Adrian Fontes

Adrian Fontes
22nd Secretary of State of Arizona
Assumed office
January 2, 2023
GovernorKatie Hobbs
Preceded byKatie Hobbs
Recorder of Maricopa County
In office
January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byHelen Purcell
Succeeded byStephen Richer
Personal details
Born (1970-04-03) April 3, 1970 (age 54)
Political partyDemocratic
Children3[1]
EducationArizona State University (BA)
University of Denver (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1992–1996

Adrian Fontes (born April 3, 1970)[2][3] is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the Secretary of State of Arizona since 2023,[4] after defeating Republican nominee Mark Finchem in 2022.[5] Fontes previously served as the Maricopa County Recorder from 2017 to 2021.

  1. ^ "Meet Adrian Fontes". ElectFontes. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Dunham, Torrence (July 27, 2022). "Democratic Arizona SoS Candidate Adrian Fontes Wants to Restore Confidence in Elections". KTAR. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  3. ^ @Adrian_Fontes (April 4, 2022). "17yo sips tea w/o pinky out" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Adrian Fontes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Adrian Fontes wins secretary of state race in Arizona". PBS NewsHour. November 12, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.