First ladies and gentlemen of Arizona

First Gentleman of Arizona
Seal of Arizona
Current Patrick Goodman since January 2, 2023
Style	Mr. Goodman Mr. First Gentleman
Residence	No official residence
Inaugural holder	Sarah Brown Kellog (as first lady) Terry Hull (as first gentleman)
Formation	February 14, 1912 (113 years ago) (1912-02-14)

First lady or first gentleman of Arizona is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the governor of Arizona. ^[1] There is no official residence of the first lady or first gentleman reside while serving. ^[2]

The current first gentleman of Arizona is Patrick Goodman, husband of Governor Katie Hobbs, ^[3] who has held the position since January 2, 2023. To date, only two other people has served as the first gentleman of Arizona since statehood: Terry Hull 1997 to 2003 and John Brewer 2009 to 2015.

List of first ladies and gentlemen of Arizona

First Lady/Gentleman	Term begins	Term ends	Governor	Notes
Vera Williams	January 2, 1967	January 6, 1975	Jack Williams
Patricia Castro	January 6, 1975	October 20, 1977	Raúl Héctor Castro
Marion Knappenberger Bolin	October 20, 1977	March 4, 1978	Wesley Bolin
Harriet C. Babbitt	March 4, 1978	January 5, 1987	Bruce Babbitt
Florence Mecham	January 5, 1987	April 4, 1988	Evan Mecham
Vacant	April 4, 1988	March 6, 1991	Rose Mofford	Governor Mofford was a divorcee when she assumed office and never remarried. [4]
Ann Symington	March 6, 1991	September 5, 1997	Fife Symington
Terry Hull	September 5, 1997	January 6, 2003	Jane Dee Hull	The first man to serve as first gentleman of Arizona.
Vacant	January 6, 2003	January 20, 2009	Janet Napolitano	Governor Napolitano has never been married. [5]
John Brewer	January 20, 2009	January 5, 2015	Jan Brewer	The second man to serve as first gentleman of Arizona.
Angela Ducey	January 5, 2015	January 2, 2023	Doug Ducey
Patrick Goodman	January 2, 2023	Current	Katie Hobbs

See also

• List of governors of Arizona

References

1. "Office of the Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs". Office of the Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
2. Vanek, Corina. "Why doesn't Arizona have a governor's mansion?". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
3. Barchenger, Stacey. "Who is Katie Hobbs? 5 things to know about Arizona's Democratic governor". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
4. Harris, Craig; Bland, Karina (September 16, 2016). "Rose Mofford, first woman to serve as Arizona governor, has died". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
5. "Marriage debate divides Arizona". archive.azcentral.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2025.