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Bolin had the shortest tenure, dying less than five months after succeeding as governor. Arizona has had five female governors, the most in the United States, and was the first—and until 2019 (when Michelle Lujan Grisham succeeded Susana Martinez in neighboring New Mexico) the only—state where female governors served consecutively.
Kathleen Marie Hobbs (born December 28, 1969) [1] [2] 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.
Douglas Anthony Ducey (/ ˈ d uː s i /, né Roscoe Jr.; born April 9, 1964) is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as the 23rd governor of Arizona from 2015 to 2023 and as Arizona State Treasurer from 2011 to 2015.
Evan Mecham was born to parents who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mountain Home, Utah, and raised on his family's farm. [8] The youngest of five boys, with one younger sister, he graduated as salutatorian from Altamont High School in 1942 and enrolled in Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) on an agricultural scholarship.
The government of Arizona consists of the executive, judiciary, and legislature 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.
George Wylie Paul Hunt [a] (November 1, 1859 – December 24, 1934) was an American politician and businessman. He was the first governor of Arizona, serving a total of seven terms, along with President of the convention that wrote Arizona's constitution.
In April 1989, Symington announced his bid for Governor of Arizona in the 1990 election, promising to run the state like a business. [1] Beginning with the initial stages of his campaign, Symington had placed his business expertise and his success as a real estate developer center stage, stating, "What Arizona needs right now is a business mind.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections. 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election ← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 → Turnout 62.6% 2.29pp Nominee Katie Hobbs Kari Lake Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,287,891 1,270,774 Percentage 50.32% 49.65% County results ...