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 3, 2011 – January 7, 2013
Preceded by
David Lujan Kyrsten Sinema
Succeeded by
John Allen (redistricted)
Personal details
Born
Kathleen Marie Hobbs
(1969-12-28) December 28, 1969 (age 54) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Patrick Goodman
(m. 1996)
Children
2
Education
Northern Arizona University (BSW) Arizona State University (MSW)
Signature
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 State 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]
^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.
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