Arizona Government Officials Women

Several states inaugurated new leaders Monday, with Arizona becoming the first state to have an all-female line of succession. Republican Gov. Jane Dee Hull took the oath in Phoenix from Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and was followed by Secretary of State Betsey Bayless, Atty. Gen. Janet Napolitano, Treasurer Carol Springer and Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham Keegan. Arizona has no lieutenant governor.

Several states inaugurated new leaders Monday, with Arizona becoming the first state to have an all-female line of succession. Republican Gov. Jane Dee Hull took the oath in Phoenix from Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and was followed by Secretary of State Betsey Bayless, Atty. Gen. Janet Napolitano, Treasurer Carol Springer and Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham Keegan. Arizona has no lieutenant governor.

One has a transition team operating from kitchen tables. Another has been on safari in Africa. A third is called "Grammie governor" by her eight grandchildren. Admirers dubbed them the Fabulous Five after their election last month when, for the first time anywhere, voters put women in a state's top five offices. The Girls, as some of them call themselves, couldn't be more delighted by their success.

One has a transition team operating from kitchen tables. Another has been on safari in Africa. A third is called "Grammie governor" by her eight grandchildren. Admirers dubbed them the Fabulous Five after their election last month when, for the first time anywhere, voters put women in a state's top five offices. The Girls, as some of them call themselves, couldn't be more delighted by their success.