Jane Dee Hull - 1995-1996 Biography
Born Aug. 8, 1935

Secretary of State Jane Dee Hull was born Aug. 8, 1935, in Kansas City , Missouri . She received her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from the University of Kansas and has taken postgraduate courses in political science and economics at Arizona State University . She taught in the Kansas City , Kansas schools and the Chinle, Ariz. schools from 1962-1964. Mrs. Hull was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1978, taking office in January 1979. She represented District 18 until she resigned her position in 1993 to run for Secretary of State. During her tenure in the House of Representatives, she served as chairman of the Government Operations Committee and in 1986 was elected majority whip. She served two terms as speaker of the house, the first woman to do so. In her final year in the Legislature, Mrs. Hull served as speaker pro tem and as chairman of the Economic Development Committee and Ethics Committee. The National Republican Legislators Association named Mrs. Hull National Legislator of the Year in 1989. She serves on the boards of numerous community, service and political organizations. She and her husband Terry, have four children and eight grandchildren.