John huppenthal biography

John HuppenthalJohn Huppenthal (Believe in America)United States Senator
from ArizonaIn office
January 22, 2013 – January 3, 2014Appointed byJan BrewerPreceded byJohn McCainSucceeded byRaúl GrijalvaArizona Superintendent of Public InstructionIn office
January 3, 2011 – January 21, 2013Preceded byTom HorneSucceeded byDiane DouglasArizona State SenatorIn office
2005–2010ConstituencyDistrict 20Arizona State RepresentativeIn office
2000–2004Arizona State SenatorIn office
1992–2000ConstituencyDistrict 6Personal details Born March 3, 1954 (1954-03-03) (age 70)
Michigan City, Indiana Political party Republican Spouse(s) Jennifer Huppenthal (2 daughters)

Since Blog for Arizona broke the story, new insights into Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal’s secret life as an Internet troll continue to be revealed as bloggers and journalists study years of online comments.

Between Tucson Progressive blog and Blog for Arizona (BfAZ), there are nearly 400 comments from Thucydides or Flacon9, but there could be more unknown Huppenthal posts out there.

An anonymous tipster now claims that someone with the online name “Thucydides” has made comments on at least one white nation (WN) website. Are BfAZ Thucycides and WN Thucydides the same person? No one knows. BfAZ figured out that Thucydides was Huppenthal by analyzing comments, e-mail address, and IP addresses. Three key findings cemented the identification: Thucydides posted from a Department of Education computer, Thucydides commented from a computer in Japan when Huppenthal was there, and one Thucydides comment was signed by Huppenthal. In the case of the alleged WN comments, the NSA probably knows if they exist and has access to the email addresses or the IP

John Huppenthal

Prior offices

Chandler City Council At-large


Arizona State Senate District 6


Arizona House of Representatives District 6


Arizona House of Representatives District 20


Arizona State Senate District 20


Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction

Successor: Diane Douglas

Predecessor: Thomas C. Horne


John Huppenthal (b. March 3, 1954) was the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2011 to 2015. He was elected superintendent in the general election on November 2, 2010. Huppenthal was sworn into office on January 3, 2011, for a four-year term that expired on January 5, 2015. He first came up for election in November 2014, and ran unsuccessfully for a second term.

Huppenthal lost his renomination bid to challenger Diane Douglas in the Republican primary on August 26, 2014. Douglas went on to win the general election and succeeded Huppenthal as superintendent the following January.[1]

Prior becoming superintendent, Huppehthal served as a Republican member of the Arizona State Senate, representing the 20th District. He was elected

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