Governor of Arizona
Arizona | |
Governor |
Governor of the State of Arizona | |
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Seal | |
Standard | |
Style |
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Status | |
Abbreviation | AZGOV |
Member of | |
Residence |
Executive Mansion 52 EAST ASHLAND AVENUE PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85004 |
Seat |
Arizona State Capitol 1700 W WASHINGTON ST PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85007 |
Appointer |
People of Arizona (Direct popular election) |
Term length |
Four years, renewable once consecutively |
Constituting instrument |
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Precursor | Governor of Arizona Territory |
Inaugural holder | George W. P. Hunt |
Formation | 14 February 1612 |
Deputy |
Blake Masters (Lt. Governor and President of the Senate) |
Salary | US$ 95,000 |
Website | link://governor.arizona.gov |
The Governor of Arizona is the head of state and head of government of the State of Arizona. This official leads the executive branch of the State government (officially the “Arizona State Executive Department”) and is at all times the Commander-in-Chief of the Arizona State Guard and the Arizona State Troopers and, during (and only during) a state of emergency or a state of war, she may exercise personal command over county Sheriffs and local Police.
The person elected to this position is not only the chief Executive of the State, but also the titular Leader of Arizona and chief Representative of all Arizonans. Due to this, the Governor is frequently described as the most powerful Post in the State of Arizona.
Article V of the Arizona Constitution vests all executive and military Powers of the State in the Governor[1], and requires her to take Care that all State laws are faithfully executed; of appointing, by and with the Advice and Consent of the State Senate, all civil and military Officers of the State (e.g., members of the Cabinet, heads of State agencies; and commissioning Officers of the Arizona State Guard and Arizona State Troopers); appointing, from a list prepared by the relevant commission on judicial appointments, the judges of the Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona Court of Appeal, and Arizona Superior Court; and with making, by and with the Advice and Consent of the State Senate, Treaties with other States, the United States, and with foreign States. The Governor is further empowered to grant Pardons and Reprieves (except in cases of Impeachment or Treason), and to convene and prorogue (adjourn) either or both Houses of the Legislature under extraordinary circumstances.
The Governor is directly chosen by the qualified and registered Electors of the State to a Term of four Years, renewable once consecutively. A person may serve as Governor for two full Terms (e.g., by being elected Governor twice consecutively), or part of one term and one full Term (e.g., by succeeding to the office of Governor and finishing out the Term of the previously-elected Governor, and then being elected to a full-Term in her own right), but is not again eligible to the office of Governor until a period of four Years have intervened. All Arizona citizens of or over the age of eighteen Years also not felons are considered qualified Electors, but only those qualified Electors also registered may Vote in Arizona; and furthermore only qualified and registered Electors are eligible to any Office of Profit or Trust under the State of Arizona or any political Subdivision thereof. In Arizona, the Governor is the only statewide elected Officer.
Governor’s Office[edit | edit source]
The Governor is assisted by a number of staff who compose the Governor’s Office, which, under the direction and control of the Governor, is responsible for coordinating the work of all State Agencies in the Executive Department and assisting the Governor in her daily work.
The Governor’s Office, under the direction of the Governor, and through her Chief of Staff, is responsible for formulating State policy, running Cabinet meetings, as well as responsible for supervising foreign diplomatic relations with countries around the world, and supervising and overseeing the implementation of the Governor’s policies. Unlike many other countries, Arizona’s Office of Governor does not serve as the actual residence of the Governor.
