Adrian Fontes

Adrian Fontes
Fonted in 2023
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.