2025 in Arizona

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Arizona .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Katie Hobbs (D)
• Secreatry of State: Adrian Fontes
• Attroney General: Kris Mayes
• State Treasurer: Kimberly Yee (R)
• Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tom Horne (R)
• State Mine Inspector: Paul Marsh
• Corporation Commissioners:
  • Lea Márquez Peterson
  • Jim O’Connor (until January 6), Rene Lopez (since January 6)
  • Anna Tovar (until January 6), Rachel Waldon (since January 6)
  • Nick Myers
  • Kevin Thompson

Events

Ongoing: 2025 Arizona wildfires ^[1]

• February 10 – One person dies when a Learjet 35A aircraft veers off the runway and crashes into a Gulfstream G200 aircraft at Scottsdale Airport in Scottsdale. ^[2]
• March 9 – The 2025 Shriners Children's 500 occurrs at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale with Christopher Bell winning the race, Denny Hamlin finishing 2nd, and Kyle Larson finishing in 3rd. ^[3]
• May 4 – Three people die and five are injured in a shooting at a restaurant in Glendale. ^[4]
• June 9 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The Arizona Department of Public Health confirms the state's first measles case of 2025. ^[5]
• July 11 – Health officials announce a Coconino County resident died from bubonic plague, the first recorded death in the United States since 2007. ^[6]
• July 13 – A wildfire destroys the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. ^[7]
• August 5 – Four medical personnel die when a plane crashes while attempting to land in Chinle on the Navajo Nation. ^[8]
• September 23 – Adelita Grijalva wins the Arizona's 7th congressional district special election, succeeding her late father Raúl Grijalva. As of October 8, Grijalva has not been sworn in. ^[9]
• September 25 – Serial killer Cleophus Cooksey Jr. is convicted of eight murders in the Phoenix metropolitan area in 2017, including those of his mother and step-father. ^[10]
• September 26 – Four people are killed by flash floods, three in Globe and one in Scottsdale. ^[11]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. "Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
2. Reagor, Catherine. "Planes crash at Scottsdale Airport, killing 1 and injuring others". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
3. "NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 4 Race Results for the Shriners Children's 500 - Sunday, March 9, 2025" (PDF). March 9, 2025.
4. "Shooting at Arizona steakhouse leaves 3 dead, 5 hurt, no one under arrest, police say". CBS News. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
5. "First Confirmed Cases of Measles in Arizona for 2025 Identified in Navajo County". Navajo County, AZ. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
6. "Northern Arizona resident dies from plague". The Associated Press. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
7. Fonseca, Felicia; Ding, Jaimie (July 13, 2025). "Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
8. "4 people die in crash of medical transport plane on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona". The Associated Press. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
9. Gomez Licon, Adriana; Mascaro, Lisa (October 1, 2025). "Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her". The Associated Press. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
10. Billeaud, Jacques; Govindarao, Sejal (September 25, 2025). "Arizona jury convicts man in string of shootings that killed 8 in metro Phoenix". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
11. Stelloh, Tim; Wall, Katie; Mendoza, Erick (September 27, 2025). "At least 4 dead as torrential flooding hits Arizona". NBC News. Retrieved September 27, 2025.