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]
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][3]
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]
- 1.2026 Arizona gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Katie Hobbs · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.Meet Governor Katie Hobbs · Office of the Arizona Governor · 2026-10-21 Official record
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
