Katie Hobbs Biography, Career, Family, Spouse and Net Worth

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 Who is Katie Hobbs?

Kathleen Marie Hobbs famous as Katie Hobbs is an American politician and social worker who is the governor-elect of Arizona and the current secretary of State of Arizona. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was a state senator representing Arizona’s 24th legislative district from 2013 to 2019. From 2011 to 2013, she was a state representative representing Arizona’s 15th legislative district.

She won the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, narrowly beating Republican nominee Kari Lake. On November 14, 2022, the Associated Press projected her as the winner. She is set to become Arizona’s fifth female governor, a record for U.S. states.

Katie Hobbs Career

State legislature

Katie was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010 and credited her interest in politics to Emerge Arizona. She was also inspired to run for office by the people she assisted as a social worker, believing they were not being heard by the government. Hobbs advocates ending domestic violence.

She was elected to the Arizona State in 2012, where she worked two terms as a minority leader. In 2015, in her first term as minority leader, Senate Staffer Talonya Adams, a black woman, complained to her about her concerns about racial discrimination and was later fired, in part, by Katie. Adams then won a discrimination lawsuit related to her firing and was awarded a judgment of $2.75 million, in November 2021.

Arizona Secretary of State

Hobbs revealed her candidacy for Arizona Secretary of State on March 8, 2017. In the 2018 election, she challenged Republican nominee Steve Gaynor. The Associated Press prematurely called the race for Gaynor on November 6, 2018. With the race as close as it was, neither Hobbs nor Gaynor initially claimed victory. Gaynor’s lead narrowed as more and more ballots were counted in the days to come. Hobbs was then officially declared the winner by a margin of 20,000 votes on November 16. She became the first Democrat to hold the position since 1995. As Secretary of State, she stood first in the line of succession to Governor Doug Ducey, and Arizona has no lieutenant governor.

A photo of Katie Hobbs
A photo of Katie Hobbs

How old is Katie Hobbs?

Kathleen Marie Hobbs was born on December 28, 1969, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., and is aged 52 as of 2021. She shares her birthday with famous people including Nash Grier, Arianna Hailey, Posie Rayne LaBrant, Stan Lee, Denzel Washington, John Legend, Maggie Smith, Sienna Miller, Larissa Manoela, Seth Meyers, Gayle King, and many more.

Katie Hobbs Family

Who are Katie Hobbs’ parents?

Kathleen Marie Hobbs was born in Phoenix, Arizona to her parents. She has kept her personal and family information private and away from the media.

Does Katie Hobbs have siblings?

Hobbs has not shared her personal and family information with the media and it is not known if she has any siblings.

Katie Hobbs Education

Hobbs attended Seton Catholic High School in Chandler, Arizona, graduating in 1988. She then enrolled at Northern Arizona University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social work in 1992. Hobbs later graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in social work in 1995.

Katie Hobbs Interests

Hobbs is a Catholic. She is affiliated with the National Association of Social Workers and is an adjunct faculty member at Paradise Valley Community College.

Katie Hobbs Spouse

Hobbs is currently married to her spouse Patrick Goodman. The couple has been happily married for some time with two children together.

Katie Hobbs Children

Hobbs and her husband Goodman have two children together in their marriage.

Katie Hobbs Height

Hobbs has a beautiful, stunning, and physically fit body with an average height of 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) and a weight of 55 kg (121 lbs).

2020 Arizona election audit

The Arizona Senate Republican majority provided $150,000 to fund an audit focused on contesting the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County in 2021. In a six-page letter, she wrote that the audit’s chain of custody was lacking, calling it ”a significant departure from standard best practices.” Hobbs added that its procedures appeared ”better suited for chasing conspiracy theories than as a part of a professional audit”. In response, she received death threats, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety assigned personnel to guard her and her staff.

Her complaints were echoed in a letter to the State Senate President Karen Fann from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which has a Republican majority of 4-1. Fann, referring to one of Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud, contended that the county had deleted a whole database. The Board responded in a letter calling the accusations ”false, defamatory, and beneath the dignity of the Senate.” It also accused the Arizona Senate of ”conspiracy theories that fuel the fundraising schemes of those pulling your strings.” Fann responded that the audit would continue when the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum site was next available.

Response

Following consulting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Katie said she was told that it was impossible to know whether the voting machines the county turned over in response to the Senate subpoena had been compromised, and Dominion Voting Systems should re-certify them for future use. While the Arizona Senate’s contractor was in possession of the machines that had been subpoenaed, the county spent more than $20,000 to lease other machines in order to conduct 2 local elections. The costs of re-certifying the surrendered machines following their return would be in the six-figure range. However, the Senate signed an agreement with the county that said the county is not liable for any damages to the equipment while in the Senate’s custody, so it is unclear whether the county would be liable for the costs.

2022 gubernatorial election

In October 2020, Katie revealed her candidacy for governor in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election. Incumbent Governor Doug Ducey is term-limited. Hobbs defeated Marco A. Lopez Jr. in the Democratic primary election to become the nominee and skipped the main debate with him. She opted not to debate the Republican nominee, Kari Lake, to deny Lake a platform to spread election denialism. Katie defeated Lake.

Katie Hobbs Net Worth

American politician and social worker, Hobbs have been active in politics from 2011 to the present. She is the governor-elect for Arizona and the current secretary of State of Arizona. Hobbs has gathered an accumulative net worth of around $1-5 million as of 2022.