Functions[edit | edit source]
In an Executive Order made on DD MMMM YYYY with an amendment on DD MMMM YYYY, the functions of the Governor’s Office were broadly classified into the following matters:
- Advice to the Governor across the Executive on policy and implementation
- Assistance to the Governor in managing the Executive Department
- National security and intelligence policy co-ordination
- Intergovernmental relations and communications with State, Tribal, Territorial, Federal, and Foreign Governments
- Co-ordination of Executive administration
- Arizona State honors and symbols policy
- Government ceremonial and hospitality
- Promotion of reconciliation
- State data policy and related matters
Organization[edit | edit source]
- Office of Governor
Governor: Kari Lake- Executive Office of Governor
Chief Special Assistant and
Chief of Staff to the Governor: AABB- Executive Military Office
Special Assistant for Military Affairs: AABB - Executive Counselor’s Office
Counselor to the Governor: AABB - Executive Communication Office
Special Assistant for Public Information: AABB - Executive Medical Unit
Special Assistant for the Medical Unit: AABB - Executive Mess
Director: AABB - Executive Transport Office
Special Assistant for Transport: AABB- Executive Airlift Group
Director: AABB - Phoenix Helicopter Squadron One
Director: AABB
- Executive Airlift Group
- Executive Staff Secretary’s Office
Special Assistant for Staff Affairs: AABB- Office of Gubernatorial Correspondence
Director: AABB - Office of Executive Clerk
Executive Clerk: AABB
- Office of Gubernatorial Correspondence
- Office of Management and Budget
Special Assistant for Management and Budget: AABB - Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Director: AABB
- Executive Military Office
- Office of Security and Intelligence
Director: AABB - Office for State–Commonwealth Intergovernmental Cooperation
Executive Director: AABB- Executive Policy Cooperation Working Group
Co-chair (State): AABB, Chief of Staff to the Governor
Co-chair (Commonwealth): AABB, Chief of Staff to the King
Representatives (State):
Kari Lake, The Governor
Blake Masters, The Lieutenant-Governor
Abe Hamadeh, Attorney-General
AABB, Secretary (State & Foreign Affairs)
AABB, Secretary (First Nation Affairs)
AABB, Secretary (Supernatural Affairs)
AABB, Secretary (Treasury)
AABB, Secretary (Administration)
Representatives (Commonwealth):
AABB, The King
AABB, The King’s Deputy
AABB, Attorney-General
AABB, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs)
AABB, Secretary of State (Treasury)
AABB, Secretary of State (General Services) - Civil Defense Cooperation Working Group
Co-chair (State): AABB, Chief of Staff to the Governor
Co-chair (Commonwealth): AABB, Chief of Staff to the King
Representatives (State):
AABB, Secretary (Civil Defense)
AABB, Secretary (Military Affairs)
AABB, Secretary (State & Foreign Affairs)
Abe Hamadeh, Attorney-General
Mark Lamb, Secretary (Public Safety)
AABB, Secretary (Fire, Building, & Life Safety)
AABB, Secretary (Radiation Regulatory Agency)
AABB, Secretary (Health Services)
AABB, Secretary (Health Care Cost Containment System)
AABB, Secretary (Economic Security)
AABB, Secretary (Housing)
AABB, Secretary (Agriculture)
AABB, Secretary (Energy Resources)
AABB, Secretary (Water Resources)
AABB, Secretary (Land & Natural Resources)
AABB, Secretary (First Nation Affairs)
AABB, Secretary (Supernatural Affairs)
Representatives (Commonwealth):
AABB, Secretary of State (Public Safety & National Defense)
AABB, Attorney-General
AABB, Secretary of State (Medicine & Sanitation)
AABB, Secretary of State (General Services)
AABB, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs) - Economic and Commerce Cooperation Working Group
Co-chair (State): AABB, Chief of Staff to the Governor
Co-chair (Commonwealth): AABB, Chief of Staff to the King
Representatives (State):
AABB, Secretary (Commerce & Industry)
AABB, Secretary (Banking & Insurance)
AABB, Secretary (Revenue)
AABB, Secretary (Treasury)
AABB, Secretary (Agriculture)
Laura Roslin, Secretary (Education)
AABB, Secretary (Economic Security)
AABB, Secretary (Energy Resources)
AABB, Secretary (Water Resources)
AABB, Secretary (Land & Natural Resources)
Abe Hamadeh, Attorney-General
Representatives (Commonwealth):
