James Hyrum Shumway (July 8, 1939 – May 11, 2003) was an election administrator and Secretary of State of Arizona.
His skill in this sport earned him a football scholarship to Brigham Young University where he also excelled at the game.
It was there that he met his future wife, Lurline, and they married in 1958 and had four children.
Graduating from the university with a degree in business administration, Jim Shumway began his lengthy career in public service as a voting machine mechanic with the Maricopa County election department in 1960.
He sought but failed in his bid to maintain this position in 1990, but went on to become Maricopa County's election director and served expertly[according to whom?]