Phoenix's hidden history. Hunt was Arizona's first governor after it became a state in 1912, and he served seven terms. Hunt served terms that were non-consecutive, first leading Arizona from 1912 ...

He was officially inaugurated as Arizona's first governor on Feb. 14, 1912, in the presence of retired territorial officials and the newly elected officers of the new state in a simple ceremony.

House Republicans are moving to make Katie Hobbs the first Arizona governor to preside over a shut down state government.

George Wiley Paul Hunt, the first governor of Arizona, took office right after Arizona became a state in 1912 and was elected for a national record of seven terms, serving until 1933.

Brewer knows first hand about just how often our state has changed governors midterm. She is one of six people, in Arizona's 110 years as a state, to be elevated to governor after the departure of ...