selected as a member of the White House Conference on Youth and Children. His community efforts earned him the title Tucson Man of the Year 1959. He first was elected chairman of the Arizona Democratic State Committee in 1960. In 1961–1962 he served as president of the 11 state Western Conference of United Funds. He became recognized as a rising power in Democratic politics in the state and in 1962 made an unsuccessful bid for the governorship. He ran for governor again in 1964, and this time won, beating future U.S. Attorney General Richard Kleindienst by 53–47%. Goddard's campaign symbol, the Arizona roadrunner, became familiar throughout the state, and it helped bolster his reputation as a man of energy who got things done. As Governor, Goddard helped to organise a compromise amongst regional governors supporting the Colorado River Basin Project including the Central Arizona Project. This secured a reliable water source for the state, providing a foundation for the subsequent rapid economic population and economic growth that has occurred. Governor Goddard signed a bill banning discrimination on grounds of race, gender, religion and ethnicity. He also established the state's first budget office and worked to improve relations with the Mexican state of Sonora. He stood for re-election in 1966 but was defeated by Jack Williams, and lost to Williams again in 1968. Goddard also served as chair of the Arizona Democratic Party for 10 years and on the Democratic National Committee for 20 years. References Further reading Goff, John F. Arizona Biographical Dictionary. Black Mountain Press. Cave Creek, Arizona 1983. p. 272 External links Samuel P. Goddard Papers Online from Arizona State University Libraries Biography from National Governors Association. 1919 births 2006 deaths United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II American Unitarian Universalists Arizona Democratic Party chairs Democratic Party governors of Arizona Harvard College alumni People from St. Louis County, Missouri Politicians from Tucson, Arizona Military personnel from Missouri United States Air Force colonels University of Arizona alumni 20th-century American politicians United States Army Air Forces officers United States Air Force reservists