Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is a state-level department tasked in Arizona with oversight of public education from kindergarten to secondary school. The ADE is run by an elected Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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.
Veritas Preparatory Academy is a charter school in Phoenix,Arizona centered around classical education and is a member of the Great Hearts Academies charter network.
Andrew Michael Tobin is the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration. He formerly was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission and also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from the state's 1st district,and as former Speaker,beginning in 2011. He currently serves as the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration.
Douglas Anthony Ducey is an American businessman and politician who served as the 23rd governor of Arizona from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Ducey was CEO of the ice cream parlor chain Cold Stone Creamery from 1995 to 2007 and served as Arizona state treasurer from 2011 to 2015.
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is an Arizona based chamber of commerce. Since 1974,the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been promoting statewide business advocacy at the Arizona Capitol and with the Arizona congressional delegation. Its membership employs 250,000 Arizonans from all sectors of the Arizona economy. The Board of Directors of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is composed of more than 120 business executives,representing industries across Arizona. The Arizona Chamber is governed by the board of directors and its 32 Executive Committee members,including nine board officers. Following the departure of President &CEO Glenn Hammer,Garrick Taylor served as the Interim President &CEO until Danny Seiden began his tenure in early Summer 2021.
The 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Arizona,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Paul Mosley is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 5 in 2016 through 2019.
Mark Brnovich is an American attorney and politician who was the 26th Attorney General of Arizona from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was an unsuccessful candidate for its nomination in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Arizona. He is married to Susan Brnovich,a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 8,2016,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Arizona,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 30.
Charlene Fernandez is an American politician who was the Democratic leader of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. She was first elected to the state House in 2014 and represents Southwestern Arizona,specifically,the majority of Yuma County,western Pima County,southwestern Maricopa County and southwestern Pinal County. She resigned on November 15,2021 to take a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her son Brian Fernandez was appointed by the Yuma County,Arizona Board of Supervisors to succeed her in the Arizona House of Representatives.
The 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of Arizona,concurrently with the election of Arizona's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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.
Kelli Butler is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 28 in 2016,until 2023. She is a member of the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board. She is also the owner and office manager at Butler Family Dental.
Athena Salman is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 8th district since 2017.
Ben Toma is an American politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 27th district. Elected in November 2016,he assumed office in January 2017. He was selected to be Speaker of the House in 2022,taking office in 2023. From 2021 to 2023,Toma served as majority leader of the Arizona House.
Lea Marquez Peterson is an American politician serving on the Arizona Corporation Commission since 2019. Peterson was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey to replace Andy Tobin following his appointment as Director of the Arizona Department of Administration. Peterson was also the 2018 Republican nominee for Arizona's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House.
The 2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona was held on November 3,2020,following the death in office of incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain on August 25,2018. Governor Doug Ducey was required by Arizona law to appoint a Republican to fill the vacant seat until a special election winner could be sworn in. On September 5,2018,Ducey appointed former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl to fill McCain's seat. However,Kyl announced he would resign on December 31,2018.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Arizona in January 2020. As of June 3,2021 Arizona public health authorities reported 322 new cases of COVID-19 and five deaths,bringing the cumulative totals since the start of the pandemic to 882,691 cases and 17,653 deaths. 12.3% of the state's population has been positively diagnosed with COVID-19 since the first case was reported on January 26,2020.
Jacqueline Parker is an American politician who has served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 16th legislative district since 2021.
