John Allan Greene was an American politician, who served in the Arizona State Senate from 1991 to 1996.[1] A member of the Arizona Republican Party, he represented the 24th Senate District, and served as president of the senate from 1993 until the end of his term.
A native of New York, Greene was educated in law at St. John's University and New York University before launching his career in corporate and tax law.[1]
Following the end of his term in the state senate, he was appointed as head of the state insurance department in 1997 by Governor Fife Symington.[1] He was a candidate in the Republican primaries for the Arizona Attorney General election in 2002, losing to Andrew Thomas.[1] He subsequently announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor of Arizona in the 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election,[2] but withdrew from the race.
In 2011, he was appointed as director of the Arizona Department of Revenue by governor Jan Brewer,[3] holding that role until his death in 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Mary K. Reinhart, "John Greene, former state Senate president". The Arizona Republic, October 3, 3013.
- ^ "Former Senate president running for governor". Mesa Tribune, June 23, 2005.
- ^ "John Greene named to head Arizona Department of Revenue". Phoenix Business Journal, June 20, 2011.
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