Talk:List of governors of Arizona

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Numbering of Governors[edit]

Something isn't adding up. The article Janet Napolitano, has her as the '25th Governor. GoodDay (talk) 23:36, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No prob, I've fixed it up. GoodDay (talk) 23:40, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article is wrong. Her own web site labels her as the 21st governor. Change the other article, not this one. --Golbez (talk) 01:01, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I wasn't certain. Some states number their Governors via tenure in office, while some via individual. GoodDay (talk) 15:14, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Living former governors of Arizona.[edit]

There's quite a few List of Governors.. & List of Lieutenant Governors... articles that do list the living former office holders. GoodDay (talk) 20:31, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

And no one seems to have a justification for them other than 'other articles have it'. And I'm responsible for adding it to quite a few of those, so now I'm taking it back. :P It just seems to add zero to an understanding of the office. I understand that people have a fascination with that kind of thing for the presidency, but I've never seen anyone care about it for other offices except on Wikipedia. If people want to find out which governors are alive, it's a simple matter of checking the last few's articles. --Golbez (talk) 20:46, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Singular versus plural[edit]

I like: In his or her role as head of government, the governor is the head of the executive branch of the Arizona state government and is charged with enforcing state laws.

@Golbez: likes: In their role as head of government, the governor is the head of the executive branch of the Arizona state government and is charged with enforcing state laws.

I don't like using a plural pronoun to discuss a singular governor. Golbez thinks that's obtuse and people frequently use "their" as a singular in order to be gender neutral.

Anyone else feel strongly one way or the other?

Thanks,

Billmckern (talk) 18:25, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I can state my own case: The use of the singular they is well-established both in formal and informal writing and speech. It's not just "to be gender neutral," it's simply better writing than "his or her", and simply more accurate than "his". If you want to rewrite the sentence to avoid needing a pronoun, go for it. --Golbez (talk) 19:54, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Golbez: No one else seems to have an opinion. I'll rewrite the sentence to remove the need for a pronoun, and that will (hopefully) save you from needing to die on that hill. Because I wouldn't want that on my conscience.

Billmckern (talk) 23:14, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jan Brewer never won an election, she was appointed, big difference……!!!!![edit]

My comment above…… 2600:8800:5C0F:9000:A5B3:C7BB:E003:19DD (talk) 01:24, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

... she won in 2010, friend. --Golbez (talk) 15:22, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposal: Add Secretary of State column[edit]

Reasoning: This is a list of governors. The main point of the lieutenant governor column is to show the governor's, well, lieutenant. In almost all cases, (excepting TN and WV) the lieutenant governor is a specifically elected position, rather than ex officio. The Secretary of State of Arizona is not only an elected position, but automatically succeeds to the governor's chair upon vacancy. While it doesn't have all of the traditional roles of a lieutenant governor (for example, most are also the president of the Senate), but it has those important aspects going for it. I feel like it qualifies to be listed here. --Golbez (talk) 05:42, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]