Arizona State Mine Inspector
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| 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 |
The Arizona State Mine Inspector is the inspector[vague] 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. The Arizona Inspector is notably the only position of his kind in America which is directly elected by citizens, instead of appointed.
Arizona has 600 working mines and an estimated 120,000 abandoned mines.[1] As of 2013, the state had only 4 employees who actually inspected mines. Arizona is the only state with an elected mine inspector in the country.[2]
Some[who?] have questioned whether Arizona should continue to elect its mine inspector.[3][4]
In 2006, former inspector Douglas K. Martin was convicted of a felony conflict of interest from the illegal use of state vehicles and theft.[5]
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
- Doug Martin, Republican, 1991–2007
- Joe Hart, Republican, 2007–present.
References
- ^ http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/race-for-state-mine-inspector-open-for-first-time-in/article_f430a4a8-8949-5951-ab13-08e5758c64ef.html
- ^ http://kjzz.org/content/5178/arizona-mine-inspectors-office-tries-climb-out-deep-financial-hole
- ^ http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/opinion/article_40c4dcc3-5244-5bb2-992f-f225fcccdeed.html
- ^ http://www.azleg.gov//FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/52leg/2r/bills/hcr2003o.asp&Session_ID=115
- ^ http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2007/03/15/45055-former-state-mine-inspector-pleads-guilty-to-felony-charge/
External links
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