Katie Hobbs

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.