39 Facts About Katie Hobbs

Kathleen Marie Hobbs was born on December 28,1969 and is an American politician and social worker serving as the 24th governor of Arizona since 2023.

Katie Hobbs previously served as the 21st secretary of state of Arizona from 2019 to 2023.

Katie Hobbs specialized in domestic violence and worked for one of the nation's largest domestic violence centers.

Katie Hobbs served as Senate minority leader from 2015 to 2019 and was elected secretary of state of Arizona in 2018.

Katie Hobbs won the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, defeating Republican nominee Kari Lake.

Katie Hobbs became Arizona's fifth female governor on January 2,2023.

Katie Hobbs comes from a Catholic family and volunteered at her church as a child.

Katie Hobbs went to Catholic schools throughout her childhood and graduated from Seton Catholic High School in 1988.

Katie Hobbs attended Northern Arizona University, where she received a bachelor's degree in social work in 1992.

Katie Hobbs later attended Arizona State University, where she received a master's degree in social work in 1995.

Katie Hobbs paid for college through scholarships and work-study programs.

Katie Hobbs specializes in domestic violence, mental health, and homelessness.

Katie Hobbs was the chief compliance officer for Sojourner Center, one of the nation's largest domestic violence centers.

Katie Hobbs is an adjunct faculty member of social work at Paradise Valley Community College and Arizona State University.

Katie Hobbs is affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers professional organization.

Katie Hobbs was a delegate for Hillary Clinton at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Katie Hobbs served on the Phoenix Women's Commission and the Phoenix Human Services Commission.

Katie Hobbs was the executive director of Emerge Arizona from 2013 to 2019.

Katie Hobbs was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010.

Katie Hobbs represented the 15th legislative district alongside Lela Alston.

Katie Hobbs credited her interest in politics to her involvement with Emerge Arizona and was inspired to run for office by the people she assisted as a social worker, believing they were not being heard by the government.

Katie Hobbs served one term in the House of Representatives and ran for state senate in 2012.

Katie Hobbs was elected to the Arizona Senate in 2012 and reelected in 2016.

Katie Hobbs originally did not want to run for state senate but did so due to redistricting.

Katie Hobbs became minority leader in 2015 and served two terms in that position.

Katie Hobbs resigned her seat in the State Senate on January 7,2019, after being elected secretary of state.

On March 8,2017, Katie Hobbs announced her candidacy for Arizona secretary of state.

Katie Hobbs was the first Democrat to hold the post since Richard Mahoney left office in 1995.

Katie Hobbs was sworn in as secretary of state on January 7,2019.

On June 2,2021, Katie Hobbs announced her candidacy for governor of Arizona in the 2022 election to replace term-limited Republican governor Doug Ducey.

Katie Hobbs ran against former Customs and Border Protection chief of staff Marco Lopez and former state representative Aaron Lieberman in the Democratic primary.

Katie Hobbs faced the Republican nominee, former KSAZ-TV news anchor Kari Lake, in the general election.

Katie Hobbs declined to debate Lake, saying she wanted to deny Lake the opportunity to spread election denialism.

Katie Hobbs was sworn in on January 2,2023, in a private ceremony, with a public ceremony scheduled for January 5.

Katie Hobbs has pledged to remove the illegal border wall made of shipping containers that is being built in the Coronado National Forest without authorization from the United States Forest Service.

Katie Hobbs seeks to halt public executions and is set to appear alongside Ryan Thornell, Arizona's prison director, in Maricopa County Supreme Court.

The other two bills Katie Hobbs vetoed that passed with supermajorities, SB1091 and SB1101, have not been brought forward to an override vote.

Katie Hobbs is married to Patrick Goodman, whom she met at church in 1992 and married in 1996.

Katie Hobbs is a triathlete and has been an avid cyclist since high school.