12 Facts About Richard Mahoney

Richard D Mahoney was born on May 28,1951 and is an American politician and academic.

Richard Mahoney was the Secretary of State of Arizona from 1991 until 1995.

Richard Mahoney has been the director of the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University, since July 1,2012.

Richard Mahoney is the son of William P Mahoney Jr.

Richard Mahoney was professor emeritus at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Richard Mahoney has authored numerous articles and monographs on presidential history, foreign policy, international trade, and political risk; and a volume of poetry in Spanish, titled Petalos.

Richard Mahoney was elected by a landslide as the 14th Secretary of State of Arizona in 1990, alongside the narrow election of Republican Governor Fife Symington.

Richard Mahoney led gubernatorial Democrat Terry Goddard by 50,000 votes, and beat Republican Treasurer Ray Rottas by over 170,000 votes, taking every county in the state.

The inauguration of Arizona's executive offices changed from March to January, which meant Richard Mahoney served two fewer months when his term ended in 1995.

Richard Mahoney was the last Democrat to hold the office of Arizona Secretary of State until the election of Katie Hobbs in 2018.

Richard Mahoney ran for the United States Senate in 1994, narrowly losing the primary to Sam Coppersmith by 132 votes.

Richard Mahoney served as head of the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at Juniata College until his departure to the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University.