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He is a graduate of [[Harvard College]] and [[Harvard Law School]].<ref name=Bio/> |
He is a graduate of [[Harvard College]] and [[Harvard Law School]].<ref name=Bio/> |
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Horne was the president of T.C. Horne & Co., an investment firm he founded in the late 1960s. The firm went bankrupt in 1970 and led to him "receiving a lifetime trading ban from the Securities and Exchange Commission." <ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/06/20/20100620tom-horne-bankruptcy.html|title = Attorney-general candidate Tom Horne denied 1970 bankruptcy|accessdate= 2010/06/20| date=2010/06/20 | work= [[arizonacental.com]]}}</ref>The 1973 SEC report alleged that as president of T.C. Horne & Co, Horne "among other things, violated the record-keeping, anti-fraud, and broker-dealer net capital provisions of the federal securities laws and filed false financial reports with the commission."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/06/20/20100620tom-horne-bankruptcy.html|title = Attorney-general candidate Tom Horne denied 1970 bankruptcy|accessdate= 2010/06/20| date=2010/06/20 | work= [[arizonacental.com]]}}</ref> |
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During his 30 years of law practice, Tom Horne served as Special Assistant Attorney General and a Judge Pro Tem in Maricopa County Superior Court and Maricopa Court of Appeals. Horne served as a teacher of Legal Writing at Arizona State University Law School and is the author a legal text published by the State Bar of Arizona. He was annually rated as "Very Ethical" by his fellow lawyers, receiving 5.0 out of a possible 5.0 in Martindale, the most frequently used survey for peer ratings. He is also rated a "Preeminent Attorney" in Martindale..<ref>http://www.martindale.com/Thomas-C-Horne/50671-lawyer.htm</ref> |
During his 30 years of law practice, Tom Horne served as Special Assistant Attorney General and a Judge Pro Tem in Maricopa County Superior Court and Maricopa Court of Appeals. Horne served as a teacher of Legal Writing at Arizona State University Law School and is the author a legal text published by the State Bar of Arizona. He was annually rated as "Very Ethical" by his fellow lawyers, receiving 5.0 out of a possible 5.0 in Martindale, the most frequently used survey for peer ratings. He is also rated a "Preeminent Attorney" in Martindale..<ref>http://www.martindale.com/Thomas-C-Horne/50671-lawyer.htm</ref> |
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==State Superintendent== |
==State Superintendent== |
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Horne was the primary booster behind House Bill 2281, a |
Horne was the primary booster behind House Bill 2281, a bill banning [[ethnic studies]] in Arizona schools.<ref>Strauss, Valerie. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/16/AR2010051603094.html?nav=emailpage Arizona officials go after Mexican studies program.] ''[[The Washington Post]].'' 17 May 2010.</ref> He was widely criticized for the bill, both locally<ref>[http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_8b83c214-998e-5b0f-9240-a9abff2c0cdc.html Horne's mind is made up; why bother with facts?] ''Arizona Daily Star.'' 14 May 2010.</ref> and internationally.<ref>Smith, Craig. [http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12524891 School Supt. Tom Horne reacts to United Nations criticism.] ''KGUN 9.'' 21 May 2010.</ref> The local Anti-Defamation League civil rights and education committees investigated the ethnic studies program that was the object of HB2281 concluding that, "there were baseless charges made about the program and that it’s not anti-American. We also found that it turned dropouts into students and then into high school graduates."<ref>[http://latinopm.com/community/my-perspective/acceptance-and-latino-jewish-relations-in-arizona-781 Acceptance and Latino-Jewish Relations in Arizona] Latino Perspectives Magazine 1 June 2010.</ref> House Bill 2281 was also widely supported by teachers <ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/0203vip-maceachern0203.html Racism, distrust of U.S. being ingrained by Tucson raza studies] ''Arizona Republic'' February 3, 2008.</ref>, the public/media <ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/2009/06/27/20090627maceachern0628.html Defenses of 'ethnic studies' are feeble] ''Arizona Republic'' June 28, 2009.</ref> and Arizona legislators who passed the bill through the House and Senate. <ref>[http://www.azleg.gov//FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2281o.asp&Session_ID=93 Arizona State Legislature Bill Summary] ''AZ Legislature'' 49th Legislature - Second Regular Session.</ref> Teachers spoke out about the Tucson Ethnic Studies program saying "Individuals in this (Ethnic Studies) department are vehemently anti-Western culture. They are vehemently opposed to the United States and its power. They are telling students they are victims and that they should be angry and rise up." Other teachers were afraid to speak out publicly against the program, but said "There's a lot of people who know this problem is occurring." <ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/0203vip-maceachern0203.html Racism, distrust of U.S. being ingrained by Tucson raza studies] ''Arizona Republic'' February 3, 2008. </ref> |
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While State Superintendant Horne was "ticketed for speeding six times" in a span of a year and half "including once for going too fast in a school zone." When Horne was told "records showed that two of the photo-enforcement tickets went unpaid because of lack of response to the court summons", Horne called it an "oversight."<ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2009/08/21/20090821speeder0821.html Horne has gotten 6 speeding tickets in past 1 1/2 years] ''The Arizona Republic'' 21 August 2009.</ref> |
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==Attorney General== |
==Attorney General== |
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Tom Horne | |
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| 25th Arizona Attorney General | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Goddard |
| Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| In office January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Molera |
| Succeeded by | John Huppenthal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1945 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marty[1] |
| Children | Susan, Mary, David, and Mark[1] |
| Residence | Arizona |
Thomas Charles "Tom" Horne (born March 28, 1945)[1] is the current Arizona Attorney General. He served as the Arizona Department of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2003 to 2011.[2]
Early Life and Education
Horne was born March 28, 1945, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to George Marcus and Ludwika Horne who had immigrated to Canada from Poland in fear of German invasion in the late 1930s.[citation needed] Horne became a U.S. citizen at age 9 when his parents gained U.S. citizenship in 1954.[citation needed] Most of his parents’ friends and extended family did not leave Poland and died in the Holocaust.[citation needed] As Jews, his parents escaped this fate by moving to Canada.
