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Kathleen Marie Hobbs (born December 28, 1969) [1] [2] is an American politician and social worker serving since 2023 as the 24th governor of Arizona. Hobbs is the first social worker to be elected governor of a U.S. state and is Arizona's fifth female governor.
Elected November 15, 2022. Sworn in January 2, 2023. Arizona's 24th Governor. Arizona’s 21st Secretary of State. 5th Arizona-born governor. First social worker governor. Former chief compliance officer for Sojourner Center. Graduated from NAU in 1992. Holds a master’s degree in social work from ASU.
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Nov 15, 2022 · PHOENIX — After days of ballot counting, Arizona Democrat Katie Hobbs has been elected governor in a hotly contested race against election-denying Republican Kari Lake, who was endorsed by former...
Nov 15, 2022 · Democrat Katie Hobbs will win Arizona’s governor’s race, CNN projects, defeating one of the most prominent defenders of former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
Nov 15, 2022 · Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the...
Beginning as a volunteer at her church and continuing with her job as a social worker and chief compliance officer at one of the largest domestic violence centers in the U.S., the focus of her life has been to help others to gain security, to be heard, and to create better lives.
Jan 2, 2023 · Arizona’s Constitution requires these statewide elected officials to begin their terms on the first Monday in January. Governor Katie Hobbs will serve as Arizona’s fifth female governor, and the first Democrat elected in sixteen years.
Nov 14, 2022 · PHOENIX — Katie Hobbs, who as Arizona’s secretary of state stood up to efforts by allies of former President Donald J. Trump to overturn the 2020 election, has clinched a victory in the state’s...
Nov 15, 2022 · A fter a bruising election in which she was tarred by both her allies and adversaries for running a lackluster campaign, Democrat Katie Hobbs pulled off a come-from-behind victory against...
