Jane Dee Hull

Jane Dee Hull ( born August 8, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American politician ( Republican). She was from 1997 to 2003 Governor of the State of Arizona.

Early years and political rise

Jane graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education at the University of Kansas. Her doctorate, she made ​​in political science and economics at Arizona State University. She then graduated from the Josephson Ethics Institute. She is married to Terry Hull, with whom she has four children together.

She decided in 1979 to pursue a political career by being elected to the House of Representatives from Arizona. Between 1989 and 1992 she held the first woman to the post of Speaker of the House. In 1993, she successfully ran for the office of Secretary of State and succeeds Democrat Richard Mahoney. She was thus the second woman who held the office, and the first Republican since 1931.

Arizona Governor

Hull, on 8 September 1997 from her position as governor of Arizona. She was re-elected for a second term. During her two terms Hulls made ​​the education and health care and the economy and the preservation of Arizona's natural beauty to their main concerns. Furthermore, she sat after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the actions of the Ministry of Internal Security to secure the population of Arizona. Your Students FIRST School Facilities Funding Program guaranteed equal treatment of all students in Arizona. Nearly 136,000 children from the poorest working people were given a health thanks to the Governors Kids Care Programs. In addition, Hull signed a contract with Qwest Communications International Inc., which guaranteed all public schools have Internet access. Together with the Mexican authorities and other border governors she cared intensely about trade issues. Hull became known in connection with the execution of the LaGrand brothers, which led to violent protests from the diplomatic Germany. Hull left on 6 January 2003 their office.