19 Facts About Terry Goddard

Samuel Pearson "Terry" Goddard III was born on January 29,1947 and is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Phoenix, Arizona from 1984 to 1990 and as the 24th attorney general of Arizona from 2003 to 2011.

Terry Goddard has twice run for governor of Arizona, in 1990 and in 2010, Losing both elections to Fife Symington and Jan Brewer respectively.

Terry Goddard declined to run for governor for a third time in 2014 and was instead the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Arizona in the 2014 elections, losing to Republican state senator Michele Reagan.

Terry Goddard was a potential candidate for governor in 2018 and chose not to run.

Terry Goddard attended Phillips Exeter Academy, a prep school in Exeter, New Hampshire.

The measure is credited with significantly opening up Phoenix city government, and in 1983, Terry Goddard was elected mayor.

Terry Goddard was re-elected four times, serving through 1990, when he resigned to run for governor.

In 1990, Terry Goddard sought and won the Arizona Democratic Party's nomination for Governor of Arizona, but was defeated in a runoff by Fife Symington, who, after winning a second term, resigned in 1997 amid charges of bank fraud.

Terry Goddard again sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1994, losing the primary to Eddie Basha Jr.

Terry Goddard served as Arizona State Director for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1995 to 2002 and in 2000, he was elected to the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, which oversees the Central Arizona Project, where he currently serves at the President.

In 2002, Terry Goddard decided to enter the race for Attorney General of Arizona to succeed fellow Democrat Janet Napolitano, who was running for governor.

Terry Goddard's stated focus as attorney general was cybercrime, consumer protection, predatory lending and foreclosures, and deceptive advertising.

Terry Goddard worked to reduce teen use of the drug methamphetamine, and partnered with Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff to investigate and prosecute suspected polygamists and government abuse of the neighboring communities of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah.

Terry Goddard cited this settlement often during the 2010 general election.

Terry Goddard agreed to coordinate a joint investigation with Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.

In 2010, Terry Goddard ran for Governor of Arizona, and was unopposed in the Democratic party primary, going on to challenge incumbent governor Jan Brewer in the general election.

Terry Goddard was unsuccessful in his attempt to defeat Brewer, losing by a nearly 12-point margin.

In 2014, Terry Goddard ran for Secretary of State of Arizona, with the incumbent Republican secretary of state Ken Bennett not able to run for reelection due to term limits.

Terry Goddard was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and was challenged by Republican state senator Michele Reagan.