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- Evan Mecham was the first governor in United States history to be confronted with a recall, impeachment and criminal indictment simultaneously. Although removed from office, the impact of Mecham's fifteen-month administration will permeate the social and political fabric of Arizona, as well as cloud its national image, for many years to come.
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Evan Mecham was the first governor in United States history to be confronted with a recall, impeachment and criminal indictment simultaneously. Although removed from office, the impact of Mecham's fifteen-month administration will permeate the social and political fabric of Arizona, as well as cloud its national image, for many years to come.
- Paula D. McClain
- 1988
Feb 8, 2016 · When Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham was impeached, there was a recall election in the works and a criminal trial looming. The recall wasn't necessary as it turned out. The Senate convicted Mecham...
As governor, Mecham was plagued by controversy almost immediately after his inauguration and became the first U.S. governor to simultaneously face removal from office through impeachment, a scheduled recall election, and a felony indictment. [5]
Arizona State University. April 4, 1988 marked the end of the most divisive and tumultuous period in the his-tory of Arizona politics. For the first time in its seventy-six years as a state, Arizona, and the nation, witnessed the removal of a sitting governor, Evan Mecham, by convic-tion on impeachment charges by the Ari-zona Senate. Evan ...
Jul 30, 2021 · 7. 335 views 2 years ago. This 60 Minutes segment is about the Mecham Recall movement that was launched to recall Arizona Governor Evan Mecham from the governorship of Arizona. This...
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Evan Mecham was the first governor in United States history to be confronted with a recall, impeachment and criminal indictment simultaneously. Although removed from office, the impact of Mecham's fifteen-month administration will permeate the social and political fabric of Arizona, as well as cloud its national image, for many years to come.
Apr 12, 1988 · recall election canceled because its target, former governor Evan Mecham. Cut through the 2024 election noise. Get The Campaign Moment newsletter. (R), has already been removed from office....