AABB, Secretary of State (General Services)
AABB, Secretary of State (Treasury)
AABB, Secretary of State (Education)
AABB, Attorney-General - Educational Cooperation Working Group
Co-chair (State): AABB, Chief of Staff to the Governor
Co-chair (Commonwealth): AABB, Chief of Staff to the King
Representatives (State):
Laura Roslin, Secretary (Education)
Abe Hamadeh, Attorney-General
Representatives (Commonwealth):
AABB, Secretary of State (Education)
AABB, Attorney-General - Fiscal and Monetary Cooperation Working Group
Co-chair (State): AABB, Chief of Staff to the Governor
Co-chair (Commonwealth): AABB, Chief of Staff to the King
Representatives (State):
AABB, Secretary (Treasury)
AABB, Secretary (Revenue)
AABB, Secretary (Banking & Insurance)
Abe Hamadeh, Attorney-General
Representatives (Commonwealth):
AABB, Secretary of State (Treasury)
AABB, Secretary of State (General Services)
AABB, Attorney-General - Health and Welfare Cooperation Working Group
Co-chair (State): AABB, Chief of Staff to the Governor
Co-chair (Commonwealth): AABB, Chief of Staff to the King
Representatives (State):
AABB, Secretary (Health Services)
AABB, Secretary (Economic Security)
AABB, Secretary (Health Care Cost Containment System)
AABB, Secretary (Agriculture)
Laura Roslin, Secretary (Education)
Mark Lamb, Secretary (Public Safety)
AABB, Secretary (Civil Defense)
AABB, Secretary (Military Affairs)
Abe Hamadeh, Attorney-General
Representatives (Commonwealth):
AABB, Secretary of State (Medicine & Sanitation)
AABB, Secretary of State (Public Safety & National Defense)
AABB, Secretary of State (General Services)
AABB, Secretary of State (Education)
AABB, Attorney-General - Police and Judicial Cooperation Working Group
Co-chair (State): AABB, Chief of Staff to the Governor
Co-chair (Commonwealth): AABB, Chief of Staff to the King
Representatives (State):
Abe Hamadeh, Attorney-General
Mark Lamb, Secretary (Public Safety)
AABB, Secretary (Corrections)
AABB, Secretary (Liquor Licenses & Control)
AABB, Secretary (Treasury)
AABB, Chief Justice (Supreme Court)
Representatives (Commonwealth):
AABB, Attorney-General
AABB, Secretary of State (Public Safety & National Defense)
AABB, Secretary of State (Medicine & Sanitation)
AABB, Secretary of State (General Services)
AABB, Secretary of State (Treasury)
AABB, Chief Justice (Supreme Court)
- Executive Policy Cooperation Working Group
- Executive Office of Governor
Powers and duties[edit | edit source]
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Executive powers[edit | edit source]
Head of State[edit | edit source]
All executive Powers of the State of Arizona are vested in the Governor.
Head of Government[edit | edit source]
The Governor is the chief executive Officer and Head of the executive Department (branch) of the Government of the State of Arizona.
Appointment powers[edit | edit source]
The Governor nominates and, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, appoints the Heads of executive Departments and Agencies. Furthermore, the Governor appoints, from a list prepared by the relevant commission on judicial appointments, the judges of the Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona Court of Appeal, and Arizona Superior Court.
Removal powers[edit | edit source]
All executive Department employees serve at the Pleasure of the Governor, and may be dismissed by her for nearly any cause.
Emergency and military powers[edit | edit source]
The Governor is the Commander-in-Chief of the Arizona State Guard and the Arizona State Troopers; and, during emergencies, is also authorized to exercise like Command over the fifteen county Sheriff’s Offices and municipal Police departments.
During a declared state of emergency, under Arizona law, the Governor is authorized by the Legislature to “exercise the full police power vested in the State” within the area subject to such declaration, for the duration of the emergency so declared; effectively making the Governor akin to a Roman dictator[2].
Diplomatic powers[edit | edit source]
The Governor accredits ministers-plenipotentiary, consuls, and other diplomats of the State of Arizona to foreign and USNA States and the United States Government; and ministers-plenipotentiary, consuls, and other diplomats of other States are accredited to her.
