 from the University of Arizona. She resides in Tucson, Arizona.

Career and public service
Ellquist is active with the National Organization for Women and Church Women United, and was a founding Commissioner of the Arizona Clean Elections Commission. She is currently Executive Director for the Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty.