Bio

• Age: 54
• Education:  University of Virginia, JD (1983); University of Santa Clara, BA (1979)
• From: phoenix, AZ
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Gender: Female

A former U.S. attorney and state attorney general, Napolitano combines law enforcement experience, chief executive skills and political savvy honed by two terms governing a Republican-leaning state. Napolitano was the first governor to call for National Guard troops to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and has led colleagues on immigration and homeland security issues. She was the first woman to head the National Governor's Association.

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Last Job

• State of Arizona, governor

Other Jobs

• State of Arizona, attorney general
• Lewis & Roca, attorney
• Justice Department, U.S. attorney, Arizona
• Lewis & Roca, associate, then partner
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Law Clerk, Hon. Mary Schroeder

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Connections

• Former Clinton appointee(s)

Campaign Fundraising

• John Kerry for President, vice-chair

Financial Disclosure

View Janet Napolitano's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year.

• 2009 (PDF)