Katie Hobbs

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Website: https://www.katiehobbs.org/

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Born and raised in Arizona, Katie Hobbs has spent her life fighting for our state’s families. Growing up in a working-class household that sometimes relied on food stamps and church support, Katie learned the value of hard work and service early on. Her career as a social worker shaped her commitment to helping others—whether working with homeless youth or running one of the nation’s largest domestic violence shelters. Katie also knows the struggles of middle-class families firsthand: she lost her home to foreclosure, raised two kids during the Great Recession, drove for Uber to make ends meet, and is still paying off student loans. As governor, Katie is cutting through partisan gridlock to deliver real results. She launched Task Force SAFE, interdicting over 25 million fentanyl pills, and deployed the National Guard to secure the border. She repealed Arizona’s 1864 total abortion ban and made birth control available over the counter. Katie is canceling $2 billion in medical debt, cut the childcare waitlist in half, delivered tax relief for 750,000 families, and stopped a foreign corporation from draining Arizona’s groundwater. Katie ran for governor to tackle tough challenges—and she’s delivering real progress for Arizona families.

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Born and raised in Arizona, Katie Hobbs has spent her life fighting for the people of this state—and she’s never been afraid to tackle hard challenges head-on. Growing up in a working-class family in Tempe, Katie learned the value of service and hard work from her parents. When times were tough, her family relied on food stamps and their church community to get by.

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Fulfilling her promise to protect Arizonans’ healthcare, in 2024 Katie repealed Arizona’s 1864 total abortion ban, made birth control available over the counter, and protected women and doctors from prosecution. While Washington politicians work to take healthcare away from hundreds of thousands of Arizonans, Katie protected the healthcare of over 60,000 Arizonans with autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities.

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The son of an elementary school principal and a teacher, John Giles was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona. Growing up, his parents taught him the importance of education, hard work, serving others, and giving back to the community that raised you.

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After building a career and raising his family in the community where he grew up, John felt a responsibility to give back. That commitment led him to public service and, eventually, to serving as mayor of Mesa for 10 years.

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That approach defined his leadership as mayor. John brought people together to revitalize downtown Mesa, strengthen public education, attract new businesses and good-paying jobs, and make critical investments in transportation and infrastructure. He worked with leaders from both parties because he knew that delivering results mattered more than who got the credit.

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During his decade as mayor, he worked with business leaders, educators, community organizations, and elected officials at every level of government to deliver for the people he served. That approach helped Mesa grow its economy, create new opportunities for families, strengthen its schools, and prepare for the future.