Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
|||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{Short description|Governor of Arizona from 2015 to 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Doug Ducey
| image =
| caption = Ducey in
| order = 23rd [[List of governors of Arizona|Governor of Arizona]]
| term_start = January 5, 2015
Line 32 ⟶ 33:
| education = [[Arizona State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
}}
'''Douglas Anthony Ducey''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|uː|s|i}}, né '''Roscoe Jr.'''; born April 9, 1964) is an American businessman and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician who served as the 23rd [[List of governors of Arizona|governor of Arizona]] from 2015 to 2023 and as [[State Treasurer of Arizona|Arizona State Treasurer]] from 2011 to 2015. He was CEO of the ice cream parlor chain [[Cold Stone Creamery]] from 1995 to 2007.
Originally from [[Ohio]], Ducey moved to Arizona to attend [[Arizona State University]] (ASU), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. He began a career in sales and marketing and became chief executive officer of [[Cold Stone Creamery]] in 1995. He sold the company in 2007 and was elected [[State Treasurer of Arizona|Arizona state treasurer]] in 2010. Ducey won the 2014 Arizona Republican primary for [[Governor of Arizona]] and defeated Democratic businessman [[Fred DuVal]] in the [[2014 Arizona gubernatorial election|general election]]; he took office on January 5, 2015. He was reelected by a wide margin in [[2018 Arizona gubernatorial election|2018]], defeating Democratic nominee [[David Garcia (politician)|David Garcia]]. Ducey's fellow Republican governors elected him chair of the [[Republican Governors Association]] for 2021 and co-chair in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Polletta |first1=Maria |title=As he faces backlash from Trump, Arizona GOP, Ducey is picked to lead Republican Governors Association |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/12/09/arizona-gov-ducey-elected-chair-republican-governors-association/3866232001/ |access-date=December 13, 2021 |publisher=Arizona Republic |date=December 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=RGA Announces Future 2022 Leadership |url=https://www.rga.org/rga-announces-future-2022-leadership/ |website=The Republican Governors Association |date=May 27, 2021 |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> Ducey had been mentioned as a possible candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]], but declined to run in the [[2024 United States Senate election in Arizona|2024 election]] against incumbent [[Kyrsten Sinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Drucker |first1=David |title=Sinema's switch upends 2024 Arizona Senate race |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/sinemas-switch-upends-2024-arizona-senate-race |website=The Washington Examiner |language=en |date=December 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name="The Hill 2022-12-18">{{cite news |author=Al Weaver |date=December 18, 2022 |title=Why the GOP has Ducey at the top of its Senate candidate wish list |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3778598-why-the-gop-has-ducey-at-the-top-of-its-senate-candidate-wish-list/ |quote=Ducey last week told reporters in his home state that he is 'not running for the United States Senate.'}}</ref> He left office on January 2, 2023, and was succeeded by Democrat [[Katie Hobbs]]. In June 2023, he was announced as CEO of Citizens for Free Enterprise, a [[political action committee]] focused on economic freedom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What's next for former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey? The Republican announces new political role |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2023/06/20/former-arizona-gov-doug-ducey-to-lead-citizens-for-free-enterprise/70337851007/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald-Evoy |first=Jerod |date=June 20, 2023|title=Ducey named CEO of free enterprise PAC|url=https://www.azmirror.com/blog/ducey-named-ceo-of-free-enterprise-pac/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Arizona Mirror |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Citizens for Free Enterprise |url=https://citizensforfreeenterprise.com/?page_id=69 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620235622/https://citizensforfreeenterprise.com/?page_id=69 |archive-date=2023-06-20 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Citizens for Free Enterprise |language=en-US}}</ref>
Line 56 ⟶ 58:
