Andy Tobin
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Andrew Michael Tobin (born June 27, 1958)[1] is the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration. He formerly was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission and also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from the state's 1st district, and as former Speaker, beginning in 2011.[2] He currently serves as the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration.
Andy Tobin | |
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Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission | |
In office January 4, 2016 – May 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Susan Bitter Smith |
Succeeded by | Lea Marquez Peterson |
51st Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
In office April 29, 2011 – January 12, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Kirk Adams |
Succeeded by | David Gowan |
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
In office January 2007 – January 12, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Tom O'Halleran |
Succeeded by | Noel W. Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-06-27) June 27, 1958 (age 65) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
In 2014 Tobin ran for Arizona's 1st congressional district against incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick (D), who won with 52.6% of the vote.[3] He previously served as the appointed director of the State Department of Insurance and Interim Superintendent of the state Department of Financial Institutions.[4] He additionally served nine months as director of the Arizona Weights and Measures Department.[5]
Tobin ran in 2016 for reelection to the Corporation Commission, he won in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016, and in the general election.