Secretary of State of Arizona
Secretary of State Term Date of birth ( and age )
Richard D. Mahoney 1991-1995 ( 1951-05-28 ) May 28 , 1951 ( age 69 )
Betsey Bayless 1997-2003 ( 1944-01-10 ) January 10 , 1944 ( age 76 )
Jan Brewer 2003-2009 ( 1944-09-26 ) September 26 , 1944 ( age 75 )
Ken Bennett 2009-2015 ( 1959-08-01 ) August 1 , 1959 ( age 60 )
Michele Reagan 2015-2019 ( 1969-10-13 ) October 13 , 1969 ( age 50 )
Living former Secretaries of State
As of April 2020 [ update ] , five former secretaries of state were alive . The oldest living secretary of state is Betsey Bayless ( served 1997–2003 , born 1944 ) . The most recent death of a former secretary of state was that of Jane Dee Hull ( served 1995–1997 , born 1935 ) , on April 16 , 2020 . She was also the most recently serving secretary of state to die .
The Secretary of State of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona does not have a 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 state. The Secretary is the keeper of the Seal of Arizona and administers oaths of office. The current secretary is Democrat Katie Hobbs.