Anastasia Collins Frohmiller (July 28, 1891 – November 25, 1971), known as Ana, was a leading female politician in

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from the 1930s through the 1950s. A native of Burlington, Vermont, she moved with her parents and eight siblings to

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in 1898. In 1920 she was elected deputy county treasurer of

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; she later became county treasurer. She became the first woman to serve as State

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, to which she was elected in 1926. Frohmiller served until 1950 when she ran an unsuccessful campaign for Governor against

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. Arizona

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and Republican Presidential candidate

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wrote in his memoir ''With No Apologies'' that Frohmiller was 'an attractive lady... who had earned quite a following as a result of her long and excellent service as state auditor'. He also observed that the voters of Arizona weren't ready for a woman governor in 1950 and may have been right. Frohmiller lost the election to Pyle, who became the first Republican

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since

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in 1928, despite the fact that at the time of her nomination she seemed to be the front-runner. Frohmiller retired to Prescott,

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, and died on November 25, 1971.

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