Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction


The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is an elected state executive position in the Arizona state government. The superintendent oversees the state of Arizona's public school system and directs the state's Department of Education.
The current superintendent is Kathy Hoffman.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction is fourth in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Arizona.
The Superintendent of Public Education is an ex officio member of the Arizona Board of Regents which oversees public universities in the state.
Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction is the lowest paid state education administrator in the United States, being paid $85,000 compared to the national average of $174,000.

Superintendents

#NamePolitical PartyTerm of Office
1Charles O. CaseDemocrat1912–1921
2Elsie TolesRepublican1921–1923
3Charles O. CaseDemocrat1933–1941
4Herman E. HendrixDemocrat1933–1941
5E. D. RingDemocrat1941–1947
6N. D. PulliamDemocrat1947–1947
7L. D. KlemraedsonDemocrat1947–1949
8M. L. BrooksDemocrat1949–1955
9C. L. "Cliff" HarkinsDemocrat1955–1957
10M. L. BrooksDemocrat1957–1959
11C. L. "Cliff" HarkinsDemocrat1955–1959
12W. W. "Skipper" DickDemocrat1959–1967
13Sarah FolsumRepublican1967–1971
14Weldon P. ShofstallRepublican1971–1975
15Carolyn WarnerDemocrat1975–1987
16C. Diane BishopDemocrat1987–1995
17Lisa Graham KeeganRepublican1995–2001
18Jaime MoleraRepublican2001–2003
19Tom HorneRepublican2003–2011
20 John HuppenthalRepublican2011–2015
21Diane DouglasRepublican2015–2019
22Kathy HoffmanDemocrat2019–present