1. Carolyn Rexroat Warner was an American politician who served as the 15th Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Arizona, elected as a Democrat, from 1975 to 1987.
11 Facts About Carolyn Warner
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Carolyn Warner ran a consulting firm called Corporate Education Consulting after leaving public office.
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Carolyn Warner was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to Democratic State Senator Uriah Thomas Rexroat and Mary Tullis.
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Carolyn Warner moved to Arizona, and became active in politics after raising six children and helping to run her family's business for 20 years.
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Carolyn Warner first ran for the office of Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, and was elected to her first term as Superintendent in 1974, and took office in 1975.
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Carolyn Warner would be reelected twice more, in 1978 and 1982.
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Carolyn Warner ran in the Democratic primary for United States Senate in 1976, but lost to Pima County, Arizona Attorney Dennis DeConcini.
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Carolyn Warner was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona in 1986, but was defeated by then-State Senator Evan Mecham, who would go on to be impeached from office.
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Carolyn Warner was elected as Democratic National Committeewoman for Arizona in 2004 and 2008.
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Since leaving public office, Carolyn Warner has remained active in party politics, in addition to running an education consulting firm called Corporate Education Consulting, Inc She is the author of four books.
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Carolyn Warner died of cancer on October 9,2018, at the age of 88 at her home in Paradise Valley, Arizona.