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Bill Montgomery
Montgomery speaking at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona
29th County Attorney for Maricopa County, Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 3, 2010
Preceded byRick Romley
Personal details
BornMarch 2, 1967
Lynwood, California
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceGilbert, Arizona
Alma materArizona State University
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
ProfessionAttorney

Bill Montgomery, a Republican, is the County Attorney for Maricopa County, Arizona serving since 2010.

Early life

Montgomery is a West Point Graduate and a Gulf War Veteran. He graduated from law school in 2001.

Career highlights

During his first 5 years in office, Montgomery secured 28 death sentences.[1]

Montgomery is a strong opponent of efforts to legalize marijuana in Arizona,[2][3] including for medical purposes.[4] During a debate over Arizona's 2016 marijuana legalization initiative, Montgomery called a veteran in the crowd "an enemy."[5] He has also engaged in a multi-year legal battle seeking to overturn the state's medical marijuana law that was approved by voters in 2010.[6]

Montgomery was criticized for spending $40,000 in public money in 2014 to bring ex-FBI agent John Guandolo to Phoenix for a one-day training seminar, which was described as anti-Muslim.[7][8][9]

Elections

Montgomery at an event in Phoenix, Arizona.

In 2006, after just three years as a prosecutor, Montgomery ran for Arizona Attorney General, losing to incumbent Terry Goddard.[10]

In the 2010 special election to replace Andrew Thomas who resigned to run for Arizona Attorney General, Montgomery defeated interim county attorney Rick Romley in the Republican Primary.[11] Montgomery went on to defeat Libertarian Michael Kielsky in the general election.[12][13]

Montgomery won election to a full term in 2012 in a rematch against Kielsky[14]

In 2016, Montgomery won re-election to a 3rd term against Democrat Diego Rodriguez. A George Soros-funded PAC spent over $1 million in the campaign against Montgomery.[15]

References

  1. ^ http://fairpunishment.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FPP-TooBroken.pdf
  2. ^ Arizona Marijuana Supporters Challenge Bill Montgomery
  3. ^ This Arizona Prosecutor Is Waging a Strange War on Weed—and That’s Just the Beginning
  4. ^ Medical-Marijuana Dispensaries Win County Battle, but Montgomery's War on Law Goes On
  5. ^ Veteran in heated marijuana debate calls County Attorney Bill Montgomery 'ignorant' over comments
  6. ^ County Attorney Bill Montgomery Continues His Failing Crusade Against Arizona's Medical Marijuana Law
  7. ^ Disgraced Former FBI Agent John Guandolo To Travel to Phoenix Next Week | Southern Poverty Law Center
  8. ^ County attorney's training on Muslim 'threat' protested
  9. ^ Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery Spent Public Money on Islam-Bashing Seminar | Phoenix New Times
  10. ^ County attorney candidate Bill Montgomery differentiates self from ex-bosses
  11. ^ "Montgomery, Arpaio beat Romley". August 25, 2010.
  12. ^ Romley named interim Maricopa county attorney | News | eastvalleytribune.com
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  14. ^ http://recorder.maricopa.gov/electionarchives/2012/11-06-2012%20Final%20Summary%20Report.pdf
  15. ^ Soros spends $2 million to defeat Arpaio - POLITICO
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