Richard Mahoney

Richard Mahoney
15th Secretary of State of Arizona
In office
March 6, 1991  January 2, 1995
GovernorFife Symington
Preceded byJames Shumway
Succeeded byJane Dee Hull
Personal details
Born (1951-05-28) May 28, 1951
Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Independent
EducationBrophy College Preparatory
Alma materPrinceton University
Johns Hopkins University
Arizona State University

Richard D. Mahoney (born May 28, 1951) is an American politician and academic. He was the Secretary of State of Arizona from 1991 until 1995. He has been the director of the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University, since July 1, 2012. SPIA is part of NC State's College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He is the son of US ambassador William P. Mahoney Jr. and grandson of Arizona politician W. P. Mahoney.