Brewer, Janice K. (Janice Kay), 1944-

<p>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 the fourth woman (and was the third consecutive woman) to serve as Governor of Arizona. Brewer assumed the governorship as part of the line of succession, as determined by the Arizona Constitution, when Governor Janet Napolitano resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Brewer had served as Secretary of State of Arizona from January 2003 to January 2009.</p>

<p>Born in California, Brewer attended Glendale Community College, from where she received a radiological technologist certificate; she has never earned a college degree. She served as a State Representative and State Senator for Arizona from 1983 to 1996. Brewer also served as Chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors before running for Arizona Secretary of State in 2002.</p>

<p>Janice K. Brewer became governor of Arizona on January 21, 2009. She was again sworn in on January 3, 2011, following a convincing election in her own right, in November 2010.</p>

<p>Born in Hollywood, California, she has lived in Arizona for several decades and has spent most of those years serving the people and upholding the public trust. Prior to becoming governor, she served as Arizona Secretary of State, as a Maricopa County Supervisor and as a highly respected member of both houses of the Arizona Legislature, where she rose to a leadership position in the State Senate.</p>

<p>Brewer moved to Arizona in 1970 after marrying Phoenix native Dr. John Brewer. The two eventually settled and raised a family in Glendale, where they currently reside. Brewer is an active member of Life in Christ Lutheran Church in Peoria, Arizona.</p>