In [[Arizona elections, 2010|2010]] Ducey was elected [[State Treasurer of Arizona|state treasurer of Arizona]], replacing [[Dean Martin (politician)|Dean Martin]]. As Arizona's chief banker and investment officer, Ducey oversaw more than $12 billion in state assets and was an investment manager for local governments.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Meet Doug Ducey|url=http://dougducey.com/meet-doug-ducey|accessdate=November 6, 2014|publisher=DougDucey.com|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304002829/https://dougducey.com/meet-doug-ducey/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Treasurer serves as the chairman of Arizona's State Board of Investment and State Loan Commission,<ref name="bio"/> and as the state's surveyor general and a member of the State Land Selection Board. Ducey also served as the western region vice president for the National Association of State Treasurers, and was the president of the Western State Treasurers' Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aztreasury.gov/about/treasurer-ducey/|title=Treasurer Ducey profile|website=aztreasury.gov|access-date=September 7, 2016}}</ref>
During his tenure as state treasurer, Ducey created and championed Proposition 118, a ballot measure to simplify how schools receive funding from Arizona’s State Land Trust.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Ducey's Plan To Put $2 Billion In Our Schools |url=https://azgovernor.gov/governor/news/2015/06/governor-duceys-plan-put-2-billion-our-schools |website=Office of the Arizona Governor |date=June 8, 2015 |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> Arizona voters passed Proposition 118 in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arizona Permanent Funds Amendment, Proposition 118 (2012) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Permanent_Funds_Amendment,_Proposition_118_(2012) |website=Ballotpedia}}</ref>{{better
In 2010, Ducey opposed Proposition 204, an effort to create a permanent 1-cent-per-dollar sales tax for public education, transportation and health services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cano |first1=Ricardo |title=Failures and successes: A history of Arizona education funding ideas |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2018/07/06/arizona-education-funding-redfored-sales-tax-ballot-election-doug-ducey-jan-brewer-diane-douglas/704085002/ |access-date=December 13, 2021 |publisher=Arizona Republic}}</ref> He formally launched a campaign to defeat the proposition, saying, "we don’t need the money" and "this money still does nothing to improve education".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fischer |first1=Howard |title=Arizona treasurer launches campaign to fight education sales tax initiative |url=https://www.ahwatukee.com/news/valley_and_state/article_028217e1-db16-5ff7-876c-11b48faf8752.html |publisher=Ahwatukee Foothills News}}</ref> Proposition 204 failed, with 63.8% of voters opposing it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arizona Sales Tax Renewal Amendment, Proposition 204 (2012) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Sales_Tax_Renewal_Amendment,_Proposition_204_(2012) |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=December 13, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>{{better
==Gubernatorial campaigns==
Line 128 ⟶ 130:
=== State firings ===
Under Ducey, the state government was mandated to "shrink", which led Ducey-appointed administrator Tim Jeffries to fire over 400 state employees at the [[Arizona Department of Economic Security]] (DES). Ducey then prohibited
=== State land trust ===
Line 175 ⟶ 177:
=== Border wall ===
[[File:President Trump Travels to Arizona (50040465238).jpg|thumb|Ducey watches as president Trump signs a plaque at the [[Trump wall|southern border wall]] in June 2020]]
In the last weeks of his administration, Ducey ordered the construction of an impromptu [[Mexico–United States barrier#Arizona container wall|wall]] made of [[
=== Approval rating ===
In May 2015, Ducey's fifth month in office, a poll found his [[approval rating]] was just 27 percent statewide, which was likely due to mixed support among Arizona Republicans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-11 |last=Jensen |first= Tom |title= Arizona Miscellany |website=PublicPolicyPolling|url= https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/arizona-miscellany/#more |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-18 |title= Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey receives poor approval rating early in gubernatorial term |website=KTAR News|url= https://ktar.com/story/446411/arizona-gov-doug-ducey-receives-poor-approval-rating-early-in-gubernatorial-term/ |language=en}}</ref> For most of his tenure as governor, Ducey maintained 40–50 percent approval on average.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-09 |last=Sarwari |first= Khalida|title= New survey shows 'systematic decline' in domestic approval for US leaders|website=Northeastern Global News|url=https://news.northeastern.edu/2020/07/09/new-survey-shows-systematic-decline-in-domestic-approval-for-u-s-leaders/ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gubernatorial approval ratings (2015-2019) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Gubernatorial_approval_ratings_(2015-2019)#Q3_2018 |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Line 411 ⟶ 413:
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.azgovernor.gov/ Governor Doug Ducey] official government site
* {{C-SPAN|77449}}
| |||