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In 1998, she was elected Attorney General of Arizona, after having served as United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, a position to which she was appointed in 1993 by Bill Clinton. During her term as Arizona's attorney general, Napolitano was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent a mastectomy. She won the gubernatorial election of 2002 with 47% of the vote, succeeding Jane Dee HullJane Dee Hull (born August 8, 1935) was the first elected female governor of the U. state of Arizona. She took office after the resignation of Fife Symington in 1997 and was elected in her own right in 1998. See also Rose Mofford Hull, Jane Dee Hull, Jane and defeating her Republican opponent, former congressman Matt SalmonFormer Republican member of the House of Representatives, and candidate for the office of Governor in Arizona in 2002. He lost a close election to then Arizona Attorney General, Democrat Janet Napolitano. He is seen as a leading contender for the Republic who received 44% of the vote. She became the first female US governor to directly succeed another.

Napolitano was born in New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, and raised in PittsburghPittsburgh is a city in western Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 334,563 ( metropolitan area 2,358,695). Pittsburgh, nicknamed The Steel City has traditionally and AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque is a city and the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico U. It is situated in the central part of the state, about 325 miles southwest of Denver, Colorado (444 miles by road on I-25), straddling the Rio Grande. As of the 2000 census, the. She graduated from Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara University Motto: For good reason Founded 1851 School type Private President Paul Locatelli, SJ Location Santa Clara, California Enrollment 4,551 undergrad, 3,496 grad Campus surroundings Urban Campus size 104 acres (0. 4 km²) Sports teams Bro in CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The most populous and third largest state in the U. California is both physically and demographically diverse. The state's official nickname is "The Golden State", wh and University of Virginia law school.