Bruce Edward Babbitt (born June 27, 1938), a Democrat, served as United States Secretary of the Interior and as Governor of Arizona.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Babbitt graduated from the University of Notre Dame, and attended Newcastle University in England on a Marshall Scholarship, and then received his law degree at Harvard Law School.
He married attorney Harriet Coons (known as Hattie) in 1968. Mr. and Mrs. Babbitt have two sons, Christ...
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Bruce Edward Babbitt (born June 27, 1938), a Democrat, served as United States Secretary of the Interior and as Governor of Arizona.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Babbitt graduated from the University of Notre Dame, and attended Newcastle University in England on a Marshall Scholarship, and then received his law degree at Harvard Law School.
He married attorney Harriet Coons (known as Hattie) in 1968. Mr. and Mrs. Babbitt have two sons, Christopher and T.J.
Babbitt's brother, Paul Babbitt, was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2004.
Babbitt was elected Attorney General of Arizona, but succeeded Wesley Bolin as governor when Bolin died in office on March 4, 1978. Babbitt was elected for a full 4 year term later that year, and again in 1982. In all, Babbitt served as governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987. With the retirement of Republican Barry Goldwater from the U.S. Senate in 1986, many in Arizona expected Babbitt to oppose Representative...
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