Jaime Molera (born March 31, 1968) is an American politician/businessman who served as the 18th

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for the state of

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, appointed by Governor Jane Hull to replace

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, and served from 2001 to 2003. Molera was born and raised in Nogales, Arizona and received his bachelor's degree in communications from

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. He served as the education adviser and chief of policy for Governor Hull and as the director of policy for Lisa Keegan, his predecessor as Superintendent. Molera was defeated by

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in the 2002 Republican primary. Molera served as president of the Arizona State Board of Education under Governor

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from 2011 until 2013. Molera now works as a partner with Molera Alvarez, LLC (a government relations/lobbying firm) and CoNecs, N.A. (a marketing/advertising company).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molera, Jaime 1968 births Arizona Republicans Living people American politicians of Mexican descent