Terry Goddard Politician

Samuel Pearson "Terry" Goddard III (born January 29, 1947) is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Mayor of Phoenix from 1984 to 1990, on the Central Arizona Water Conservation District from 2001 to 2003 and as the 24th Attorney General of Arizona from 2003 to 2011.He has twice been the Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona: in 1990 and in 2010, losing on each occasion to the Republican incumbent: Fife Symington and Jan Brewer, respectively. After leaving office as Attorney General he lead his own law firm, Goddard Law Office, PLC. He declined to run for Governor for a third time in 2014 and is instead the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Arizona in the 2014 elections.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 29, 1947
Birth place	Tucson Arizona , United States , Arizona
Religion	Unitarian Universalism
Residence	Phoenix Arizona , United States , Arizona
Education	Arizona State University Harvard College
Profession	Politician , Attorney at law

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Office holder

governor	Janet Napolitano Jan Brewer
military branch	United States Navy United States Navy Reserve
military rank	Commander (United States)
office	Attorney General of Arizona Mayor of Phoenix
party	Democratic Party (United States)
service end	1972
service start	1970
successor	Paul Johnson (American politician) Tom Horne