Born in Huntsville, Missouri, Hunt served as the first mayor of Globe, AZ, in the Arizona Territorial Legislature, the Arizona Territorial Council, and as a delegate to the DNC. Hunt became the first AZ governor. Read more on nga.org

Born at Fort Whipple and raised in Prescott, Campbell served in the Territorial Legislature and as Arizona State Tax Commissioner. Campbell was narrowly elected in 1916 and served for one year before the States Supreme Court ruled that George W.P. Hunt was the election winner. Campbell served as Governor from January 1919 to January 1923. Read more on library.arizona.edu

Born in Illinois, Phillips became the first Maricopa County Superior Court judge. Phillips served in both the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives. Read more on nga.org

Born in Decherd, Tennessee, Moeur earned a medical degree from Arkansas Industrial University. He was a member of the Arizona Constitutional Convention, the Tempe School Board, and Tempe Normal School Board (now ASU). Read more on nga.org

Born in Texas, Stanford served in the Spanish-American War, was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court, served on the Phoenix Union high School Board of Education, and as chairman of the State Democratic Central Committee. Read more on nga.org

Born in Rutledge, Tennessee, Jones was a self-taught engineer, having worked on several construction projects as well as founder of the Jones Drug Company. He served in the Arizona Senate. Read more on nga.org

Arizona's only governor to serve four consecutive terms, Osborn was born in Phoenix, graduated from Phoenix Union High School and attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Read more on nga.org

Born in Mississippi, Garvey graduated from St. Aloysius College. He served as a councilman in Tucson, treasurers of Pima County and Tucson, assistant to the secretary of state, and secretary of state. Read more on nga.org

Born in Sheridan, Wyoming, Pyle earned honorary LL.D. degrees from Redlands University, Chapman College, Arizona State University, Lebanon College, and Bradley University. Read more on nga.org

Born in Oklahoma, McFarland attended East Central Oklahoma Teachers College, the University of Oklahoma, Stanford, and the U of A and ASU, where he earned honorary LL.D.'s. Read more on nga.org

Born in Ashland, Kentucky, Fannin attended the University of Arizona, and graduated from Stanford University with a degree in business administration. Read more on nga.org

Born in Missouri, Goddard received a B.A. from Harvard and an LL.B. from U of A. He served in the Air Force during World War II and as a member of the White House Conference on Children and Youth. Read more on nga.org

Born in Los Angeles, California, Jack Williams attended Phoenix Junior College. He worked at Radio Station KOY where he was one of Arizona's most listened to radio voices for 40 years. Read more on nga.org

Born in Sonora, Mexico, Castro became a naturalized American citizen in 1939. He received a B.A. degree from NAU, served as an official with the U.S. Foreign Service and earned a J.D. degree from U of A. Read more on nga.org

Born in Butler, Missouri, Wesley Bolin graduated from Phoenix Union High School and Phoenix College. He served 13 consecutive terms as Secretary of State before becoming governor. Read more on nga.org

Born in Arizona, Bruce Babbitt received his undergraduate degree at the Notre Dame, received his master's degree from University of Newcastle, and earned a law degree from Harvard. Read more on nga.org

Born in Utah, Mecham attended Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) but left school to join the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Read more on nga.org

Born in Globe, Arizona, Rose Mofford worked in state government for 50 years with positions at the Treasurer's Office and Tax Commission, Arizona Highways magazine, and the Secretary of State. Read more on nga.org

Born in New York City and raised in Maryland, Fife Symington earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1968 and joined the U.S. Air Force after graduation. Read more on nga.org

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Jane Hull earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and also did postgraduate work in political science and economics at ASU. Read more on nga.org

Born in NYC and raised in Pittsburgh and Albuquerque, Janet Napolitano attended Santa Clara University and then law school at the University of Virginia. Read more on nga.org

Born in California, Brewer served as Arizona Secretary of State, as a Maricopa County Supervisor and a member of both houses of the Arizona Legislature. Read more on nga.org

Governor Doug Ducey was elected on November 4, 2014 and was sworn into office on January 5, 2015, becoming Arizona’s 23rd governor. Read more on nga.org