| The Green Papers: Arizona 2009 General Election |
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Arizona
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 49th ARIZONA LEGISLATURE. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Republican | Senator Jon L. Kyl • First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator John McCain • First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer • Appointed: 2009 (by Governor Janet Napolitano who resigned upon confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security) • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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20 January 2009: Governor Janet Napolitano, who was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, resigned her Chair to become Secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama Administration. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate viva voce (by voice vote). Pursuant to law, Ms. Napolitano transmitted the following letter to Arizona’s Secretary of State: Dear Secretary Brewer: It has been my honor to serve the people of Arizona as Governor. I look forward to continuing to serve Arizona, our new president, and all the people of our great nation in my new role as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 38-294, please accept this letter as my official resignation from the Office of the Governor effective upon my confirmation. Very truly yours, 20 January 2009: Secretary of State Janice K. "Jan" Brewer (Republican) became governor upon Governor Janet Napolitano's resignation to become Secretary of Homeland Security. | |||||
| 111th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (5 Undetermined); 3 Republican (3 Undetermined) | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Ann Kirkpatrick • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Republican | Congressman Trent Franks • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Republican | Congressman John B. Shadegg • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Democratic | Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor • First elected: 24 September 1991- in a Special Election re: the resignation of Congressman Morris Udall, 4 May 1991 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Democratic | Congressman Harold E. "Harry" Mitchell • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Republican | Congressman Jeff Flake • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Democratic | Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Democratic | Congressman Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Ken Bennett • Appointed: 2009 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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20 January 2009: Secretary of State Janice K. "Jan" Brewer, who was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, become governor upon Janet Napolitano's resignation to become Secretary of Homeland Security. State Senator and Senate President Ken Bennett was appointed Secretary of State by Governor Brewer and sworn 26 January 2009. | |||||
| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Terry Goddard • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010. |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Dean Martin • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Mine Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Mine Inspector Joe Hart • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Running for Attorney General in 2010. |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |