(1938-06-27) June 27, 1938 (age 85) Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Hattie Coons
(m. 1968)
Children
2
Education
University of Notre Dame (BS) Newcastle University (MSc) Harvard University (JD)
Bruce Edward Babbitt (born June 27, 1938) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 47th United States Secretary of the Interior from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He previously served as the 16th governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987 and was a candidate for President of the United States in the 1988 Democratic primaries.
He won election as Arizona attorney general after graduating from Harvard Law School. He became Governor of Arizona after the death of his predecessor, Wesley Bolin. Babbitt won election to a full term in 1978 and won re-election in 1982. He focused on tax reform, health care, and water management. He helped found the Democratic Leadership Council and sought the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out of the race after the first set of primaries.
From 1988 to 1992, Babbitt served as head of the League of Conservation Voters. Clinton strongly considered nominating Babbitt to the Supreme Court after vacancies arose in 1993 and 1994. After leaving public office in 2001, Babbitt became an attorney with Latham & Watkins.
Bruce Edward Babbitt (born June 27, 1938) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 47th United States Secretary of the Interior from 1993...
Day was signed into law as an official Arizona holiday by Governor BruceBabbitt. The holiday also caught on in several other states, including North...
served just under fourteen years. The longest single stint was that of BruceBabbitt, who was elected to two four-year terms after succeeding to the office...
multiple sites, one in each of Arizona's 14 counties. After Bolin's death, BruceBabbitt succeeded to the governorship. Rose Mofford had been appointed by Bolin...
created in May 1986 by executive order from the previous governor, BruceBabbitt, after the state legislature had voted not to create the holiday. Following...
two, with one acting as an armed guard). According to a story told by BruceBabbitt, President Clinton, in his final days of office, while flying over and...
for the post of Governor of Arizona. Democrat BruceBabbitt defeated Republican nominee Evan Mecham. Babbitt was the former Attorney General of Arizona,...
Milton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher. He was a Pulitzer Prize and...
20 to August 22. The blockade ended when Secretary of the Interior, BruceBabbitt, promised funding for salmon and herring research. Findings from these...
Leader, who was retiring. Mitchell declined. Former Governor of Arizona BruceBabbitt, who ran for president in 1988 and was serving as Secretary of the Interior...
2, 1982, for the post of Governor of Arizona. Democratic incumbent BruceBabbitt defeated Republican nominee Leo Corbet and Libertarian candidate and...
June 8, 1988 1,399,041 votes 137 PD W: March 11, 1988 415,716 votes BruceBabbitt James Traficant Patricia Schroeder Joe Biden Fmr. Governor of Arizona...
(1997–2001) Attorney General Janet Reno (1993–2001) Secretary of the Interior BruceBabbitt (1993–2001) Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy (1993–1994) Dan Glickman...
the USS Midway Museum. On 13 September 2000 Secretary of the Interior BruceBabbitt designated the lands and waters of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge...
fishing ban. Also in 1994, United States Secretary of the Interior BruceBabbitt proposed the removal of several Pacific Northwest dams because of their...
nominating political leaders like Mario Cuomo and Secretary of the Interior BruceBabbitt, whom he believed could become leaders on the court in a similar fashion...
she could not ascend to the governorship; instead, Attorney General BruceBabbitt became governor. At the end of the term she ran for a full term as Secretary...
(1997–2001) Attorney General Janet Reno (1993–2001) Secretary of the Interior BruceBabbitt (1993–2001) Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy (1993–1994) Dan Glickman...
Harold Babitsky (October 8, 1907 – March 4, 1992), better known as Art Babbitt, was an American animator, best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation...
of South Carolina Combined for Jay Rockefeller, John Y. Brown Jr., BruceBabbitt, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Bradley, Alan Cranston, Gary Hart, Ernest...
(1997–2001) Attorney General Janet Reno (1993–2001) Secretary of the Interior BruceBabbitt (1993–2001) Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy (1993–1994) Dan Glickman...
Sarah "Tabitha" Babbitt (December 9, 1779 - 10 December 1853) was a Shaker credited as a tool maker and inventor. Inventions attributed to her by the...
BruceBabbitt's role in the rejection as well as the influence of campaign contributions. The Chippewas engaged Phoenix attorney and longtime Babbitt...
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