Grant Woods

Joel Grant Woods (born May 19, 1954 in Elk City , Oklahoma ) is an American former political employee of John McCain and politician of the Republican Party .

Career

Grant Woods was born in Beckham County in 1954. He attended Occidental College in Los Angeles ( California ), where he in 1976 his Bachelor in Political Science made. He then studied law at Arizona State University College of Law , where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1979 . He was admitted to the bar in 1979 in Arizona . From 1979 to 1982 he was a Maricopa County Attorney . From 1982 Woods was the first chief of staff of the then first elected member of theHouse of Representatives , John McCain , in Mesa, Arizona, and remained so until 1984. From 1984 to 1991 he practiced in his own legal practice. During that time, he was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States District Court for the State of Arizona in 1985 .

From 1991 to 1999 he was Attorney General of Arizona. For a long time, Wood's observers were John McCain's favorite to succeed him in the United States Senate . After Woods voted for the Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election , Woods was no longer shortlisted for the successor named by Governor Doug Ducey after McCain's death in August 2018 . After Ducey chose Jon Kyl as interim senator , Woods considered running for the Democratic Party to succeed McCain in the U.S. Senate in the 2020 election , and discussed it with politicians, including Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer . He ruled out running for the Republicans because of Donald Trump's presidency .

He has four children with his wife Marlene Galán. Woods is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and the Society of Attorneys General .

personal data
SURNAME	Woods, Grant
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Woods, Joel Grant (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 19, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH	Elk City , Oklahoma