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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. The current governor as of January 2, 2023, is Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Government website. 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. A member of the Democratic Party, she was secretary of state of ...
Pie chart based on number of male and female governors. As of January 10, 2023, 49 women have served or are serving as the governor of a U.S. state (2 acting governors due to vacancies) and 3 women have served or are serving as the governor of an unincorporated U.S. territory. 2 women have served or are serving as Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Column: In the desert, history blooms as Arizona tops records with a fifth female governor. Mark Z. Barabak. January 5, 2023 at 5:00 AM. Katie Hobbs, seen in November, is being inaugurated ...
Signature. Rose Mofford (née Perica; June 10, 1922 – September 15, 2016) was an American civil servant and politician of the Democratic Party who served as governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991. Her career in state government spanned 51 years, [1] beginning as a secretary and working her way up the ranks to become the state's first female ...
Education. University of Kansas (BA) Arizona State University, Tempe (JD) Jane Dee Hull (née Bowersock; August 8, 1935 – April 16, 2020) was an American politician and educator who was the 20th governor of Arizona from 1997 to 2003. She ascended to the office following the resignation of Fife Symington; Hull was elected in her own right in ...
A record 12 women will take their seats as their state's highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter. The number tops the high mark set in 2004 of nine ...
Phoenix, Arizona. 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. The Arizona Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and Senate.