Janet Napolitano
United StatespoliticianFemaleb. 19577.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Janet Napolitano is an American attorney and politician who served as the 3rd Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Prior to her role in the federal government, she was the Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009, making history as the first woman to hold that office. Napolitano has a notable background in law and public policy, having also served as Arizona's attorney general. In the context of the Oklahoma City bombing, she played a significant role in the investigation as the U.S. Attorney for Arizona and has since been a vocal advocate for understanding the threats posed by far-right extremism in contemporary politics.
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Galán-Woods, a former Republican, has the backing of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has big bucks to support her, as well as top Democrats Sen. Mark Kelly and former Gov. Janet Napolitano.
Trump backs Andy Biggs in Arizona's GOP gubernatorial primary raceUnited States· 2026-07-21
Janet Napolitano, who served as the university president in 2020, backed the test blind policy but now favors bringing back test scores.
New York Times editorial urges UC to reverse test-blind admissionsUnited States· 2026-07-07
Janet Napolitano is the former Secretary of Homeland Security who canceled a project for a 'virtual wall'.
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Dominican Republic· 2026-07-02
Janet Napolitano expressed concern over the command structure between border patrol and ICE.
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Luxembourg· 2025-07-24
Lai attended a Taiwanese diaspora event alongside former US secretary of homeland security Janet Napolitano.
Paraguay preparing for Lai’s visit: Pena
Taiwan· 2025-07-15
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano touted the 'record-breaking immigration enforcement statistics achieved under the Obama administration.'
Michelle Obama says fear for immigrants under Trump admin haunts her at night: 'keeps me up'United States· 2025-04-29
Janet Napolitano played an administrative role in the bombing investigation as US attorney for Arizona and went on to run the Department of Homeland Security.
‘The bomber’s words sound mainstream. Like he won!’ Oklahoma City’s tragedy in the time of Trump | Timothy McVeigh
United Kingdom· 2025-04-19
