John Huppenthal
| John Huppenthal | |
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| Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Horne |
| Succeeded by | Diane Douglas |
| Arizona State Senator | |
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In office 2005–2010 |
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| Constituency | District 20 |
| Arizona State Representative | |
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In office 2000–2004 |
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| Arizona State Senator | |
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In office 1992–2000 |
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| Constituency | District 6 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 3, 1954 Michigan City, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Huppenthal (2 daughters) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John Huppenthal (born March 3, 1954) is an American politician who served Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2011–2015. Prior to being elected Superintendent, Huppenthal served as City Councilman, State Representative, and State Senator. Huppenthal was also a Senior Planning Analyst for Salt River Project.
Huppenthal was born in Michigan City, Indiana and moved with his family to Arizona during childhood. He graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northern Arizona University. He then obtained a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University.
Huppenthal was elected to the Chandler City Council in 1984, where he served two four-year terms.
Huppenthal was first elected State Senator in 1992. In the primary election, Huppenthal faced two opponents; former Chandler Mayor Jerry Brooks and Don Goldwater, nephew of Barry Goldwater. Huppenthal won with nearly 50% of the vote. As a state senator from District 6, he was chairman of the Senate Education Committee.
In 2000, Huppenthal was elected State Representative, serving from 2000 to 2004.
In 2004, Huppenthal announced he would seek to reelection to the State Senate. Huppenthal was supported by U.S. Senator John McCain, who issued a statement praising Huppenthal as a "straight shooter" and a "friend of the taxpayer". Huppenthal won by a 60% to 40% margin.
In 2005, an effort to recall John Huppenthal was launched but failed to obtain enough signatures to make it to the ballot. The recall effort claimed he was out-of-touch with District 20 voters.
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