He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.[2]
Horne was the president of T.C. Horne & Co., an investment firm he founded in the late 1960s. The firm went bankrupt in 1970 and led to him "receiving a lifetime trading ban from the Securities and Exchange Commission." [3]The 1973 SEC report alleged that as president of T.C. Horne & Co, Horne "among other things, violated the record-keeping, anti-fraud, and broker-dealer net capital provisions of the federal securities laws and filed false financial reports with the commission."[4]
During his 30 years of law practice, Tom Horne served as Special Assistant Attorney General and a Judge Pro Tem in Maricopa County Superior Court and Maricopa Court of Appeals. Horne served as a teacher of Legal Writing at Arizona State University Law School and is the author a legal text published by the State Bar of Arizona. He was annually rated as "Very Ethical" by his fellow lawyers, receiving 5.0 out of a possible 5.0 in Martindale, the most frequently used survey for peer ratings. He is also rated a "Preeminent Attorney" in Martindale..[5]
Arizona House of Representatives
Horne served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1997 until 2001.[6] He chaired the Academic Accountability Committee and served as vice-chair of the Education Committee.
During his campaign for State Senate in 2000, the Arizona Republic wrote that Tom Horne, "raises the level of debate at the state Legislature by several notches all by himself." Horne was called, "An intelligent and thoughtful lawmaker for four years in the state House of Representatives" [7]
State Superintendent
Horne was the primary booster behind House Bill 2281, a bill banning ethnic studies in Arizona schools.[8] He was widely criticized for the bill, both locally[9] and internationally.[10] The local Anti-Defamation League civil rights and education committees investigated the ethnic studies program that was the object of HB2281 concluding that, "there were baseless charges made about the program and that it’s not anti-American. We also found that it turned dropouts into students and then into high school graduates."[11] House Bill 2281 was also widely supported by teachers [12], the public/media [13] and Arizona legislators who passed the bill through the House and Senate. [14] Teachers spoke out about the Tucson Ethnic Studies program saying "Individuals in this (Ethnic Studies) department are vehemently anti-Western culture. They are vehemently opposed to the United States and its power. They are telling students they are victims and that they should be angry and rise up." Other teachers were afraid to speak out publicly against the program, but said "There's a lot of people who know this problem is occurring." [15]
While State Superintendant Horne was "ticketed for speeding six times" in a span of a year and half "including once for going too fast in a school zone." When Horne was told "records showed that two of the photo-enforcement tickets went unpaid because of lack of response to the court summons", Horne called it an "oversight."[16]
Attorney General
On November 2, 2010, Horne defeated Felecia Rotellini in the race for Arizona Attorney General in the 2010 elections.
References
- ^ a b c "Candidate Q & A: Tom Horne (REP) - Attorney General Candidate". Arizona Republic. 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ a b "Meet the Attorney General". Arizona Attorney General. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ "Attorney-general candidate Tom Horne denied 1970 bankruptcy". arizonacental.com. 2010/06/20. Retrieved 2010/06/20.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Attorney-general candidate Tom Horne denied 1970 bankruptcy". arizonacental.com. 2010/06/20. Retrieved 2010/06/20.
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- ^ "Tom Horne touts his legal background, success as superintendent". Arizona Republic. 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Ariz.: Jul 11, 2000. pg. B.6
- ^ Strauss, Valerie. Arizona officials go after Mexican studies program. The Washington Post. 17 May 2010.
- ^ Horne's mind is made up; why bother with facts? Arizona Daily Star. 14 May 2010.
- ^ Smith, Craig. School Supt. Tom Horne reacts to United Nations criticism. KGUN 9. 21 May 2010.
- ^ Acceptance and Latino-Jewish Relations in Arizona Latino Perspectives Magazine 1 June 2010.
- ^ Racism, distrust of U.S. being ingrained by Tucson raza studies Arizona Republic February 3, 2008.
- ^ Defenses of 'ethnic studies' are feeble Arizona Republic June 28, 2009.
- ^ Arizona State Legislature Bill Summary AZ Legislature 49th Legislature - Second Regular Session.
- ^ Racism, distrust of U.S. being ingrained by Tucson raza studies Arizona Republic February 3, 2008.
- ^ Horne has gotten 6 speeding tickets in past 1 1/2 years The Arizona Republic 21 August 2009.
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Further reading
- Simpson, Michael W. Tom Horne, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Verse Tucson Unified School District's Ethnic Studies: A Critical Discourse Study. (April 2, 2009).
External links
- Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne official state government site
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