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from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Goddard served on the Central Arizona Water Conservation District from 2001 to 2003. He has twice run for

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, in

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and in

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, Losing both elections to

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and

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respectively. After leaving office as attorney general, he led his own law firm, Goddard Law Office, PLC. He declined to run for governor for a third time in

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and was instead the Democratic nominee for

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in the

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, losing to Republican state senator

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. Goddard was a potential candidate for governor in

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and chose not to run.

Early life, education and career

Goddard was born and raised in

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, Arizona, the son of Julia E. "Judy" (née Hatch) and Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr., who served as

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from 1965 to 1967. His great-grandfather, Ozias M. Hatch, was

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1857 to 1865. He attended

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, a prep school in

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. After graduating from

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in 1969, he served an active duty tour in the

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. Returning to Arizona, he received his J.D. degree from

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in 1976. His time as a private attorney saw him working in the Arizona Attorney General's office, where he prosecuted white collar crime. Goddard is married and has one son.Terry Goddard Webpage

Early political career

Goddard's first serious foray into electoral politics came in 1982, when he led the successful push for members of the

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to be elected from districts, instead of by a majority of all voters citywide. This allowed minorities from certain parts of Phoenix to be elected and represent their home areas and giving those areas a voice on the council. The next election saw the election of the city's first Latino and African-American to the council in over a decade. The measure is credited with significantly opening up Phoenix city government, and in 1983, Goddard was elected mayor. Within a decade, all of the members of the City Council who had been elected at-large, and who had been considered unbeatable under the previous system, were no longer serving on the council. Goddard was re-elected four times, serving through 1990, when he resigned to run for governor. In 1988, he was elected president of the National League of Cities. In 1990, Goddard sought and won the Arizona Democratic Party's nomination for

, but was defeated in a runoff by

, who, after winning a second term, resigned in 1997 amid charges of bank fraud. Goddard again sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1994, losing the primary to Eddie Basha Jr. Goddard served as Arizona State Director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1995 to 2002 and in 2000, he was elected to the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, which oversees the

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, where he currently serves at the President. In the non-partisan election in which the top five candidates are elected, Goddard came first, with 403,568 votes (19.74%). In 2002, Goddard decided to enter the race for Attorney General of Arizona to succeed fellow Democrat

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, who was running for governor. He was elected that year with a greater margin than Napolitano received for governor, receiving over 50% of the vote; he and a number of other candidates for office that year ran publicly financed campaigns under Arizona's

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program. Goddard was re-elected to the office of attorney general in 2006 with 60% of the vote. After Napolitano resigned to become

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in January 2009 and was succeeded by Secretary of State

, Goddard was next in line to succeed Brewer. Although the secretary of state is ordinarily next in line to succeed the governor, new secretary of state Ken Bennett had been appointed and was not eligible, so Goddard was next in line to succeed Brewer.

Arizona Attorney General, 2003–2011

Goddard's stated focus as attorney general was

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and foreclosures, and

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.Inaugural Brochure " 2nd Term: Building on our Progress" . He also worked to reduce teen use of the drug

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, and partnered with Utah Attorney General

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to investigate and prosecute suspected polygamists and government abuse of the neighboring communities of

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and Hildale, Utah. This led to the capture of polygamist leader and self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs. A hallmark accomplishment during his tenure was his settlement with

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over wire transfers involving

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. He cited this settlement often during the 2010 general election. One of his last acts as Arizona's attorney general was to cease negotiations with

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over their foreclosure practices and sue them on behalf of injured Arizona consumers. This action was considered significant because

was still in negotiations with 48 other state attorneys general over the same issue. Nevada joined Arizona in the lawsuit, and succeeding Attorney General

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announced that he would continue it.

2003–2004

Goddard's first year as attorney general brought a lawsuit against Second Chance Body Armor, Inc. over alleged defects in the bulletproof vests used by Arizona police officers. The lawsuit alleged a violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. There were several important court decisions during these years, including May vs Brewer, Arizona Libertarian Party v. Bayless, and movement in the Flores vs Arizona lawsuit regarding Structured English Immersion.

2004–2005

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was finally settled in 2004 with a $3.75 million fine and $800,000 in consumer restitution. The years 2004–2005 also saw the start of Goddard's investigations into suspected polygamists and government abuse in the neighboring communities of

. He agreed to coordinate a joint investigation with Utah Attorney General

. There was a string of 50 indictments against a

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drug ring involving the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the

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, U.S. Border Patrol, Yuma County Attorney's Office, Yuma County Sheriff's Office and Arizona's Child Protective Services.

Later political career

2010 gubernatorial campaign

In 2010, Goddard ran for Governor of Arizona, and was unopposed in the Democratic party primary, going on to challenge incumbent governor

in the general election. Earlier that year, in April 2010, Brewer had controversially signed into law

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, which received national attention for its strict enforcement of immigration laws. Only one debate was held during the general election campaign. Goddard was unsuccessful in his attempt to defeat Brewer, losing by a nearly 12-point margin.

2014 Secretary of State campaign

In 2014, Goddard ran for Secretary of State of Arizona, with the incumbent Republican secretary of state Ken Bennett not able to run for reelection due to term limits. Goddard was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and was challenged by Republican state senator

. Reagan defeated Goddard in the general election.

References

External links

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Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

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