Governor of Arizona
Katie Hobbs
Governor of Arizona (since January 2023)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- Governor of Arizona
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Andy Biggs (R); Risa Lombardo (Green); Teri Hourihan (No Labels)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Katie Hobbs is the Democratic incumbent Governor of Arizona, seeking a second term with running mate John Giles, the former mayor of Mesa. A social worker by training, she served in the Arizona House and Senate and as Secretary of State before being elected governor in 2022.[1][2]
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2026-11-03
| Katie Hobbs D | incumbent |
| Andy Biggs R | challenger |
| Risa Lombardo Green | challenger |
| Teri Hourihan No Labels | challenger |
Running with John Giles, former mayor of Mesa. Unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Said vs. did
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Her official priorities page lists repealing Arizona's 1901 abortion law and expanding access to family planning and abortion services, and says she will use her veto against restrictions.
Documented position[3]
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Lists free early childhood education and affordable child care for parents among her education priorities.
Documented position[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Launched Operation SECURE, deploying the National Guard and state troopers to the border, while her official priorities call for federal immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and DREAMers.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Katie Hobbs is the Democratic incumbent Governor of Arizona, seeking a second term with running mate John Giles, the former mayor of Mesa. A social worker by training, she served in the Arizona House and Senate and as Secretary of State before being elected governor in 2022.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Hobbs was born in Phoenix and raised in Tempe.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Northern Arizona University in 1992 and a master's in social work from Arizona State University in 1995, and according to the governor's office put herself through college.[2][7]
She worked as a social worker and as chief compliance officer at the Sojourner Center, a domestic violence shelter, and was executive director of Emerge Arizona from 2013 to 2019.[2]
Hobbs served one term in the Arizona House, elected in 2010, and three terms in the Arizona Senate, elected in 2012, 2014 and 2016, becoming Senate Minority Leader in 2015.[2] She was Arizona Secretary of State from January 2019 until she became governor in January 2023.[2]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- bill2024-05-02 · Signed the repeal of Arizona's 1864 near-total abortion ban, one day after the state Senate gave it final approval.[8]
- action2025-05-22 · Issued Executive Order 2025-09 directing the state occupational safety division (ADOSH) to form a Workplace Heat Safety Task Force to draft heat-risk guidelines for employers, with final recommendations to go to the Industrial Commission of Arizona for approval.[9]
- action2025-09-11 · Issued Executive Order 2025-12 directing state health officials to coordinate broad access to FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines, including possible pharmacist standing orders.[10]
- action2025-11-25 · Issued Executive Order 2025-15 directing the Department of Revenue to update state tax forms for a higher standard deduction and to publish instructions for tips, overtime, senior and car-loan-interest deductions if the Legislature adopts them.[11]
In their own words
Priorities
- Protecting abortion and reproductive health care access, including repealing the pre-statehood abortion law.[3]
- Housing affordability: working with local governments to expand low-interest financing and incentives for affordable and workforce housing.[12]
- Border communities and public safety: more state funding and Department of Public Safety help for local law enforcement and border-area hospitals, alongside a call for federal immigration reform.[6]
- Education: free early childhood education and affordable child care, school counselors, and support for educators.[4]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.2026 Arizona gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Katie Hobbs · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.Health and Reproductive Rights · Office of the Arizona Governor Official record
- 4.Improving Education · Office of the Arizona Governor Official record
- 5.Governor Hobbs' Key Accomplishments · Office of the Arizona Governor Official record
- 6.Public Safety, Border Security, and Corrections · Office of the Arizona Governor Official record
- 7.Meet Governor Katie Hobbs · Office of the Arizona Governor · 2026-10-21 Official record
- 8.Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs repeal of 1864 abortion ban · NBC News · 2024-05-02 News report
- 9.Executive Order 2025-09: Protecting Arizonans from Heat Risk in the Workplace · Office of the Arizona Governor · 2025-05-22 Official record
- 10.Executive Order 2025-12: Protecting Arizonans' Healthcare Freedom · Office of the Arizona Governor · 2025-09-11 Official record
- 11.Executive Order 2025-15: Cutting Taxes for Hard-Working Arizonans · Office of the Arizona Governor · 2025-11-25 Official record
- 12.Housing and Human Services · Office of the Arizona Governor Official record