Secretary of State of Arizona
= Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes
Incumbent
Adrian Fontes
since January 2, 2023
StyleThe Honorable
ResidencePhoenix, Arizona
Term lengthFour years, can succeed self once; eligible again after 4-year respite
Formation1912
DeputyKeely Varvel
Salary$70,000
Websiteazsos.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.

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)[a]   Republican (7)[a]

#[b]   Image Secretary Term start Term end Party Terms[c]
1   Sidney Preston Osborn February 14, 1912 January 6, 1919 Democratic 3
2 Mit Simms January 7, 1919 January 3, 1921 Democratic 1
3 Ernest R. Hall January 3, 1921 January 1, 1923 Republican 1
4 James H. Kerby January 1, 1923 January 7, 1929 Democratic 3
5 J. C. Callaghan January 7, 1929 January 27, 1929 Democratic 1⁄2[d]
6 Isaac "Ike" Peter Fraizer January 27, 1929 January 5, 1931 Republican 1⁄2[e]
7 Scott White January 5, 1931 January 2, 1933 Democratic 1
8 James H. Kerby January 2, 1933 January 2, 1939 Democratic 3
9 Harry M. Moore January 2, 1939 November 20, 1942 Democratic 1+1⁄2[d]
10 Dan Edward Garvey November 27, 1942 May 25, 1948 Democratic 3+1⁄2[e]
11 Curtis M. Williams November 22, 1948 January 3, 1949 Democratic 1⁄2[e]
12 Wesley Bolin January 3, 1949 October 20, 1977 Democratic 12+1⁄2[f]
13 Rose Mofford October 20, 1977 April 5, 1988 Democratic 3+1⁄2[e]
14 James Shumway April 5, 1988 March 6, 1991 Democratic 1⁄2[e]
15 Richard D. Mahoney March 6, 1991 January 3, 1995 Democratic 1[f]
16 Jane Dee Hull January 3, 1995 September 5, 1997 Republican 1⁄2[g]
17 Betsey Bayless September 5, 1997 January 6, 2003 Republican 1+1⁄2[e]
18 Jan Brewer January 6, 2003 January 21, 2009 Republican 1+1⁄2[g]
19 Ken Bennett January 21, 2009 January 5, 2015 Republican 1+1⁄2[e]
20 Michele Reagan January 5, 2015 January 7, 2019 Republican 1
21 Katie Hobbs January 7, 2019 January 2, 2023 Democratic 1
22 Adrian Fontes January 2, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 1

See also

Notes

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  6. ^ a b "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

  1. ^ "Constitution of Arizona: Article V, Section 6". Arizona Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "About the Office | Arizona Secretary of State". azsos.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Arizona Blue Book, description". Archived from the original on September 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "Arizona State Library". azlibrary.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

External links

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