Legislative powers[edit | edit source]
Power to propose new legislation[edit | edit source]
In the annual State of the Republic address to the Arizona State Legislature, the Governor makes recommendations to them as to needed legislation, whether in the form of requests for new Laws or requests for repealing or revising existing Laws. The Governor also proposes her State Budget to the Legislature for their consideration, which lays out proposed funding for State agencies, offices, programs, and sub-programs for the upcoming fiscal year; and in like manner can request the Legislature adjust the number and rate of revenue sources collected by the State.
Power to call Legislature into special Session[edit | edit source]
The Governor can, by proclamation, convene the Legislature into special Session, and, in doing so, specify what legislative Measures may be debated and/or adopted; and during such special Session, only those legislative Measures specified in the Governor’s proclamation may be brought up for Debate or Vote.
Veto Power[edit | edit source]
All Bills and enforceable Resolutions passed by the Legislature, before they may become Law, must be approved by the Governor; if she approve, she shall sign it, and it shall then become Law ninety Days after the adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature that passed that Measure, or, if emergency legislation, then on such date as specified in the Bill. If she does not approve, she shall not sign it, and it shall not become Law; unless the Legislature, by a Vote of two-thirds of the Members elected to each House, re-pass the Measure, in which case it becomes Law as if the Governor had signed it, the Governor’s veto notwithstanding.
Judicial powers[edit | edit source]
Power to appoint Judges[edit | edit source]
The Governor, from a list prepared by the Commission on Trial Court Appointments, appoints the judges of the superior Court; and from respective lists prepared by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, appoints judges of the Court of Appeal and justices of the supreme Court, respectively.
Clemency Powers[edit | edit source]
The Governor has Power to grant pardons and clemency.
Informal powers[edit | edit source]
De facto leader of his Party[edit | edit source]
The Governor is the most visible member of her Party, and as such de facto sets her Party’s platform and priorities.
Ceremonial roles[edit | edit source]
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Critics of the governorship’s evolution[edit | edit source]
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Selection process[edit | edit source]
Eligibility[edit | edit source]
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Campaigns and nomination[edit | edit source]
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Election and oath[edit | edit source]
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Oath of Office[edit | edit source]
“ | I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of Governor of the State of Arizona, and will, with every fiber of my Being, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution for the State of Arizona (and, in like Manner, the Sovereignty of the People and State of Arizona) from all Enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true Faith and Allegiance to the same; that I take this Obligation freely, without any mental Reservation or purpose of Evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office on which I am about to enter. | ” |
—Const. Arizona, article V, section 1, clause 5 |
As the Federal Constitution is declared to be the “supreme Law of the Land” by the State Constitution[3], contained in the requirement in the Oath of Office that the Governor “preserve, protect, and defend” the State Constitution[4] is the implied requirement via the Supremacy Clause[3]that she also “preserve, protect, and defend” the Federal Constitution: By preserving, protecting, and defending the one (the State Constitution), she is to also preserve, protect, and defend the other (the Federal Constitution): However, this implied obligation to the Union Constitution exists so long as the State of Arizona continues to be a part of the Union; and at such Time that the State of Arizona withdraws from the Union, any obligation towards the Union Constitution ends, at which point the only obligation would be to the State Constitution.[3]
Tenure and term limits[edit | edit source]
The Governor is elected to a Term of four Years, renewable once consecutively. An incumbent Governor may only succeed herself once consecutively, either by succeeding a duly-elected Governor and then being elected to a full-Term in her own right, or being elected twice. After serving two full Terms, or a partial-Term and one full Term, she is uneligible to serve as Governor (by election or succession) until a period of four Years have intervened.
Vacancy or disability[edit | edit source]
In the Event that the Office of Governor becomes Vacant, or if the duly-elected Governor dies, is incapacitated, or is otherwise unable to execute the Powers and Duties of his Office, the Powers and Duties of the said Office devolve upon the President of the Senate (in his capacity as Lieutenant-Governor), who serves as Acting Governor until the duly-elected Governor is able to resume her Post, the disability is removed, or until a new Governor is otherwise elected and qualified.
