On November 6, 2018, the Associated Press prematurely called the race for Gaynor. font-weight: 300; margin-right: 10px; .inner_percentage.CrossFiled { Katie Hobbs, the Democratic secretary of state in Arizona, who gained national attention for her stalwart defense of the states electoral system in the aftermath [21] She advocates ending domestic violence.[22]. In 2020, these ballots broke in favor of Trump, though they ultimately weren't enough to overcome President Joe Biden's early lead. The results have been certified. PHOENIX Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs apologized Wednesday to the African-American policy adviser who recently won a multimillion-dollar jury award against the Arizona Senate for racial and sex discrimination. A second lawsuit to compel the Cochise County Board of Supervisors to certify the Nov. 8 election results was filed Monday evening by Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. Dan Barr argued for Mayes, who was named in the suit, that the action was premature. color: #888; County leaders issued their first official response to the challenges in a Sunday reply to a letter from the Arizona Attorney Generals Office, writing that unexpected problems at the polls didnt disenfranchise voters and dont invalidate the election. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { As Arizonas secretary of state, Hobbs oversees elections and is second-in-line to the governor. Adams has criticized Hobbs' responses to the verdict and called her out for not taking more responsibility. color: #0645ad; KNXV-TV reported Friday that Arizona Gov. Ms. Hobbs, a Democrat who gained prominence for defending the states election system, has condemned a Republican recount currently underway, calling it a threat to democracy. [3][4] She became Arizona's fifth female governor[5][6] on January 2, 2023. About 1% of total ballots cast ultimately couldnt be counted at polling sites by those machines, officials said, but were later tallied at the countys elections center. The Arizona G.O.P. The Friday meeting, proposed by Supervisor Tom Crosby, could be a reprise of a Nov. 18 meeting at which three men who dont live in Cochise County alleged the firms that verify election tabulation machines werent properly accredited. height: 56px; 118th Congress (2023-2024) Get email updates on House Floor Activity. } Those at the front of the security line mocked journalists as they were ushered in by law enforcement officers. border-radius: 50%; But the jobs not done. Supporters of the recall had until June 11, 2021, to collect 583,172 signatures to require a recall election. text-align: center; In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 crisis and amidst violent protests, Maricopa County saw record voter turnout, as well as record numbers of new voters registered for both parties. text-align: center; width: 100%; When they met Monday to canvass on the last day allowed by law, they considered a longer delay. Anyone can read what you share. By again delaying a decision on certifying election results, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors has violated the law, opening the three members to felony charges. "[35] She added that the audit procedures appeared "better suited for chasing conspiracy theories than as a part of a professional audit". Hobbs was elected as secretary of state in 2018 with 50.4% of the vote. The recall effort was organized by a group called We the People AZ Alliance. The recall petition was filed with the Arizona Secretary of States office on February 11, 2021, by Shelby Bush and Eric Wnuck. [2] She promised to recruit women and people of color to leadership positions within her political campaign. Please excuse our site and file changes as we transition to Secretary Fontes. All qualified candidates can run against the incumbent. width: 90%; A member of the Democratic Party, Hobbs served in the Arizona Senate from 2013 to 2019 and in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. Im here to solve problems.. font-size: 16px; display: inline; She widened the gap by Thursday evening, to just over 1 percentage point, as counties continued reporting early vote counts, including a big batch in Maricopa County. [34], In 2021, the Arizona Senate Republicans provided $150,000 to fund an audit aimed at contesting the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County. With 12 of Arizona's 15 counties certifying the election so far, the Secretary of State's Office has confirmed it will file a legal action by the end of the day to force at least one county, Cochise, to certify its results. Update: Katie Hobbs continues her lead over Kari Lake. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { Thats why Im running., Im running for Governor to deliver transparency, accountability, and results for Arizonans -- just like Ive done my whole career.Join me: https://t.co/LM2sCDVynA pic.twitter.com/5y3QtFvYAk. [15] She is an adjunct faculty member of social work at Paradise Valley Community College and Arizona State University.