Katie Hobbs | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Hobbs in 2024 | |
| 24th Governor of Arizona | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Ducey |
| 21st Secretary of State of Arizona | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023 | |
| Governor | Doug Ducey |
| Preceded by | Michele Reagan |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Fontes |
| Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Tovar |
| Succeeded by | David Bradley |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office January 7, 2013 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Don Shooter |
| Succeeded by | Lela Alston |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 7, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | David Lujan Kyrsten Sinema |
| Succeeded by | John Allen (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kathleen Marie Hobbs December 28, 1969 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Patrick Goodman (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Northern Arizona University (BSW) Arizona State University (MSW) |
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| Website | Government website |
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. A member of the Democratic Party, she was secretary of state of Arizona from 2019 to 2023 and a member of the Arizona Legislature from 2011 to 2019.
Born and raised in Arizona, Hobbs holds degrees in social work from Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University. She specialized in domestic violence and worked for one of the nation's largest domestic violence centers. Inspired to run for office by her involvement with Emerge Arizona, Hobbs was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010 and to the Arizona Senate in 2012. She served as Senate minority leader from 2015 to 2019 and was elected secretary of state of Arizona in 2018.
Hobbs won the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Kari Lake.[3][4] Hobbs is the first Arizona governor since Rose Mofford to be born in Arizona, and the first since Bruce Babbitt to be elected governor as an Arizona native.
- ^ Katie Hobbs [@katiehobbs] (December 29, 2022). "I got a new hat for my birthday yesterday: Soon To Be Governor" (Tweet). Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @TeamKatieHobbs (December 28, 2022). "Happy birthday Governor-Elect @katiehobbs!!! 53 going on 24th Governor of Arizona" (Tweet). Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Oxford, Andrew (June 2, 2021). "In spotlight of audit, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs announces run for Arizona governor". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "Hobbs wins Arizona governor's race, flipping state for Dems". AP NEWS. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.