Secretary of State Katie Hobbs' office has promised to sue if the three-member Cochise board would not certify, repeatedly warning county officials that the law requires them to canvass the election tallies. Hobbs also was on the ballot that year, running for her current position as secretary of state. background-color: grey; 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. 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. .race_footer { width: 100%; letter-spacing: .04em; [25] In November 2021, Adams won a discrimination lawsuit related to her firing and was awarded a judgment of $2.75 million.[26]. Fann, referring to one of Donald Trump's claims of election fraud, contended that the county had deleted an entire database. HuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox. Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. Any votes returned close to Election Day take longer to count as officials must verify signatures and process the ballots themselves. Barbara Logelin, a Sierra Vista resident, supported Crosbys proposal to table the vote certifying the elections until a future meeting. Chairman Bill Gates said county officials are committed to a transparent election. Katie Hobbs advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Secretary of State on August 28, 2018. An effort to recall Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) was launched on February 11, 2021. Supporters of the recall had until June 11, 2021, to collect 583,172 signatures to require a recall election. No signatures were filed with the secretary of state's office by the deadline. [1] [28][29] With the race as close as it was, neither Hobbs nor Gaynor initially claimed victory. 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. In 2020 against all odds, in the middle of a pandemic, we proved that democracy works, she said in the video posted on Twitter. width: 50%; font-weight: 300; } The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has rejected a legislative subpoena seeking information about the Nov. 8 election, saying it wasnt properly issued.. .votebox-covid-disclaimer { overflow-x: auto; } [12], Hobbs attended Northern Arizona University, where she received a bachelor's degree in social work in 1992. Hobbs outraised Lake ahead of the November election and outspent her in the cycle, too, at $12.1 million compared to $8.6 million. She said the support she got from other teams was 'overwhelming. In the case of other elected officials, there is no six-month limit for subsequent terms in office.[4]. Hobbs, the secretary of state and a former lawmaker, saw a large lead of more than 180,000 votes when initial counts were posted Tuesday night. Whether anyone will pursue criminal charges is unclear, but it is likely Secretary of State Katie Hobbs office will refer the matter to state or county prosecutors. [35] In response, Hobbs received death threats, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety assigned personnel to guard her and her staff. Ms. Hobbs called the measure an attack on Arizona voters.. It was 10 days after the election that Gaynor conceded and Hobbs declared victory, which came by a razor-thin margin of 20,000 votes, less than 1 percentage point. font-size: 1.25em; We did our job, she said in a video announcing her bid. 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. .race_header.libertarian { Dan Barr argued for Mayes, who was named in the suit, that the action was premature. [66] They have two children and live in Phoenix. [11] She went to Catholic schools throughout her childhood and graduated from Seton Catholic High School in 1988. The Hobbs campaign refused multiple requests for an interview. She added that untested, uncertified systems had been used in the tallying of ballots. 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. On Sunday, she wavered, saying she had more questions. The meeting auditorium, usually close to empty at most board meetings, was fully packed when the board meeting began about 10 a.m. Maricopa Countys Board of Supervisors will meet Monday to canvass, or certify, election results in the states most populous voting jurisdiction. Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates said Monday that Maricopa County will review the troubles it had on Election Day. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { } [47][48][49], Hobbs ran against former Customs and Border Protection chief of staff Marco Lopez and former state representative Aaron Lieberman in the Democratic primary. 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] width: 90%; 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. margin-top: 1em; Beginning as a volunteer at her church and continuing with her job as a social worker and chief compliance officer at one of the Hobbs, who was a state senator at the time of Adams' dismissal, testified during the civil trial that her termination was a "group decision" done by "consensus.". Most recently, she was named the League of Cities and Towns Legislative Champion for two consecutive years (2017 and 2018). Conradson uploaded a video to Twitter on Thursday showing him following Hobbs and another woman as they walked quickly toward the entrance of a building. .results_row.winner { [42], The audit was conducted by Florida-based company Cyber Ninjas, which had no previous experience in election audits and had not been certified by the federal government to conduct election audits. New results are expected Friday night. No signatures were filed with the secretary of state's office by the deadline.