James Shumway
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James "Jim" Shumway was an election administrator and Secretary of State of Arizona
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He was born in Tempe
and attended Tempe High School
where he became a noted football player. His skill in this sport earned him a football scholarship to Brigham Young University
where he also excelled at the game. It was there that he met his future wife, Lurline, and they married in 1958.
Graduating from the university with a degree in business administration, Jim Shumway began his lengthy career in public service as a voting machine mechanic with the Maricopa County election department in 1960.
He served as the Pima County, Arizona
election director from 1976 to 1980 before becoming Arizona's first state elections officer. When Secretary of State Rose Mofford assumed the post of Governor in 1988, Jim Shumway became Arizona’s Secretary of State. He sought but failed in his bid to maintain this position in 1990, but went on to become Maricopa County’s election director and served expertly in that capacity until his retirement in 1994. He died on May 11, 2003.
Secretary of State of Arizona
The Secretary of State of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona has no lieutenant governor, the Secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The Secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of...
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He was born in Tempe
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
and attended Tempe High School
Tempe High School (Tempe, Arizona)
Tempe High School is located in Tempe, Arizona, approximately one mile south of Arizona State University.-History:Tempe Union High School was established by a vote of the people of Tempe in 1907. It was required, as the Normal School in Tempe no longer would enroll students with 8th-grade diplomas...
where he became a noted football player. His skill in this sport earned him a football scholarship to Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
where he also excelled at the game. It was there that he met his future wife, Lurline, and they married in 1958.
Graduating from the university with a degree in business administration, Jim Shumway began his lengthy career in public service as a voting machine mechanic with the Maricopa County election department in 1960.
He served as the Pima County, Arizona
Pima County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*74.3% White*3.5% Black*3.3% Native American*2.6% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.7% Two or more races*12.4% Other races*34.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
election director from 1976 to 1980 before becoming Arizona's first state elections officer. When Secretary of State Rose Mofford assumed the post of Governor in 1988, Jim Shumway became Arizona’s Secretary of State. He sought but failed in his bid to maintain this position in 1990, but went on to become Maricopa County’s election director and served expertly in that capacity until his retirement in 1994. He died on May 11, 2003.