Janet Napolitano (born in 1957) is democratic governor of the American State of the Arizona since January 2003.

Of Italian origin, Janet Napolitano was born the November 29th 1957 with New York, was high with Pittsburgh and Albuquerque, and graduate in right of the university of Virginia.

It began its professional path as an attorney in the agglomeration of Phoenix, in Arizona.

In 1993, Bill Clinton names Janet Napolitano as a federal attorney of the district of Arizona.

In 1998, it is elected Attorney General of the State of Arizona.

In November 2002, she is elected democratic governor of Arizona with 47  % of the voices against 44  % with its republican opponent, Matt Salmon. She profited from the strong mobilization of the Hispanic community, the women and poorest.

In 2004, it is had a presentiment of to be a colistière of John Kerry to the presidential election but John Edwards is preferred to him. Nevertheless, it is invested in the electoral campaign to support the democratic candidate and tries to tear off without success Arizona with its republican tropism.

Governor, it makes open new cribs and nurseries of children, restricted the use of water, makes increase the health expenditure public and encourages the development of biotechnologies. It must also face with illegal immigration coming from the Mexico and apply an adequate policy to stop it.

Janet Napolitano defends the right to the Avortement and is a partisane Capital punishment for the most serious crimes.

In 2005, it proposes that is organized as soon as possible a vote to amend the constitution of the State in order to prohibit the marriage between of the same people sex. The referendum takes place in November 2006 and shows a very tight score.

Napolitano underwent at the end of the Nineties a Mastectomie following a Breast cancer. For a certain time, she is cured.

The November 13rd 2005, Time Magazine distinguished Janet Napolitano like one from the five best governors of the United States (or one of five the most powerful). In December 2005, it is the 11th most popular governor of the country with a rate of approval of 64%, ex æquo with the governors Richard Codey of the New Jersey and Bill Richardson of the New Mexico (bearing SurveyUSA Survey on 600 residents of each state carried out from December 9th to 11th 2005. Margin of error of 4%).

In November 2006, it is re-elected for a new mandate of governor with 63% of the voices compared with 35% with its republican competitor, Len Munsil.

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