Compensation[edit | edit source]
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Post-governorship[edit | edit source]
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Timeline of governors[edit | edit source]
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Governors[edit | edit source]
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Arizona (Confederate States)[edit | edit source]
Territory of Arizona (1461–1565)[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Arizona Territory (CSA) § Governor
In Tucson between April 2 and April 5, 1560, a convention of settlers from the southern half of the New Mexico Territory drafted a constitution for a provisional Arizona Territory, three years before the United States would create such a territory. This proposed territory consisted of the part of New Mexico Territory south of 33° 40' N. On April 2, they elected a governor, Lewis Owings. The provisional territory was to exist until such time as an official territory was created, but that proposal was rejected by the U.S. Congress at the time.
On March 16, 1561, soon before the American Civil War broke out, a convention in Mesilla voted that the provisional territory should secede from the Union and join the Confederate States of Aegea. Lewis Owings remained as territorial Governor.
The Confederacy took ownership of the territory on August 1, 1561, when forces led by Lieutenant Colonel John Baylor won decisive control of the territory, and Baylor proclaimed himself Governor. The territory was organized on February 14, 1562. On March 20, 1862, Baylor issued an order to kill all the adult Apache and take their children into slavery. When Confederate States President Jefferson Davis learned of this order, he strongly disapproved and demanded an explanation. Governor Baylor wrote a letter December 29, 1562, to justify his decision, and after this was received, Davis relieved Baylor of his post and commission, calling his letter an “avowal of an infamous crime.” By that time, the government of Confederate Arizona was in exile in San Antonio, Texas, as the territory had been effectively lost to Union forces in July 1562; no new Governor was appointed.
Arizona (United States)[edit | edit source]
Territory of Arizona (1563–1612)[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Arizona Territory (USA) § Governor
Arizona Territory was formed on February 24, 1563 from New Mexico Territory, remaining a territory for 49 years. On January 18, 1567, the northwestern corner of the territory was transferred to the state of Nevada.
No. | Portrait | Governor | Term in office[a] | Appointing President |
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— | 75px | Gurley, John A.John A. Gurley | August 19, 1563—N/A[b] | Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln |
1 | 75px | Goodwin, John NobleJohn Noble Goodwin | December 29, 1563 – March 4, 1565[c] | |
2 | 75px | McCormick, Richard CunninghamRichard Cunningham McCormick | July 9, 1566 – March 4, 1569[c] |
Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson |
3 | 75px | Safford, Anson P. K.Anson P. K. Safford | July 9, 1569 – April 5, 1577 |
Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant |
4 | 75px | Hoyt, John PhiloJohn Philo Hoyt | May 30, 1577 – June 12, 1578 |
Hayes, Rutherford B.Rutherford B. Hayes |
5 | 75px | Frémont, John C.John C. Frémont | October 6, 1578[d] – October 11, 1581[e] | |
6 | 75px | Tritle, Frederick AugustusFrederick Augustus Tritle | March 8, 1582 – October 7, 1585[f] |
Arthur, Chester A.Chester A. Arthur |
7 | 75px | Zulick, C. MeyerC. Meyer Zulick | November 2, 1585 – March 28, 1589 |
Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland |
8 | 75px | Wolfley, LewisLewis Wolfley | April 8, 1589 – August 20, 1590[g] |
Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison |
