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RESUME OF PAT KILBURN Pat Kilburn’s
experience has been acquired over a period of more than 30 years. Pat is
a native of New Mexico and grew up in New Mexico, Colorado and New York.
He attended the University of Montana, Missoula, MT and then entered the
In 1975 Pat
joined the U.S. Border Patrol stationed out of Casa Grande and worked
both the border south of Sells, AZ; and the ranches around Casa Grande.
In 1979 he was sent to ASU to interview Iranian students during the
hostage crisis, and in 1980 was sent to Key West Florida to work the
Cuban Boat lift where he received a commendation from the Immigration
Regional Commissioner for his exceptional work during this crisis. In
the later part of 1980, Pat transferred to the Inspections Division of
the Immigration Service to increase his experience with the Immigration
Laws and was stationed in San Luis, AZ.
In 1982, Pat
transferred to the Defense Investigative Service (DIS) conducting
background investigations for persons needing security clearances for
military personnel or defense contractors. Pat’s expertise regarding
immigration laws was an invaluable asset for the DIS office in Phoenix
when dealing with immigrant cases. In 1984 he transferred to the
Industrial Security Division conducting inspections of Defense
contractor plants to ensure the plant was safeguarding classified
information as required. In 1988 he was
In 1992 Pat was
selected to be the Treaty Liaison Officer for DIS under the Intermediate
Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) at Magna, UT. He worked on numerous treaties
including INF, Start I and Start II, Open Skies Treaty, Conventional
Forces Europe (CFE) and Chemical Weapons Treaty. He was sent as a
debriefer to Germany once, and as a missile inspector to Russia twice.
His duties included dealing with numerous and different diplomats and
cultures on a
All of Pat’s experience, from combat wounded veteran, to the Park Service with environmental issues, to the Immigration Service, Border Patrol, SACIWG involving our borders and crime, to lead instructor, and education, to his degree in Economics and understanding the way the economy works and how taxes effect the economy, will serve him well in the legislature. This is the experience of a person that has “walked the walk” and his knowledge will be invaluable in drafting legislation to improve District 29 and the State of Arizona.(MORE PICTURES IN PHOTO GALLERY)
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US Army and served in Vietnam as a RTO (radio telephone operator) with
the 5th Infantry from 1969-1970 where he was
wounded and
received several decorations and citations including the Purple Heart.
He returned to the University of Montana and graduated with degrees in
Economics and Political Science. During his time at the University of
Montana he worked during the
summers at Yellowstone National Park and
continued to work there until 1974. As a Park Ranger, he learned the
importance of protecting our national parks and conservation of our
resources. For six months after leaving the National Park Service, he
was a legislative proof reader for the Montana Legislature. 
Additionally, during his time
with both the Border Patrol and the Inspections Division, Pat completed
the 76 course Immigration Extension Program (which was completed by less
than 10% of all Border Patrol Agents). During his time at San Luis, he
and another inspector implemented a procedure of checking local crossing
cards with California Drivers licenses to see if there had been a
violation of the person with their immigration status by establishing a
residence in the United States. 
recommended to teach at the
Defense Security Institute, Richmond, VA where he was quickly promoted
to a lead instructor. He developed a handbook for using the STU-III
which is a telephone that encrypts voice communications and used by both
the military and defense contractors. Additionally, Pat worked with the
INS to develop a course to assist industrial security inspectors in
spotting false documents presented by illegal aliens at defense
contractors. 
daily basis. In 1993, while being a Treaty Liaison
Officer, he completed the Utah Emergency Medical Technical (EMT) course
and was certified by the State of Utah. In 1998, when his time was up at
Magna he requested and was transferred to Tucson where
he was the Senior Investigative and Security Agent in Tucson. He was
responsible for the inspection of all of the large defense plants in
Arizona which included Raytheon in Tucson. Additionally he was Chairman
of the Southern Arizona Counter Intelligence Working Group (SACIWG)
which dealt with all external threats to Southern Arizona including
those individuals entering the country illegally from various countries.
In 2000, he was promoted to Special Agent in Charge of the now Defense
Security Service (DSS), Tucson, AZ where he had oversight of all
background investigations done in the Tucson Sector. 
In 2002 he
retired after more than 30 years as a Federal Agent and became a small
business owner creating DVDs. He also became heavily involved in the
Republican Party. Prior to retirement, he was prevented from
being involved in politics by a federal law called the Hatch Act. 