In 2000, Blanchard was the token Democratic Senate candidate in the heavily Republican East Mesa district when his opponent House Speaker Republican Jeff Groscost became enmeshed in the "alt fuels" scandal that tarnished the end of Gov. Jane Hull's second term.[2] Blanchard won in a surprising upset, giving Democrats a 15–15 split with Republicans in the Arizona Senate.[2] Two years later, Blanchard ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction,[3] and was defeated by Republican Tom Horne.[4]
Prior to becoming a senator, Blanchard was a professor of psychology in education at Arizona State University. He has written three education-related books and numerous articles. After leaving politics, Blanchard returned to ASU and is currently serving as a member of the state's School District Redistricting Commission.
blanchard, stanley, blanchard, born, 1946, served, term, state, senator, arizona, representing, district, democrats, born, moines, iowa, blanchard, former, naval, flight, officer, received, reading, education, from, university, georgia, 1979, 2000, blanchard, . Jay Stanley Blanchard born 1946 served one term as a state senator in Arizona representing District 30 for the Democrats Born in Des Moines Iowa Blanchard is a former naval flight officer who received a Ph D in Reading Education from the University of Georgia in 1979 1 In 2000 Blanchard was the token Democratic Senate candidate in the heavily Republican East Mesa district when his opponent House Speaker Republican Jeff Groscost became enmeshed in the alt fuels scandal that tarnished the end of Gov Jane Hull s second term 2 Blanchard won in a surprising upset giving Democrats a 15 15 split with Republicans in the Arizona Senate 2 Two years later Blanchard ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction 3 and was defeated by Republican Tom Horne 4 Prior to becoming a senator Blanchard was a professor of psychology in education at Arizona State University He has written three education related books and numerous articles After leaving politics Blanchard returned to ASU and is currently serving as a member of the state s School District Redistricting Commission References edit Jay Blanchard Curriculum Vitae 2015 10 23 a b Publicly Paid Elections Put to the Test in 3 States The New York Times 2000 11 19 Retrieved 2010 12 01 Your 2002 Choices The Daily Courier 2002 11 03 p 8 Governor s race still undecided Phoenix Business Journal 2002 11 06 Retrieved 2010 12 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jay Blanchard amp oldid 1056326948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
