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{{Officeholder
|name=Doug Ducey
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Angela Ducey
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2015/09/22/doug-ducey-catholic-faith-governing/32520019/ As Gov. Doug Ducey prepares to meet pope, how does he navigate demands of faith, realities of governing?]</ref>
|offices=
	{{Officeholder/governor
	|state=Arizona
	|terms=January 5, 2015 – 2023
	|preceded=[[Jan Brewer]]
	|former=y
	|succeeded=[[Katie Hobbs]] (disputed)
	}}
{{Officeholder/misc
	|office=[[Treasurer]] of [[Arizona]]
	|terms=January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015
	|preceded=Dean Martin
	|former=y
	|succeeded=Jeff DeWit
	}}
}}

'''Douglas Anthony Ducey''' (born April 9, 1964, age {{age|1964|4|9}}) is a businessman who served as the 23rd governor of [[Arizona]]. A [[conservative]] [[Republican]], Ducey has previously served as the Treasurer of Arizona.

==Governor of Arizona==
Ducey was elected in 2014 succeed [[Jan Brewer]], defeating his Democrat opponent in the gubernatorial election by over 10% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/governor/arizona/ 2014 Arizona Governor Election Results]</ref>

Ducey signed into law on January 5, 2015 a bill that would require all high school students in [[Arizona]] to pass a civics test similar to immigrant naturalization tests in order to graduate.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/20449/53934/123548/requires-civics-testing-for-graduation-eligibility#53934 HB 2064 - Requires Civics Testing for Graduation Eligibility - Arizona Key Vote]</ref>

An opponent of [[ObamaCare]], Ducey signed a bill in April 2015 that would prohibit the enforcement of the Affordable Care Act in Arizona.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/19665/51821/123548/prohibits-enforcement-of-the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act#51821 HB 2643 - Prohibits Enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Arizona Key Vote]</ref>

Ducey signed SB 1367 into law on March 31, 2017, a "born-alive" bill that would require physicians to care for and protect infants who survive [[abortions]].<ref>[https://rewire.news/legislative-tracker/law/arizona-bill-regarding-born-alive-reporting-sb-1367/ Arizona Bill Regarding Born-Alive Reporting (SB 1367)]</ref>

An advocate of [[school choice]], Ducey signed into law in April 2017 a bill that would extend school voucher eligibilities to all schoolchildren in [[Arizona]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-gov-doug-ducey-signs-school-voucher-expansion-bill Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs school voucher expansion bill]</ref>

After the death of sitting [[RINO]] senator [[John McCain]], Ducey appointed former Arizona senator [[Jon Kyl]] on September 2018 to fill the seat vacated.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jon-kyl-appointed-to-take-john-mccains-senate-seat-in-arizona/ Jon Kyl appointed to take John McCain's Senate seat]</ref>

Ducey was easily re-elected to a second term in office in the 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/arizona-governor Arizona Governor Election Results]</ref>

After Kyl announced that he would be stepping down from his brief tenure in the Senate seat, Ducey appointed [[Martha McSally]] to succeed Kyl.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/arizona-governor-to-appoint-mcsally-to-senate-1067921 Arizona governor appoints Martha McSally to Senate]</ref>

==Political views==
Being mostly [[conservative]], Ducey opposes [[abortion]], [[Obamacare]], and [[illegal immigration]].<ref>[https://ontheissues.org/Doug_Ducey.htm Doug Ducey on the Issues]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://azgovernor.gov/ Official website]

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