Steven Cavin Sanders

Steven Cavin Sanders was born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1965 and grew up in the Sunnyslope area. He attended Richard E. Miller and Royal Palm Elementary schools and Sunnyslope High School, then joined the U.S. Army as a UH-1H helicopter crew chief, serving from 1986 to 1991 at Fairbanks, Alaska and Fort Hood, Texas. After Desert Storm he attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and worked as a medevac mechanic for Serv-Air and for the Maryland State Troopers. He holds an FAA A&P license and has worked as a manager and aviation mechanic. He returned home to Tempe, Arizona, in 1998, where he lives with his wife Sheila and their three sons. He describes himself as a conservative and has been affiliated with Roosevelts Rough Rider and Boy Scouts of America. He ran as a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona in 2024 and is running as a write-in candidate for Arizona's 4th Congressional District in 2026.