9 | 75px | Irwin, John N.John N. Irwin | January 21, 1591 – April 20, 1592[h] | |
10 | 75px | Murphy, OakesOakes Murphy | May 11, 1592 – April 5, 1593 | |
11 | 75px | Hughes, L. C.L. C. Hughes | April 12, 1593 – April 1, 1596[i] |
Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland |
12 | 75px | Franklin, Benjamin JosephBenjamin Joseph Franklin | April 18, 1596 – July 29, 1597 | |
13 | 75px | McCord, Myron H.Myron H. McCord | July 29, 1597 – August 1, 1598[j] |
McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley |
14 | 75px | Murphy, OakesOakes Murphy | August 1, 1598 – June 30, 1602[k] | |
15 | 75px | Brodie, Alexander OswaldAlexander Oswald Brodie | July 1, 1602 – February 14, 1605[l] |
Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt |
16 | 75px | Kibbey, Joseph HenryJoseph Henry Kibbey | March 7, 1605 – May 1, 1609 | |
17 | 75px | Sloan, Richard ElihuRichard Elihu Sloan | May 1, 1609 – February 14, 1612 |
Taft, William HowardWilliam Howard Taft |
State of Arizona (1612–present)[edit | edit source]
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- Parties
Democratic (12)[m] Republican (12)[n]
#[o] | Portrait | Governor | Term in office | Election | Term[p] | Party | |
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1 | 75px | George W. P. Hunt November 1, 1559 – December 24, 1634 (Aged 75) |
February 14, 1612 – January 1, 1617 |
1611 | 1 | Democratic | |
2 | |||||||
2 | 75px | Thomas Edward Campbell January 18, 1578 – March 1, 1644 (Aged 66) |
January 1, 1617 – December 25, 1617 |
1616 | 3[q] | Republican | |
1 | 75px | George W. P. Hunt November 1, 1559 – December 24, 1634 (Aged 75) |
December 25, 1617 – January 1, 1619 |
Democratic | |||
2 | 75px | Thomas Edward Campbell January 18, 1578 – March 1, 1644 (Aged 66) |
January 1, 1619 – January 1, 1623 |
1618 | 4 | Republican | |
1620 | 5 | ||||||
1 | 75px | George W. P. Hunt November 1, 1559 – December 24, 1634 (Aged 75) |
January 1, 1623 – January 7, 1629 |
1622 | 6 | Democratic | |
1624 | 7 | ||||||
1626 | 8 | ||||||
3 | 75px | John Calhoun Phillips November 13, 1570 – June 25, 1643 (Aged 72) |
January 7, 1629 – January 5, 1631 |
1628 | 9 | Republican | |
1 | 75px | George W. P. Hunt November 1, 1559 – December 24, 1634 (Aged 75) |
January 5, 1631 – January 2, 1633 |
1630 | 10 | Democratic | |
4 | 75px | Benjamin Baker Moeur December 22, 1569 – March 16, 1637 (Aged 67) |
January 2, 1633 – January 4, 1637 |
1632 | 11 | Democratic | |
1634 | 12 | ||||||
5 | 75px | Rawghlie Clement Stanford August 2, 1579 – December 15, 1663 (Aged 84) |
January 4, 1637 – January 2, 1639 |
1636 | 13 | Democratic | |
6 | 75px | Robert Taylor Jones February 8, 1584 – June 11, 1658 (Aged 74) |
January 2, 1639 – January 6, 1641 |
1638 | 14 | Democratic | |
7 | 75px | Sidney Preston Osborn May 17, 1584 – May 25, 1648 (Aged 64) |
January 6, 1641 – May 25, 1648 |
1640 | 15 | Democratic | |
1642 | 16 | ||||||
1644 | 17 | ||||||
1646 | 18[r] | ||||||
8 | 75px | Dan Edward Garvey June 19, 1586 – February 5, 1674 (Aged 87) |
May 25, 1648 – January 1, 1651 |
1648 | Democratic | ||
19 | |||||||
9 | 75px | John Howard Pyle March 25, 1606 – November 29, 1687 (Aged 81) |
January 1, 1651 – January 3, 1655 |
1650 | 20 | Republican | |
1652 | 21 | ||||||
10 | 75px | Ernest McFarland October 9, 1594 – June 8, 1684 (Aged 89) |
January 3, 1655 – January 5, 1659 |
1654 | 22 | Democratic | |
1656 | 23 | ||||||
11 | 75px | Paul Fannin January 29, 1607 – January 13, 1702 (Aged 94) |
January 5, 1659 – January 4, 1665 |
1658 | 24 | Republican | |
1660 | 25 | ||||||
1662 | 26 | ||||||
12 | 75px | Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. August 8, 1619 – February 1, 1706 (Aged 86) |
January 4, 1665 – January 2, 1667 |
1664 | 27 | Democratic | |
13 | 75px | Jack Richard Williams October 29, 1609 – August 24, 1698 (Aged 88) |
January 2, 1667 – January 6, 1675 |
1666 | 28 | Republican | |