[1]. [61] Upon taking office, she became Arizona's fifth female governor, a record for U.S. Sen. Kelly Townsend, R-Apache Junction, issued the subpoena that was served to the county on Wednesday, adding another legal layer to concerns by some Republicans over Election Day problems with ballot readers at the polls. [36], Hobbs's complaints were echoed in a letter to the State Senate president Karen Fann from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which had a 4-1 Republican majority. [33], Hobbs was sworn in as secretary of state on January 7, 2019. Supporters of the recall had until June 11, 2021, to collect 583,172 signatures to With a decade of election wins under her belt, Hobbs ran a more traditional campaign, spending big on advertising to get her name and ideas before voters. width: 100% !important; margin-right: 10px; Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Secretary Fontes served on active duty from 1992 to 1996 and was nominated for a meritorious commission. "I think she's always been very uncomfortable with minorities," Adams told 12 News last month. Such a felony, the lowest possible, is subject to fines and jail time that could range from four months to two years in prison. All qualified candidates can run against the incumbent. This woman is frightening. State schools Superintendent Kathy Hoffman would come out the winner in her reelection bid, denying Republican Tom Horne a win. 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. All but one county, Cochise, did so. In her complaint, Hobbs said the Cochise board's decision to let Monday's deadline for certification lapse without any action "disenfranchises tens of thousands of voters in Cochise County.". Those ballots were placed into a box for misreads, known as door 3, and later tabulated at the countys election headquarters. background-color: #db0000; top: -5px; A Nov. 16 board meeting saw numerous public speakers sharing frustration, conspiracies and their doubts over election integrity. Judd, along with fellow Republican Supervisor Tom Crosby,last week delayed a decision on whether to certify the election results. [24], In 2015, during her first term as minority leader, Senate staffer Talonya Adams, a Black woman, complained to Hobbs about her concerns about racial and gender-based discrimination and was later fired in part by Hobbs. Chairman Bill Gates previously said that the county would certify the results of the election, even as a handful of other counties delayed their canvasses. Congressman Greg Stanton, a Democrat, said in a statement, Hobbs must do the right thing. 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. That fundamental motivation inspired her to run for Secretary of State, after serving in the Arizona House of Representatives and Arizona Senate as minority leader. background-color: #6db24f; } height: 56px; WebSecretary Katie Hobbs has led a life of service. "[37][38][39][40] Fann responded that the audit would continue when the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum site was next available. [8] She has a twin sister, Becky. font-size: 20px; [10] She comes from a Catholic family and volunteered at her church as a child. Maricopa Countys five supervisors voted unanimously to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election after a tense four-hour public meeting filled with outbursts from the audience. Hobbs was elected to the Arizona Senate in 2012 and reelected in 2016. [9] A first-generation Arizonan, Hobbs was raised in Tempe in a middle-class family that sometimes relied on food stamps. But the jobs not done. But like Sinema, Hobbs bounced back after the late received early ballots in the state's urban centers were added to the count. Some of the people unhappy with election were allowed into the auditorium. The failure to certify on Monday could bring threatened legal action from the secretary of state as well as from national groups. As public comment got underway at Maricopa Countys Monday canvass meeting, numerous speakers called for an election redo. 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. [54][55] Hobbs narrowly defeated Lake with 50.3% of the vote. } padding-left: 8px; In 2022, Adrian Fontes was elected as Arizona's 21st Secretary of State. Mondays canvass follows challenges and criticisms hurled at Maricopa County by conservative politicians and personalities in the weeks since Election Day. One big outstanding question is whom those remaining votes will favor, which is somewhat unpredictable in the purple state. Hobbs asks for the court to act by Thursday, the same date a lawsuit filed hours earlier also requested. But in 2018 they propelled Democrats, including Hobbs, to razor-thin statewide victories. background-color: green; Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd is the key vote on the three-member board scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. Monday to certify the border county's election results. Republicans in the State Legislature have struck back at Ms. Hobbs for her opposition to the recount. Kathleen Marie Hobbs (born December 28, 1969) is an American politician and social worker who is the governor-elect of Arizona, having been elected in 2022. She has served as the 21st secretary of state of Arizona since 2019. z-index:1; Hobbs won the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, defeating Republican nominee Kari Lake. .votebox_legend { .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Hobbs is affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers professional organization. "Why couldnt Peggy Judd be here and face the public instead of hiding behind her computer? he asked. 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