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The Arizona State Mine Inspector is responsible for overseeing the safety and regulation of active and inactive mines in the state of Arizona in the United States. It is an independent, constitutionally mandated office, elected by the people of the state to a four-year term. Arizona is notably the only state which fills this position through direct election, instead of appointment.[1]
| State Mine Inspector of Arizona | |
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| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Term length | Four years, can serve four terms |
| Deputy | Tim Evans |
| Website | Arizona State Mine Inspector |
Arizona has 600 working mines and an estimated 120,000 abandoned mines.[2] As of 2013, the state had only 4 employees who actually inspected mines.
Arizona House Representative Randall Friese introduced a bill in 2016 to try to change the position from elected to appointed, but it failed to move out of committee.[3]
In 2019, former inspector Douglas K. Martin was convicted of a felony conflict of interest from the illegal use of state vehicles and theft.[4]
Former Mine Inspectors
- G. H. Bolin, Democrat, 1912–1921
- John F. White, Republican, 1921–1923
- Tom C. Foster, Democrat, 1923–1945
- Clifford J. Murdock, Democrat, 1945–1953
- Edward Massey, Democrat, 1953–1959
- R. V. Hersey, Democrat, 1959–1965
- Verne C. McCutchan, Republican, 1965–1975
- Bert C. Romero, Democrat, 1975–1979
- James H. McCutchan, Republican, 1979–1990
- Douglas K. Martin, Republican, 1991–2007
- Joe Hart, Republican, 2007–present.
References
- ^ : : (October 4, 2013). "Arizona Mine Inspector's Office Tries To Climb Out Of Deep Financial Hole". KJZZ. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
{{cite web}}:|author=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Ducote, Richard (August 18, 2006). "Race for state mine inspector open for first time in 18 years | Govt-and-politics". tucson.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Format Document". Azleg.gov. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ Associated, The (March 15, 2007). "Former state mine inspector pleads guilty to felony charge - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 1 (2006-2009)". Tucsoncitizen.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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