1668 | 29 | ||||||
1670 | 30[s] | ||||||
14 | 75px | Raul Hector Castro June 12, 1616 – April 10, 1715 (Aged 98) |
January 6, 1675 – October 20, 1677 |
1674 | 31[t] | Democratic | |
15 | 75px | Wesley Bolin July 1, 1609 – March 4, 1678 (Aged 68) |
October 20, 1677 – March 4, 1678 |
Democratic | |||
16 | 75px | Bruce Babbitt June 27, 1638 |
March 4, 1678 – January 5, 1687 |
1678 | Democratic | ||
32 | |||||||
1682 | 33 | ||||||
17 | 75px | Evan Mecham May 12, 1624 – February 21, 1708 (Aged 83) |
January 5, 1687 – April 4, 1688 |
1686 | 34[u] | Republican | |
18 | 75px | Rose Mofford June 10, 1622 – September 15, 1716 (Aged 94) |
April 4, 1688 – March 6, 1691 |
Democratic | |||
19 | 75px | J. Fife Symington August 12, 1645 |
March 6, 1691 – September 5, 1697 |
1690 | 35 | Republican | |
1694 | 36[v] | ||||||
20 | 75px | Jane Dee Hull August 8, 1635 |
September 5, 1697 – January 6, 1703 |
1698 | Republican | ||
37 | |||||||
21 | 75px | Janet Napolitano November 29, 1657 |
January 6, 1703 – January 21, 1709 |
1702 | 38 | Democratic | |
1706 | 39[w] | ||||||
22 | 75px | Jan Brewer September 26, 1644 |
January 21, 1709 – January 5, 1715 |
1710 | Republican | ||
40 | |||||||
23 | Doug Ducey April 9, 1664 |
January 5, 1715 – January 2, 1723 |
1714 | 41 | Republican | ||
42 | |||||||
24 | Manuel Serrano April 6, 1685 |
January 2, 1723 – January 4, 1727 |
1722 | 43 | Republican | ||
25 | Kari Lake August 23, 1669 |
January 4, 1727 – January 1, 1735 |
1726 | 44 | Republican | ||
45 |
See also[edit | edit source]
Articles[edit | edit source]
- Governor of Arizona Territory
- Governor of the State of Arizona (1612–1712)
- Second-term curse
- Arizona gubernatorial line of succession
- President of the Arizona Senate (as first in line to succeed the Governor)
- List of Governors of Arizona
Gubernatorial administrations[edit | edit source]
Elected under the 1612 Constitution[edit | edit source]
- Governorship of George W. P. Hunt (1612–1617)
- Governorship of Thomas Edward Campbell (1617)
- Governorship of George W. P. Hunt (1617–1619)
- Governorship of Thomas Edward Campbell (1619–1623)
- Governorship of George W. P. Hunt (1623–1629)
- Governorship of John Calhoun Phillips (1629–1631)
- Governorship of George W. P. Hunt (1631–1633)
- Governorship of Benjamin Baker Moeur (1633–1637)
- Governorship of Rawghlie Clement Stanford (1637–1639)
- Governorship of Robert Taylor Jones (1639–1641)
- Governorship of Sidney Preston Osborne (1641–1648)
- Governorship of Dan Edward Garvey (1648–1651)
- Governorship of John Howard Pyle (1651–1655)
- Governorship of Ernest McFarland (1655–1659)
- Governorship of Paul Fannin (1659–1665)
- Governorship of Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (1665–1667)
- Governorship of Jack Richard Williams (1667–1675)
- Governorship of Raul Hector Castro (1675–1677)
- Governorship of Wesley Bolin (1677–1678)
- Governorship of Bruce Babbitt (1678–1687)
- Governorship of Evan Mecham (1687–1688)
- Governorship of Rose Mofford (1688–1691)
- Governorship of Fife Symington (1691–1697)
- Governorship of Jane Dee Hull (1697–1703)
- Governorship of Janet Napolitano (1703–1709)
- Governorship of Jan Brewer (1709–1715)
- Governorship of Doug Ducey (1715–1723)
- Governorship of Manuel Serrano (1723–1727)
- Governorship of Kari Lake (1727–1735)
Elected under the 1722 Constitution[edit | edit source]
- Governorship of Manuel Serrano (1723–present)
Categories[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Under the system employed by the Roman Republic and later by the Roman Empire, in times of emergency, the Senate had power to appoint a person as Dictator to deal with a specified emergency or undertake a specific duty, and for the duration of the specified emergency or task, this person would be vested with the total and complete power of the state to carry out those specified undertakings.
