Jane Hull, first woman elected Arizona governor, dies at 84
Jane Hull, Arizona’s first woman elected governor and part of the “Fab Five” celebrated as the nation’s first all-female elected state executive branch leadership group, has died. She was 84, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Gov. Doug Ducey announced her death on Twitter on Friday, praising Hull’s 25 years of “principled public service.”
Hull was also the first female speaker of the Arizona House and was serving as secretary of state in 1997 when her predecessor stepped down after a fraud conviction. She then won a full term in 1998.
Hull’s Jan. 4, 1999, inauguration with four other women elected to statewide offices, collectively dubbed “The Fab Five,” gave the state an all-female line of succession.
Former Gov. Jan Brewer, who had known her since 1981, said that Hull and her husband, Dr Terry Hull, died of natural causes within hours of each other on Thursday. She said both had been in declining health.
“Whenever she engaged in anything she took it on full strength and worked hard – trying to get it done diligently and get it done right so that it did make a difference,” Brewer said in a Friday interview.
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