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The governor of Arizona is the head of state and government of the U.S. state of Arizona and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor is also the head of the executive branch of the state government and is the chairwoman of the gubernatorial cabinet.
Governor of Arizona | |
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Style |
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Type | Head of state Head of government |
Member of | Arizona Executive Branch Arizona Cabinet |
Residence | No official residence |
Seat | Phoenix, Arizona |
Appointer | Popular election |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Arizona |
Inaugural holder | George W. P. Hunt |
Formation | February 14, 1912 |
Salary | $95,000 (2013)[1] |
Website | www.azgovernor.gov |
Katie Hobbs is the 24th and current governor of Arizona, in office since January 2023.
The governor has the power to enforce state laws and the duty to either approve or veto bills passed by the Arizona Legislature or the Arizona Senate to assemble the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
Article V, Section 2 of the state's constitution states for a person to serve as governor must:
The governor is elected by the people through the popular election to a four-year term. The gubernatorial candidate or incumbent governor must have the majority of the popular vote in order to win the election.
The state's constitution forbids anyone from being elected governor more than twice.
#[lower-alpha 1] | Governor | Term start | Term end | Party | Terms[lower-alpha 2] | |
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1 | George W. P. Hunt | February 14, 1912 | January 1, 1917 | Democratic | 2 | |
2 | Thomas Edward Campbell | January 1, 1917 | December 25, 1917 | Republican | 1⁄2[lower-alpha 3] | |
1 | George W. P. Hunt | December 25, 1917 | January 6, 1919 | Democratic | 1⁄2[lower-alpha 3] | |
2 | Thomas Edward Campbell | January 6, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Republican | 2 | |
1 | George W. P. Hunt | January 1, 1923 | January 7, 1929 | Democratic | 3 | |
3 | John Calhoun Phillips | January 7, 1929 | January 5, 1931 | Republican | 1 | |
1 | George W. P. Hunt | January 5, 1931 | January 2, 1933 | Democratic | 1 | |
4 | Benjamin Baker Moeur | January 2, 1933 | January 4, 1937 | Democratic | 2 | |
5 | Rawghlie Clement Stanford | January 4, 1937 | January 2, 1939 | Democratic | 1 | |
6 | Robert Taylor Jones | January 2, 1939 | January 6, 1941 | Democratic | 1 | |
7 | Sidney Preston Osborn | January 6, 1941 | May 25, 1948 | Democratic | 3 1⁄2[lower-alpha 4] | |
8 | Dan Edward Garvey | May 25, 1948 | January 1, 1951 | Democratic | 1 1⁄2[lower-alpha 5] | |
9 | John Howard Pyle | January 1, 1951 | January 3, 1955 | Republican | 2 | |
10 | Ernest McFarland | January 3, 1955 | January 5, 1959 | Democratic | 2 | |
11 | Paul Fannin | January 5, 1959 | January 4, 1965 | Republican | 3 | |
12 | Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. | January 4, 1965 | January 2, 1967 | Democratic | 1 | |
13 | Jack Richard Williams | January 2, 1967 | January 6, 1975 | Republican | 3[lower-alpha 6] | |
14 | Raúl Héctor Castro | January 6, 1975 | October 20, 1977 | Democratic | 1⁄3[lower-alpha 7] | |
15 | Wesley Bolin | October 20, 1977 | March 4, 1978 | Democratic | 1⁄3[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 8] | |
16 | Bruce Babbitt | March 4, 1978 | January 5, 1987 | Democratic | 2 1⁄3[lower-alpha 9] | |
17 | Evan Mecham | January 5, 1987 | April 4, 1988 | Republican | 1⁄2[lower-alpha 10] | |
18 | Rose Mofford | April 4, 1988 | March 6, 1991 | Democratic | 1⁄2[lower-alpha 8] | |
19 | Fife Symington | March 6, 1991 | September 5, 1997 | Republican | 1 1⁄2[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 12][lower-alpha 13] | |
20 | Jane Dee Hull | September 5, 1997 | January 6, 2003 | Republican | 1 1⁄2[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 13] | |
21 | Janet Napolitano | January 6, 2003 | January 21, 2009 | Democratic | 1 1⁄2[lower-alpha 14] | |
22 | Jan Brewer | January 21, 2009 | January 5, 2015 | Republican | 1 1⁄2[lower-alpha 5] | |
23 | Doug Ducey | January 5, 2015 | January 2, 2023 | Republican | 2 | |
24 | Katie Hobbs | January 2, 2023 | Incumbent | Democratic | 1[lower-alpha 15] |
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