Secretary of State of Arizona

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Secretary of State of Arizona
Adrian Fontes by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Incumbent
Adrian Fontes
since January 2, 2023
Style The Honorable
Residence Phoenix, Arizona
Term length Four years, can succeed self once; eligible again after 4-year respite
Formation1912
DeputyKeely Varvel
Salary$70,000
Website azsos.gov

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. [1] 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. [2] The current office holder is Democrat Adrian Fontes.

Contents

Duties

The secretary is in charge of a wide variety of other duties as well. The secretary is in charge of four divisions:

The secretary administers the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. [4]

History

The longest-served secretary is Wesley Bolin, who served 12 full terms (including the last two-year term and the first four-year term), and 1 partial term for a total of 28 years, 9 months, 18 days (or 10,518 days). Bolin was also the shortest-serving governor, ascending to the governorship in 1977 after Raúl Héctor Castro resigned, and serving only 5 months before his death.

The second-longest-serving is James H. Kerby who was elected to 6 two-year terms in 1923–1929, and again in 1933–1939. He is also the only one to serve non-consecutively in the office. The shortest tenure goes to J. C. Callaghan who died 20 days after his inauguration.

Only two secretaries of state have been elected governor without having first ascended to the office upon the death, resignation, or impeachment of a sitting governor: Sidney P. Osborn and Katie Hobbs. Osborn was also the first governor to die in office, making Dan Garvey the first secretary of state to ascend to the position. Since then, four other secretaries of state have become governor through filling a vacancy.

Officeholders

Parties

   Democratic (15) [lower-alpha 1]    Republican (7) [lower-alpha 1]

# [lower-alpha 2]  ImageSecretaryTerm startTerm endPartyTerms [lower-alpha 3]
1  Sidney Preston Osborn.jpg Sidney Preston Osborn February 14, 1912January 6, 1919 Democratic 3
2 Mit Simms.jpg Mit Simms January 7, 1919January 3, 1921Democratic1
3 ErnestHall.1920.jpg Ernest R. Hall January 3, 1921January 1, 1923 Republican 1
4 James H. Kerby January 1, 1923January 7, 1929Democratic3
5 J. C. Callaghan January 7, 1929January 27, 1929Democratic12 [lower-alpha 4]
6Isaac "Ike" Peter FraizerJanuary 27, 1929January 5, 1931Republican12 [lower-alpha 5]
7Scott WhiteJanuary 5, 1931January 2, 1933Democratic1
8 James H. Kerby January 2, 1933January 2, 1939Democratic3
9Harry M. MooreJanuary 2, 1939November 20, 1942Democratic1+12 [lower-alpha 4]
10 Dan E. Garvey (Arizona Governor).jpg Dan Edward Garvey November 27, 1942May 25, 1948Democratic3+12 [lower-alpha 5]
11Curtis M. WilliamsNovember 22, 1948January 3, 1949Democratic12 [lower-alpha 5]
12 Wesley Bolin (Arizona governor).jpg Wesley Bolin January 3, 1949October 20, 1977Democratic12+12 [lower-alpha 6]
13 Rose Mofford 2012.jpg Rose Mofford October 20, 1977April 5, 1988Democratic3+12 [lower-alpha 5]
14 James Shumway April 5, 1988March 6, 1991Democratic12 [lower-alpha 5]
15 Richard Mahoney.jpg Richard D. Mahoney March 6, 1991January 3, 1995Democratic1 [lower-alpha 6]
16 Jane Dee Hull 2001 cropped.jpg Jane Dee Hull January 3, 1995September 5, 1997Republican12 [lower-alpha 7]
17 Betsey Bayless September 5, 1997January 6, 2003Republican1+12 [lower-alpha 5]
18 Jan Brewer 2008.jpg Jan Brewer January 6, 2003January 21, 2009Republican1+12 [lower-alpha 7]
19 Ken Bennett by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg Ken Bennett January 21, 2009January 5, 2015Republican1+12 [lower-alpha 5]
20 Michele Reagan by Gage Skidmore.jpg Michele Reagan January 5, 2015January 7, 2019Republican1
21 Katie Hobbs by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Katie Hobbs January 7, 2019January 2, 2023Democratic1
22 Adrian Fontes by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg Adrian Fontes January 2, 2023IncumbentDemocratic1

See also

Notes

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  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Self-Appointed Representation", Who Elected Oxfam?, Cambridge University Press, pp. 42–62, 2017, doi:10.1017/9781108297721.003, ISBN   978-1-108-29772-1 , retrieved June 11, 2021
  6. 1 2 "Special Short-Term Situations", Long-Term Secrets to Short-Term Trading, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 181–193, September 19, 2015, doi:10.1002/9781119200789.ch10, ISBN   978-1-119-20078-9 , retrieved June 11, 2021
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References

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  2. 1 2 "About the Office | Arizona Secretary of State". azsos.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
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