Jan Brewer
Janice K. Brewer (1944 - ), a conservative Republican, is the current governor of Arizona. Born in California, she moved to Arizona in 1970. Elevated to governor on January 20, 2009 upon resignation of Janet Napolitano, Brewer was elected Arizona's secretary of state in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. Maricopa County Supervisor, 1997 - 2002; Arizona Legislature, Senator, 1987 - 1996, Representative, 1983 - 1987.
| Jan Brewer | |||
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| Governor of Arizona From: January 20, 2009 - Present | |||
| Predecessor | Janet Napolitano | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Dr. John Brewer | ||
| Religion | Lutheran | ||
Governor Brewer is married to Dr. John Brewer and is mother of three sons, one of whom passed away in 2007. She is an active member of Life in Christ Lutheran Church in Peoria.
In a statement on January 31, 2009, regarding the recently-passed state budget, she stated:
“This is not a Republican or Democrat problem, it is a problem that all of us must confront with vigor and regardless of partisan affiliation...We will be back working very hard next week to confront the adversity and to place our great State of Arizona back on the path to prosperity.” [1]
Early in her tenure as governor she supported Republican proposals to reduce $1.6 billion in government spending. [2]
Illegal Immigration
SB1070
SB 1070 was signed by Gov. Brewer and liberals immediately reacted in typical rhetoric, blasting Brewer with wild allegations of racism and fake tears loss for civil liberties which are not violated. Arizona inherits a larger share of illegal immigration issues than most other states. Statistics put the number of illegals in the state from 500,000 to one-million people or 10% of the population. A weak border is bad defense against terrorist infiltration. Management and legitimate assistance by the federal government continues to be lacking. The bill, here, is seventeen pages in length and basically enforced existing immigration laws that the federal government has ignored or is incapable of providing the resources. Governor Brewer is leading to protect Arizona's population for the sake of its citizens and restore law and order. Democrats and other liberal groups rallied against SB1070 with mob-like protest demonstrations.
Brewer followed up illegal immigration border security legislation by making it a crime to arrest people by profiling. [3]
Sanctity of Life
Jan Brewer has signed into law a package of pro-life bills that would limit abortions by banning the partial-birth abortion procedure. [4] Passed legislation that mandated twenty-four hour waiting periods before an abortion could take place.
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References
- ↑ Statement by Governor Jan Brewer, January 31, 2009[1]
- ↑ The Almanac of American Politics, 2010
- ↑ Arizona governor signs changes into immigration law, CNN, May 1, 2010
- ↑ LifeSiteNews.com