Arizona State Mine Inspector

The Arizona State Mine Inspector is responsible for overseeing the safety and regulation of active and inactive mines in the state of Arizona in the United States. It is an independent, constitutionally-mandated office, elected to a four-year term. Arizona is the only state which fills this position through direct election.[1]

State Mine Inspector of Arizona
Incumbent
Joe Hart
since January 2007
ResidencePhoenix, Arizona
Term lengthFour years, can serve four terms
DeputyTim Evans
WebsiteArizona State Mine Inspector

Arizona has 600 working mines and an estimated 120,000 abandoned mines.[2] As of 2013, the state had 4 mine inspectors.

Arizona House Representative Randall Friese introduced a bill in 2016 to try to change the position from elected to appointed, but it failed to move out of committee.[3]

In 2007, former inspector Douglas K. Martin was convicted of a felony conflict of interest from the illegal use of state vehicles and theft.[4]

Former inspectors
  • G. H. Bolin, Democrat, 1912–1921
  • John F. White, Republican, 1921–1923
  • Tom C. Foster, Democrat, 1923–1945
  • Clifford J. Murdock, Democrat, 1945–1953
  • Edward Massey, Democrat, 1953–1959
  • R. V. Hersey, Democrat, 1959–1965
  • Verne C. McCutchan, Republican, 1965–1975
  • Bert C. Romero, Democrat, 1975–1979
  • James H. McCutchan, Republican, 1979–1990
  • Douglas K. Martin, Republican, 1991–2007
  • Joe Hart, Republican, 2007–present.
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References
  1. : (October 4, 2013). "Arizona Mine Inspector's Office Tries To Climb Out Of Deep Financial Hole". KJZZ. Retrieved October 25, 2019.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Ducote, Richard (August 18, 2006). "Race for state mine inspector open for first time in 18 years | Govt-and-politics". tucson.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  3. "Format Document". Azleg.gov. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. Associated, The (March 15, 2007). "Former state mine inspector pleads guilty to felony charge - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 1 (2006-2009)". Tucsoncitizen.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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