Michele Reagan is our newly elected, January 2015, Secretary of State.
Michele is Arizona’s 20th Secretary of State and one of the youngest Secretaries in the Country. After being a successful small business owner she turned to public service. Michele spent 12 yrs in the Arizona State Legislature, spending 8 yrs in the House and 4 yrs in the Senate. She was the youngest female chairwoman of the House Commerce Committee and the first Chairwoman of the Senate Elections committee. Her extensive background in commerce and elections, and the push from the last 4 Secretaries of State, led Michele to become Arizona’s Secretary of State. Michele Reagan was sworn into office January 5, 2015.
Secretary Reagan’s distinguished career has earned her numerous awards and accolades including: Small Business Guardian from the National Federation of Independent Business, the Eye of the Eagle award from the Arizona Small Business Association and the Best Legislator in 2008 from the Arizona Capitol Times. Additionally, she was named one of the 50 most Influential Women in Arizona by AZBusiness Magazine in 2013.
Secretary Reagan proudly represents the West region on the Lieutenant Governors Association’s Executive Board. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Childhelp; Worldly Kids, Inc.; Scottsdale Leadership; and the Flinn Foundation’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee.
Secretary Reagan is a graduate of Illinois State University and was named by the Aspen Institute to its prestigious Rodel Fellowship, a program designed to bring together elected officials who have demonstrated an outstanding ability to work responsibly across partisan divisions and bring greater civility to public discourse.
Ms. Reagan and her husband, David, live in Scottsdale with three dogs and a desert tortoise named Casey.