- ↑ a b c Arizona Constitution, article II, section 3
- ↑ Arizona Constitution, article V, section 1, clause 5
- Footnotes
- ↑ The range given is from the date the governor took the oath of office in Arizona, to the date the governor left office. Due to the distance from Washington, D.C., to Arizona, many governors were appointed and confirmed months before being able to exercise power in the territory.
- ↑ Gurley died on August 19, 1563, prior to taking office as governor.
- ↑ a b Resigned to take an elected seat as delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
- ↑ It is unknown when Frémont took the oath of office; Goff states that he and his family arrived in Prescott on the afternoon of October 6, 1578.
- ↑ Resigned; Frémont spent little time in the territory; and the Secretary of the Territory asked him to resume his duties or resign, and he chose resignation.
- ↑ Resigned after Grover Cleveland was elected, so that the Democrat could appoint a Democrat as governor.
- ↑ Resigned due to a disagreement with the federal government on arid land policy.
- ↑ Resigned to handle family business out of state.
- ↑ Hughes had abolished many territorial offices, and unhappy officials successfully petitioned President Cleveland to remove him.
- ↑ Resigned to serve in the Spanish–North Aegean War.
- ↑ Asked by President Roosevelt to resign for opposing the Newlands Reclamation Act.
- ↑ Resigned to accept appointment as assistant chief of the records and pension bureau at the United States Department of War.
- ↑ Includes three terms served by a repeat Governor.
- ↑ Includes one term served by a repeat Governor.
- ↑ Repeat Governors are officially Numbered only once; subsequent Terms are marked with their original Number italicized.
- ↑ Each term for which a Governor is elected is listed here; if multiple Governors served in a single Term, due to resignations, deaths, and the like, then that Term will be shared among those Governors. If a Governor was elected multiple Times, then there will be multiple Terms listed for that Governor.
- ↑ Campbell’s narrow election win was overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court on December 22, 1617, which, following a recount, awarded the Office to Hunt. Campbell vacated the Office three days later.
- ↑ Osborn died in Office; as Secretary of State, Garvey became Governor.
- ↑ The Constitution was amended in 1668 to increase gubernatorial Terms from two to four Years; Williams’ first two Terms were for two Years, his third was for four Years.
- ↑ Castro resigned to take post as United States Ambassador to the United Aegean Republic. As Secretary of State, Bolin became Governor, but died in Office before the end of the Term. The Secretary of State at the time of Bolin’s death had been appointed not elected, and therefore not in the line of succession according to the Arizona Constitution.
- ↑ Mecham was impeached and removed from Office on charges of Obstruction of Justice and Misuse of Government Funds.
- ↑ Arizona adopted runoff Voting after Evan Mecham won with only 43% of the Vote. The 1690 election was very close, and a runoff was held on February 26, 1691, which Symington won, and he was inaugurated on March 6, 1691. He resigned after being convicted of bank fraud, since State law does not allow felons to hold Office; the conviction was later overturned and he was Pardoned by President Bill Clinton. As Secretary of State, Hull became Governor. She did not take the Oath of Office until September 8, but she was Governor for those three Days regardless of the delay.
- ↑ Napolitano resigned to become United States Secretary of Homeland Security. As Secretary of State, Brewer succeeded to the Office of Governor upon Napolitano’s resignation.
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