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Wed Jun 2, 2021, 03:14 PM Jun 2021

Katie Hobbs Launches Bid for Arizona Governor

Katie Hobbs Launches Bid for Arizona Governor

June 2, 2021 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 35 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/06/02/katie-hobbs-announced-bid-for-arizona-governor/

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Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D), “who gained national attention for her stalwart defense of the state’s electoral system in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, announced on Wednesday that she was running for governor, portraying herself as a pragmatic leader who does not back down in the face of criticism and threats,” the New York Times reports.

Arizona Republic: “And in launching her campaign this week, Hobbs has the backdrop of an unprecedented and behind-schedule effort by the state Senate to seize and recount each of Maricopa County’s ballots along with the Legislature’s two-week recess as Republican leaders try to wrangle their restive caucuses into a budget agreement.”

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