Carol Springer served as state treasurer of Arizona

Arizona

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 from January 1999 until January 2003. A Republican

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, she was elected in November 1998.

During her tenure, all five of Arizona's statewide executive offices

Political party strength in Arizona

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 were held by women: Governor Jane Dee Hull

Jane Dee Hull

Jane Dee Hull was the second woman to serve as Governor of Arizona, the first female Republican governor of the state, and the first woman to be elected to the position.-Biography:...

, Secretary of State

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 Betsey Bayless

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, Attorney General Janet Napolitano

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, Springer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham Keegan

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Springer served as an Arizona State Senator for District 1 between 1990 and 1998. She ran in the 2002 gubernatorial primary election as a Republican. In 2005 she assumed the position of Yavapai County Supervisor.