Gary Knight, a Yuma City Council member who has served on that metropolitan area’s transportation-planning organization, has been appointed to the Arizona State Transportation Board.
Knight, who in January began a second four-year term on the City Council and currently is Yuma’s deputy mayor, will serve on the seven-member panel upon confirmation by the state Senate.
Knight will represent District 6, which includes Yuma, La Paz, Yavapai and Mohave counties. He will succeed Deanna Beaver, who completed her term and was the board’s chairwoman during her last year.