1. Kathleen Marie Hobbs was born on December 28,1969 and is an American politician serving since 2023 as the 24th governor of Arizona.
41 Facts About Katie Hobbs
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Katie Hobbs was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010 and to the Arizona Senate in 2012.
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Katie Hobbs served as Senate minority leader from 2015 to 2019 and was elected secretary of state of Arizona in 2018.
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Katie Hobbs won the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Kari Lake.
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Katie Hobbs went to Catholic schools throughout her childhood and graduated from Seton Catholic High School in 1988.
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Katie Hobbs attended Northern Arizona University, where she received a bachelor's degree in social work in 1992.
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Katie Hobbs later attended Arizona State University, where she received a master's degree in social work in 1995.
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Katie Hobbs was the chief compliance officer for Sojourner Center, one of the nation's largest domestic violence centers.
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Katie Hobbs is an adjunct faculty member of social work at Paradise Valley Community College and Arizona State University.
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Katie Hobbs is affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers professional organization.
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Katie Hobbs was a delegate for Hillary Clinton at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
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Katie Hobbs served on the Phoenix Women's Commission and the Phoenix Human Services Commission.
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Katie Hobbs was the executive director of Emerge Arizona from 2013 to 2019.
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Katie Hobbs credited her interest in politics to her involvement with Emerge Arizona.
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Katie Hobbs was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010.
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Katie Hobbs represented the 15th legislative district alongside Lela Alston.
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Katie Hobbs served one term in the House of Representatives and ran for state senate in 2012.
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Katie Hobbs was elected to the Arizona Senate in 2012 and reelected in 2014 and 2016.
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Katie Hobbs originally did not want to run for state senate but did so due to redistricting.
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Katie Hobbs became minority leader in 2015 and served two terms in that position.
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Katie Hobbs did not run for another term in the State Senate, deciding to run for Secretary of State.
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On March 8,2017, Katie Hobbs announced her candidacy for Arizona secretary of state.
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Katie Hobbs was the first Democrat to hold the post since Richard Mahoney left office in 1995.
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Katie Hobbs was sworn in as secretary of state on January 7,2019.
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Katie Hobbs added that the audit procedures appeared "better suited for chasing conspiracy theories than as a part of a professional audit".
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On June 2,2021, Katie Hobbs announced her candidacy for governor of Arizona in the 2022 election to succeed term-limited Republican incumbent Doug Ducey.
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Katie Hobbs ran against former Customs and Border Protection chief of staff Marco Lopez and former state representative Aaron Lieberman in the Democratic primary.
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Katie Hobbs faced the Republican nominee, former KSAZ-TV news anchor Kari Lake, in the general election.
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Katie Hobbs declined to debate Lake, saying she wanted to deny Lake the opportunity to spread election denialism.
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Katie Hobbs was sworn in on January 2,2023, in a private ceremony, followed by a public ceremony on January 5.
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Katie Hobbs has established several commissions, including an independent prison oversight commission; a commission on homelessness and housing that was abolished in 2020; a bipartisan elections task force; and a task force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
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The other two bills Katie Hobbs vetoed that passed with supermajorities, SB1091 and SB1101, have not been brought forward to an override vote.
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In May 2023, ahead of the repeal of Title 42, Katie Hobbs announced that the state will establish five new bus routes to transport migrants from small border communities to Tucson.
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On December 17,2023, Katie Hobbs issued an executive order ordering the Arizona National Guard to the border with Mexico to help federal officials manage an influx of migrants.
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On May 2,2024, Katie Hobbs signed a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864 that the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated on April 9,2024.
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An opponent of capital punishment, Katie Hobbs has halted executions and was to appear alongside Ryan Thornell, Arizona's prison director, in Maricopa County Supreme Court.
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In March 2024, Katie Hobbs announced that Arizona would use $30 million of federal COVID-19 relief funds to forgive Arizonans' medical debts.
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In March 2024, Katie Hobbs vetoed bipartisan legislation to increase Arizona's housing supply.
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Katie Hobbs said the bill was "a step too far" and had "unclear outcomes".
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Katie Hobbs is married to Patrick Goodman, whom she met at church in 1992 and married in 1996.
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Katie Hobbs is a triathlete and has been an avid cyclist since high school.