Supervisor Chris Kuknyo

Chris Kuknyo was born in Chicago and moved with his family to Prescott in 1978 due to his mother's health concerns. He is a graduate of PHS class of “84”. He has two children that both live here. His daughter works for the state helping children and his son is a heavy equipment mechanic that served in the US Coast Guard.

He claims to have worked just about every job in Prescott trying to earn a living. Shoeshine boy on whiskey row, clerk at J.C. Penney, hamburger flipper at Wendy’s, Television master control operator, radio DJ, underground miner, construction laborer, and factory worker. It wasn’t until the summer of 2000 that he found his true calling in trash. He co-founded Patriot Disposal with a friend and they put a mortgage on his house to buy a truck and a load of cans. Over the next 17 years they used innovation and community involvement to become the leader in trash hauling and recycling. In 2017 Chris sold his interest to his partner in order to pursue other interests.

His continuing service to the community has taken a variety of roles.

  • Yavapai County Supervisor District 4
  • Yavapai College Governing Board
  • Mayor Pro-Tem Prescott City Council
  • Chairman of the Board for the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Board Member Prescott Valley Economic Development Foundation
  • Board Member Prescott Downtown Partnership
  • Chairman of the Board Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Secretary Yavapai County Industrial Development Authority
  • President Citizens Tax Committee
  • President and co-founder Prescott AZ- Zeitz Germany sister city group

Chris sees that we desperately need better roads and traffic movement and the need to plan for development and growth. He will defend the 2nd amendment, promote the conservation of water, preserve our quality of life by putting local citizens' needs first and create new opportunities for working people through economic development. Supporting those working to secure our southern border will also be a priority.

Yavapai has grown explosively over the past 10 years, but government has failed to keep up with infrastructure & public safety needs. In times like these we need citizen servants that are ready to tackle our issues head on and get to work.

Chris lives by the motto “Just when you think you is what you is, you find out you ain’t.” That means, stay humble, give credit where it is due and remember all “you” accomplish is because the citizens allowed it and funded it.

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