Ex-Gov. Evan Mecham dies Controversy over King holiday, charges of corruption culminated in his ouster By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Feb 23, 2008 jim davis / arizona daily star 1998 ...

When Warren H. Stewart Sr. first came to Phoenix nearly 50 years ago from New York City, his plan was to stay for a few years ...

Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham is impeached and ousted by the Senate. He had been indicted by a state grand jury on allegations that he had failed to report a loan from a developer, but he would later ...

The only recent history of impeachment in Arizona is the 1988 action taken against Gov. Evan Mecham over charges of misuse of public money and concealing a campaign loan.

The argument got particularly nasty in Arizona, where the governor, Evan Mecham, rescinded the holiday, claiming it was approved illegally by his predecessor.

But it also has gone the other way like when Democrat Rose Mofford became governor in 1988 after the legislature impeached and convicted Republican Evan Mecham.

Hull was Arizona’s second female governor, after Democrat Rose Mofford, who became governor in 1988 when Evan Mecham was impeached. But Hull was the first woman to be elected as governor.

Most of the foot-dragging came from the South — except for Arizona. Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded his predecessor's executive order enacting a state holiday in Arizona.