Hull was elected Arizona Secretary of State in 1994.
After Governor Fife Symington was forced to resign due to a felony conviction, Hull became governor on September 5, 1997.
She was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, herself a former Arizona legislator.
Arizona has no lieutenant governor, so the secretary of state, if holding office by election, stands first in the line of succession.
Hull was elected Arizona Secretary of State in 1994. After Governor Fife Symington was forced to resign due to a felony conviction, Hull became governor on September 5, 1997. She was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, herself a former Arizona legislator. Arizona has no lieutenant governor, so the secretary of state, if holding office by election, stands first in the line of succession.
Jane Dee Hull