Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona
Tom Horne (52801743945) (crop).jpg
Incumbent
Tom Horne
since January 2, 2023
Residence Phoenix, Arizona
Term length Four years, can serve two terms
Website State Website

The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is an elected state executive position in the Arizona state government. The superintendent oversees the state of Arizona's public school system and directs the state's Department of Education.

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The current superintendent is Tom Horne. [1]

The Superintendent of Public Instruction is fourth (behind the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Treasurer, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Arizona. [2]

The Superintendent of Public Education is an ex officio member of the Arizona Board of Regents which oversees public universities in the state. [3]

Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction is the lowest paid state education administrator in the United States, being paid $85,000 compared to the national average of $174,000. [4]

Superintendents

#NamePolitical PartyTerm of Office
1 Charles O. Case Democratic1912–1921
2 Elsie Toles Republican1921–1923
3 Charles O. Case Democratic1933–1941
4 Herman E. Hendrix Democratic1933–1941
5 E. D. Ring Democratic1941–1947
6 N. D. Pulliam Democratic1947–1947
7 L. D. Klemraedson Democratic1947–1949
8 M. L. Brooks Democratic1949–1955
9 C. L. "Cliff" Harkins Democratic1955–1957
10 M. L. Brooks Democratic1957–1959
11 C. L. "Cliff" Harkins Democratic1955–1959 [5]
12 W. W. "Skipper" Dick Democratic1959–1967
13 Sarah Folsum Republican1967–1971
14 Weldon P. Shofstall Republican1971–1975
15 Carolyn Warner Democratic1975–1987
16 C. Diane Bishop Democratic1987–1995
17 Lisa Graham Keegan Republican1995–2001
18 Jaime Molera Republican2001–2003
19 Tom Horne Republican2003–2011
20 John Huppenthal Republican2011–2015
21 Diane Douglas Republican2015–2019
22 Kathy Hoffman Democratic2019–2023
23 Tom Horne Republican2023–present

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References

  1. "Superintendent – The Official Website of the Arizona State Department of Education". www.azed.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "Constitution of Arizona: Article V, Section 6". Arizona Legislature . Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. Arizona Board of Regents, Board Members Archived August 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Cano, Ricardo (September 5, 2017). "Arizona's Diane Douglas is nation's lowest paid state education administrator" . The Arizona Republic . Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. "State of Arizona official canvass, general election returns". Arizona State Government Publications. State Library of Arizona. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.