[16]. He later led the International Prosecution Unit at the Arizona Attorney Generals Office. has largely doubled down on the baseless accusation that the election was stolen from former President Donald J. Trump, with the state party going as far as censuring elected officials, including the Republican governor, Doug Ducey, for not being sufficiently loyal by declining to back the attempt to subvert the election. The suspenseful days that followed saw the candidates exchanging leads until those early ballots that were counted and ultimately pushed Sinema, the Democrat, to victory. On November 16, Hobbs was officially declared the winner by a margin of 20,000 votes. The letter also says that the state canvass will proceed regardless of the results of the vote, as required under state law. padding:7px 8px 8px; Doug Ducey, a Republican, will leave office in January, turning over the helm of the state to Arizona's fifth female governor, whether its Lake or Hobbs ultimately declared the winner. Mohave County supervisors reconvened at 2 p.m. and with little discussion voted 4-0 to canvass their election. The board of supervisors is playing a big game of chicken with the Secretary of State. We ask all persons, especially people of color, to reconsider any support for Katie Hobbs to become the next governor of Arizona, wrote Clovis Campbell, the publisher of the Arizona Informant, the states only weekly black newspaper. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, INTERACTIVE RADAR: Tracking winter storm in Arizona. Doug Ducey (R) had assigned protection provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety to Hobbs and her family because of the recent threats. Election officials have expressed concerns about the audit, which is being led by Cyber Ninjas, a private cybersecurity firm based in Florida. She originally did not want to run for state senate but did so due to redistricting. background-color: #6db24f; [44] The auditors released a report in September 2021, finding no proof of fraud and that their ballot recount increased Biden's margin of victory by 360 votes. Because Arizona has no lieutenant governor, Hobbs stood first in the line of succession to Governor Doug Ducey. height: 22px; Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat who has faced a barrage of criticism from Republicans about the 2020 election, is running for governor, font-size: 20px; This is an issue that needs to be discussed further. He yelled at Hobbs: Why are you working so hard to shut the audit down? "This was not a perfect election," he said. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { Monday is the deadline for counties to certify election results, and Cochise is not meeting again on election matters until Friday. It also would put the county in a legal conflict with the state. Lake, 53, used her decades on-camera to appeal to Arizonans, many of whom already knew her, and rose to prominence aligning herself with false claims of widespread election fraud. border: 1px solid #999; padding-left: 16px; Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. margin-top: 16px; A Nov. 16 board meeting saw numerous public speakers sharing frustration, conspiracies and their doubts over election integrity. Current and former Democratic state lawmakers have said that they had no problems with Adams' job performance. [2] The petition listed the following reasons for recall: We the People seek to recall Secretary of State Katie Hobbs for violation of her oath of office A.R.S 38-231. What are you hiding?, In reaction to the recent threats and harassment, Hobbs said on Twitter: The @ArizonaAudit and its far-right allies know their rhetoric will lead to this. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. ", RELATED: Katie Hobbs, Kari Lake lead early polls in Arizona's governor race. height: 100%; The audit procedures are vague and insufficient to ensure accuracy and consistency and fail to adequately protect and document chain of custody of ballots, Hobbs said. } .election_results_text { [30][31] In the days to come, Gaynor's lead narrowed as more and more ballots were counted. Hobbs, a Democrat and former state legislator, was elected to head the secretary of states office in 2018 by a narrow margin and is the first Democrat to hold the position since 1995, according to Ballotpedia. .inner_percentage { ', Death toll keeps rising in Greece's deadliest train crash, Brunt of storm moving out of SoCal, light showers on tap Wednesday, AccuWeather: AM showers before a mild afternoon, Contingent of trained Russian forces and military equipment moving from Belarus to Donbas, Shots fired, pursuit, standoff; Sussex man charged, La Mesa teen accused of using dad's gun to make an online threat against a teacher. She has been honored with dozens of awards for her service. Warner did not dismiss the lawsuit but also said that he had not ruled that out. Example video title will go here for this video. "The other side isn't offering policies to make our lives better, they're offering conspiracies that only make our lives worse," she says over news clips about the audit. Cochise is the only one of Arizona's 15 counties not to certify its results. In the primary race, Ms. Hobbs will face at least one other Democrat, Marco Lopez, a former mayor of Nogales, Ariz., who served as an aide in the Obama administration. If you certify today, the only thing youll be certifying is your own corruption, Bergquam said to applause. censuring elected officials, including the Republican governor, Doug Ducey. Whoever gets the most votes wins the office. In addition to the lawsuits pending against Cochise County, at least two state races are heading to an official recount, and several questions and challenges linger from the Arizona Attorney General's Office, the state Republican Party and from some candidates themselves. [19], Hobbs was the executive director of Emerge Arizona from 2013 to 2019.