Hartke, Kevin

Councilmember Kevin Hartke is a 26-year resident of Chandler. Although he began his tenure on City Council in January of 2011, he also served on City Council for a year as an interim Councilmember in 2008. He continues to serve as Senior Pastor at Trinity Christian Fellowship in Chandler where he has worked for the past  26 years. Kevin has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from University of Missouri, Columbia; and a master’s degree in Theology with Fuller Theological Seminary.
 
Kevin has had extensive service on Boards and Commissions with the City of Chandler.  This service includes being a commissioner on the Planning and Zoning Commission, chairman of Human Relations Commission, chairman of the 2010 Complete Count Committee, member of a previous Charter Revision Committee and member of the Downtown Redevelopment Board.  He serves regionally as the Vice Chairman of the Continuum of Care Regional Committee on Homelessness for the Maricopa Association of Governments.
 
In our community, Kevin volunteers with several organizations. He is the director of For Our City-Chandler, vice president of the Desert Cancer Foundation of Arizona (DCFA) and executive board member of the Chandler Coalition On Youth Substance Abuse (CCYSA). Kevin is a literacy advocate and reads weekly to 6th graders at Galveston Elementary School with BookPALS and helps out with LiveLove outreaches in the community. He is a Chandler High School marching band dad and volunteers at opportunities for the marching band.  Kevin is a member of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce. He has also coached soccer for the YMCA, organized city wide community volunteer efforts and  helped organize and lead Chandler’s first nontraditional neighborhood association, Arrowhead Meadows.
 
Kevin has been married to Lynne for 29 years. They have four children: Nathan, Aleah, Katelyn and Zachary. All four attend or have graduated from Chandler High School..