It has been weeks since voters cast their ballot in a bitterly contested election, and Katie Hobbs, who is projected to become the first Democrat to be elected as Arizona's governor in years, is talking about her priorities upon taking office, among other issues.
Weeks after a bitterly-contested election, Katie Hobbs, who is set to become the first Democrat elected Governor in over a decade, sat down with FOX 10's Steve Nielsen on her priorities, after she takes office in January.As the dust begins to settle on the 2022 midterm elections, we sat down with Arizona Governor-elect Katie Hobbs for a one-on-one interview.
During the interview, Hobbs, who is set to become the first Democratic governor of Arizona in years, talked about a number of issues, including the border crisis and the 2022 elections."When you look back at this, do you feel like you won this election? Did Kari Lake lose this election? How did it play out," Hobbs was asked.
"I think this election was never about Democrats and Republicans, and I've said this many times. It was about sanity over chaos, and I think that voters of Arizona clearly chose sanity, and they had enough opportunity to see the chaos Kari Lake would cause, and I'm here today as a result of that," Hobbs replied.in delaying the certification.
"I can assure Arizona voters this election is going to be certified. Certification is simply a ministerial function. Counties don't have any statutory authority not to certify, and my office will take every legal steps necessary to certify by the statutory deadline and make sure this moves forward. Again this is unfortunate. It's a consequence of people using misinformation now to sow doubt and undermine the systems," said Hobbs.
Hobbs is Secretary of State, but she will be succeeded in office by Democrat Adrian Fontes in 2023. Fontes is
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