[20]. .votebox-covid-disclaimer { They are complicit.. Now she's getting her job back - and $350K. padding-top: 3px; He said Arizona law requires a statement contesting the election to be filed five days after the state canvass. [17] She was a delegate for Hillary Clinton at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. } background-color: #f4f4f4; While the county was compiling some of the answers to her massive requests, he added, more than 10 of her 31 numbered requests in the document asked for items outside the scope of a lawful legislative subpoena. This, however, hasnt deterred the Republican-led state Senate from forging ahead with yet another review and hand recount of all 2.1 million ballots cast in the county. font-size: 2em; Secretary Hobbs has a Bachelor of Social Work from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University. Its been almost six months since Ducey certified his states election results, which put Democrat Joe Biden ahead of then-President Donald Trump by 10,457 votes. President Joe Biden won the state in 2020 by approximately 10,000 votes and numerous state and county reviews and audits have revealed that the election system was secure and produced accurate results. Auditors, Levine added, are also searching for traces of bamboo on the ballots an apparent response to the baseless conspiracy theory that China imported ballots to influence the election. He practiced law for 15 years before running for office in 2016 when he was elected Maricopa County Recorder. So having a sitting Secretary of State not affirm not one but two federal jury verdicts is indicative of someone who should not be in government, Adams said. But in 2018 they propelled Democrats, including Hobbs, to razor-thin statewide victories. She said the support she got from other teams was 'overwhelming. [27] In the 2018 election, she faced Republican nominee Steve Gaynor. .votebox-scroll-container { She also expressed concerns about the people who had been hired to do the counting. That would "certainly disenfranchise" voters, she said. Lake's unconventional and instinct-driven campaign, in which she served as both candidate and campaign manager, thrived in the spotlight. Katie Hobbs, Arizona's Democratic nominee for governor, saw slight growth in her advantage over Republican challenger Thursday, though the number of votes left to count was so significant it promised further seesawing in the race's margins. [23] Hobbs became minority leader in 2015 and served two terms in that position. Supporters of the recall had until June 11, 2021, to collect 583,172 signatures to require a recall election. [62][5] She has pledged to remove the illegal border wall made of shipping containers that is being built in the Coronado National Forest without authorization from the United States Forest Service. [64][65], Hobbs is married to Patrick Goodman, whom she met at church in 1992 and married in 1996. Katie Hobbs, Arizona's Democratic nominee for governor, saw slight growth in her advantage over Republican challenger Thursday, though the number of votes left position: absolute; 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Barton practices political and government relationslawin the Phoenix area. } I suppose the bottom line is the certification of the results of the general election did not take place, Rhodes said, adding that she works from the Democratic party. color: #6db24f; Apply today! She previously served as the 21st secretary of state of Arizona from 2019 to 2023. Those addressing the board included Ben Bergquam of Real Americas Voice, a conservative television network, and podcaster Joe Oltmann of Colorado. .results_table { They live in Phoenix with their two kids, Hannah and Sam, and their dog and cats. pic.twitter.com/7MaUkq3YNA. Sworn in January 2, 2023. margin-bottom: 0px; She previously served as the 21st secretary of state of Arizona from 2019 to 2023. [25] In November 2021, Adams won a discrimination lawsuit related to her firing and was awarded a judgment of $2.75 million.[26]. PHOENIX A recent OH Predictive Insights poll showed Secretary of State Katie Hobbs with a decisive lead in Arizonas Democratic Primary race for Governor. The number of signatures required to qualify a recall attempt for the ballot is 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the last election for that office. [3], A recall can be filed against any public officer on any grounds. Hobbs, who was the Senate Minority Leader at the time, testified in court saying Adams was fired for performance-related issues. [7], Hobbs was born in Tempe, Arizona. Monday was the deadline for Arizona's 15 counties to report results of the Nov. 8 election to the Secretary of State's Office. To make her point, Hobbs pointed out that Anthony Kern had somehow been allowed to be one of the counters. } } She added that untested, uncertified systems had been used in the tallying of ballots. Her bid was at times notable for its fumbles, especially for its handling of controversies including discrimination cases Hobbs was involved in while she was a state senate leader and her refusal to debate Lake. Incumbents are bolded and underlined. [28][29] With the race as close as it was, neither Hobbs nor Gaynor initially claimed victory. The gubernatorial race saw unprecedented spending and fundraising in part thanks to the close contest itself and Arizona's growing prominence in the national spotlight. Chairman Ron Gould shared similar resentment that he felt forced to certify the election. However, there is prosecutorial discretion, which could result in a smaller penalty if the supervisors are found guilty, attorney Jim Barton said. On the House Floor on March 1, 2023. .results_text { "Late early" ballots generally refer to ballots dropped off on Election Day or received by elections officials in the days immediately prior. As the states top election official, Hobbs was a frequent target of stolen election conspiracy theories and was harassed and threatened for her work and defense of the state's system. 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