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    BornJanice Kay Drinkwine · September 26, 1944 · Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    SpousesRonald Warren · (m. 1963; div. 1967) · John Brewer (m. 1970)
    Children3
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    Janice Kay Brewer (née Drinkwine, formerly Warren; born September 26, 1944) is an American politician and author who served as the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Brewer is t… See more

    Early life, education and family

    Brewer was born Janice Kay Drinkwine on September 26, 1944, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the daughter of Edna C. (née Bakken) and Perry Wilford Drinkwine, then a civilian supervisor at the Hawthorne Army Depot… See more

    Political career

    Initially interested in running for school board, Brewer soon saw an opening in her local legislative district, and decided to run for State Representative. Brewer went on to sit in the Arizona House of Representatives for three ye… See more

    Political positions

    A challenge Brewer faced when she took office in 2009 was to resolve a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall that was the most dire of any state in the nation. To combat the deficit, the Governor established a decision m… See more

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