Katie Hobbs
Katie Hobbs | |
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 Hobbs in 2026 | |
| 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. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Patrick Goodman (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Northern Arizona University (BSW) Arizona State University (MSW) |
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| Website | Office website Campaign website |
Kathleen Marie Hobbs (born December 28, 1969) is an American politician and social worker serving since 2023 as the 24th governor of Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2019 to 2023 as Arizona's Secretary of State and from 2011 to 2019 as a member of the Arizona Legislature.
Born and raised in Arizona, Hobbs holds degrees in social work from Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University. She was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010 and to the Arizona Senate in 2012, where she served as Senate minority leader from 2015 to 2019. In 2018, she was elected secretary of state of Arizona. In 2022, Hobbs was elected governor, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Kari Lake.
Hobbs vetoed over 100 bills in her first five months in office, including measures expanding state immigration enforcement, a bipartisan housing supply proposal, and other regulatory and social policy initiatives, such as restrictions on officials serving as lobbyists.