By Paulina Pineda | Arizona Capitol Times
‘There are a lot of similarities between the Army and elections,’ says state elections director
State Elections Director Eric Spencer said he has always been fascinated by politics and law.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Spencer graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He went on to receive his law degree from Duke University and a master’s in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School.
The intersection between those three disciplines – politics, public policy and law – has defined his career, Spencer said.
You joined the U.S. Army after receiving your master’s degree. What led to that decision?
