Carolyn Warner | |
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| Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| In office January 6, 1975 – January 5, 1987 | |
| Governor | Raúl Héctor Castro Wesley Bolin Bruce Babbitt |
| Preceded by | Weldon Shofstall |
| Succeeded by | C. Diane Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carolyn Rexroat August 2, 1930 Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 2018 (aged 88) Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Oklahoma Stephens College (BA) |
Carolyn Rexroat Warner (August 2, 1930 – October 9, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 15th Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Arizona, elected as a Democrat, from 1975 to 1987. Warner was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona in 1986, but was defeated by former state senator Evan Mecham, who would go on to be impeached and removed from office by the Arizona legislature.
In addition to running for governor, Warner also ran for the United States Senate in 1976, but lost the primary, and was elected Democratic National Committeewoman for Arizona in 2004 and 2008. Warner ran a consulting firm called Corporate Education Consulting after leaving public office.