Jane Dee Hull was an American politician and educator who was the 20th governor of Arizona from 1997 to 2003. She ascended to the office following the resignation of Fife Symington;Hull was elected in her own right in 1998 and served one term. She was the first woman formally elected as Governor of Arizona,and the second woman to serve in the office after Rose Mofford. She was a member of the Republican Party.
Mark Kennedy Shriver is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for two consecutive terms,from 1995 to 2003.
John Richard Williams was an American radio announcer and politician. After gaining public recognition throughout Arizona because of his work in radio,he went on to become a two-term mayor of Phoenix,Arizona,and a three-term governor of Arizona. A constitutional amendment,approved by Arizona voters in 1968,resulted in Williams serving eight years as governor and being the first governor of Arizona to serve a four-year term.
Frederick W. Thiele Jr. is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 1st district since 2013 and the 2nd district from 1992 to 2012,as a member of multiple political parties. Thiele was originally elected as a member of the Republican Party,but switched to the Independence Party of New York in 2009. He joined the Democratic Party after the Independence Party lost its ballot position.
In the United States,a governor serves as the chief executive and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories,functioning as head of state and head of government therein. As such,governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. As state leaders,governors advance and pursue new and revised policies and programs using a variety of tools,among them executive orders,executive budgets,and legislative proposals and vetoes. Governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities and objectives with the support and assistance of department and agency heads,many of whom they are empowered to appoint. A majority of governors have the authority to appoint state court judges as well,in most cases from a list of names submitted by a nominations committee.
Richard Elihu Sloan was an American jurist and politician,who served as associate justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court,a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and as the 17th and final Governor of Arizona Territory. As an Associate Justice he served for 16 years,the longest service of any member of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court,and wrote over 150 legal opinions. As Governor he oversaw Arizona's transition from territory to statehood.
Joseph Henry Kibbey was an American attorney who served as Associate Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court from 1889 to 1893 and Governor of Arizona Territory from 1905 to 1909. His legal career is most remembered for his efforts in the area of water law,his key legal contributions being the "Kibbey Decision",a legal ruling establishing the principle that "water belongs to the land",and creation of the legal framework for the Salt River Valley Water User's Association,a model for federal water projects in the American West. As governor,Kibbey was a leader in the effort to prevent Arizona and New Mexico territories from being combined into a single U.S. state.
The government of Arizona is the governmental structure of the state of Arizona as established by the Arizona Constitution. The executive is composed of the Governor,several other statewide elected officials,and the Governor's cabinet. The Arizona Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and Senate. The judiciary is composed of the Arizona Supreme Court and lower courts. There is also local government,consisting of counties,municipalities and special districts.
The secretary of state of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor,the secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of state. The secretary is the keeper of the Seal of Arizona and administers oaths of office. The current office holder is Democrat Adrian Fontes.
The 2010 Arizona state elections were held on November 2,2010,with primaries on August 24,2010. These include gubernatorial and both sides of Congress. A special election was also on May 18 for Proposition 100.
Michelle Lujan Grisham is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the 32nd governor of New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party,Lujan Grisham previously served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
Juan Jose Mendez is an American politician and State Senator from Arizona. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Kathleen Marie Hobbs is an American politician and social worker serving since 2023 as the 24th governor of Arizona. Hobbs is the first social worker to be elected governor of a U.S. state and is Arizona's fifth female governor. A member of the Democratic Party,she was secretary of state of Arizona from 2019 to 2023 and a member of the Arizona State Legislature from 2011 to 2019.
Kimberly Yee is an American politician serving as the 45th Arizona state treasurer. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6,2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican Party won the majority of statewide offices,albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections,while the Democratic Party picked up three statewide offices.
Alma Hernandez is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 20th district. Hernandez was elected in 2018 to succeed Macario Saldate,who was term-limited. She was the youngest woman elected to the Arizona House of Representatives.
Frank Carroll is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 28 since January 9,2023. He was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023,representing House District 22. Carroll was first elected in 2018 to succeed State Representative David Livingston,who instead ran for State Senate.
The 2022 Arizona elections were held in the state of Arizona on November 8,2022,coinciding with the nationwide general election. All six executive offices were up for election,as well as a U.S. Senate seat,all of the state's U.S. House of Representatives seats,and the state legislature.
The 2022 Arizona Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday November 8,to elect the next Secretary of State of Arizona Incumbent Secretary of State Katie Hobbs declined to run for a second term to instead run for governor. Primary elections were held on August 2,2022. Democrat and former Maricopa County recorder Adrian Fontes defeated Republican representative Mark Finchem by 4.8%.
