[5] During her campaign, she aligned herself with Trump[44] and centered her candidacy on promoting election lies. [21] She was previously married to Tracy Finnegan, an electrical engineer. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sent a request to Congress requesting that it assist in making changes to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, alleging the practice isn't what it advertises itself to be. Kimberly Yee is the Arizona Treasurer. "[114][115][116][117], Hobbs was sworn in as governor on January 2, 2023. "[41] Lake also called the traditional Republican party as "the party of McCain", and then stated: "Boy, Arizona has delivered some losers, haven't they? Lake has threatened litigation against both Stevens and outlets that pursued the story. Katie Hobbs, several of the Maricopa County Supervisors, 12 Maricopa County Superior Court judges and the mayor of Mesa of taking bribes from the Sinaloa drug cartel . "[133][135], A day after the ruling was issued, a tweet was posted on Lake's Twitter page which stated: "The Dismissal of Kari Lake's Election Lawsuit Shows Voter Disenfranchisement No Longer Matters @Rach_IC: 'Legal experts believe his decision [by Judge Thompson] was ghostwritten, they suspect top left-wing attorneys like Marc Elias emailed him what to say'. [122], On December 9, after Arizona certified the election, Lake filed a new suit, seeking a court order to either overturn Hobbs' victory and declare Lake as the winner of the election, or redo the election in Maricopa County. Kathy Hoffman (Democratic Party) (Incumbent). Katie Hobbs is the Arizona Secretary of State. WND is now on Trump's Truth Social! He also attended Seton Hall Law School, Frankin Pierce Law Center, and the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth. Talking Glass Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Retirement % needs to be lowered. "[137] The tweet linked to an article from Townhall which had made the claim; the article provided no evidence for this claim, and does not cite which legal experts have this belief. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. [5][71][72], Lake claimed President Joe Biden did not receive 81 million votes and that Arizona (which was won by Biden in the 2020 presidential election) was actually won by Trump. Her current term ends on January 9, 2023. Candidate Kari Lake Points Fingers at "Alphabet Mafia" The Copper Courier", "Arizona GOP candidate who criticized drag was once a fan, drag queen says", "Kari Lake is horrified by kids at drag shows but did she let her own daughter watch one? Stevens said that he has performed at Lake's home and in front of Lake's then "9 or 10 years old" daughter at Lake's invitation. Fifty percent of Americans and 90% of people at least 50 years old have some level of degenerative disc disease. [99][106] In 70 out of 223 Maricopa County polling sites, voting machine ballots were printed too lightly to be read by tabulators; the problem was caused by a printer setting which had not shown widespread issues during prior testing. [69][70], Lake had been a leading proponent of the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" from Trump. Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs won the election against . Hobbs has been a high-profile defender of Arizonas voting process in recent months, appearing regularly on local and national media outlets to criticize the audit of Maricopa Countys 2020 general election, which was ordered by the state Senates GOP leadership. 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She withdrew before the Republican primary on August 2, 2022. ", "Kari Lake looks to harness her movement after Arizona loss", "Counting through the conspiracies in Arizona's midterms", "Arizona precincts with voting problems were not overwhelmingly Republican", "Kari Lake declines to concede, says she's assembling legal team", "What's in Box 3? She assumed office on January 14, 2019. Hobbs discussed Arizona's near-total abortion ban, which dates back to 1864, and her aim to . Her current term ends on January 9, 2023. Mark Finchem is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 11. He was appointed to the court by former Republican Governor Jan Brewer in October 2011 to succeed Sheldon Weisberg. A law firm based in California has alleged, without yet offering conclusive evidence, that Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Runbeck Election Services, and several other election officials, judges, mayors, city councilmen, and county supervisors in the state received br As of Monday night, Hobbs. She earned a bachelors degree in 1994 and a law degree in 2003, both from Arizona State University. Her career experience includes working as an attorney. "[59] She has criticized drag queens as being potentially harmful to children despite having attended and supported drag queen events herself. [86][87][88] Among other issues, Judge Julian rejected the merits of Finchem's arguments on voting machines certification and voting software certification, and separately concluded that Finchem "does not allege that any of the votes cast were actually illegal" and does not allege that any legal vote was not counted, but only alleged "suspicions that some votes may not have been counted", which was insufficient to overturn an election. The general election for the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Independent-Green Parties will take place on August 2, 2022. He also attended Seton Hall Law School, Frankin Pierce Law Center, and the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth. [61] Despite no evidence of irregularities with vote counting, Cochise County's Republican officials delayed their certification vote to December 2, 2022, to accommodate a hearing on the certification of voting machines. The General Election is set for November 8, 2022. Shawnna Bolick is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 20. The primary is scheduled for August 2, 2022. Incumbents Sandra Kennedy, a Democrat, and Justin Olson, a Republican, are eligible for re-election. Katie Hobbs / PHOTO: AP. It was one-sided", "Hobbs, Lake each spent more than $1M on Arizona governor race in 2021", "Trump-backed candidate Kari Lake wins Arizona primary", "Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake again bashes "McCain machine" during CPAC appearance", "Meghan McCain responds to "bile trash" from Kari Lake about John McCain", "Katie Hobbs sticks with no-debate stance, says Kari Lake wants a "spectacle", "Hobbs, Lake take the stage separately in Arizona gubernatorial candidate forum", "Kari Lake is trying to make the jump from TV news to governor of Arizona. "[98] On November 17, Lake still refused to concede her loss, and announced she was assembling a legal team to challenge the results. Nick Myers, policy advisor to commissioner, Kim Owens, Arizona Power Authority commissioner and candidate for the corporation commission in, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 00:52. This election will fill the Class III Senate seat currently held by Mark Kelly (D). Doug Ducey is not able to run for re-election due to term limit. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, left, Facebook Photos, middle and center). As of November 7, 2022 A consensus outlook for the 2022 elections for governor based on the current ratings of these seven forecasters . [13], Lake grew up in Iowa. Quezada previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 29 from March 3, 2012, to 2015. My pronouns are: I won. Republican candidates, Kari Lake, Scott Neely, Karrin Taylor Robson and Paola Tulliani Zen, vying to be the next Governor of Arizona, debate the issues affec. On Thursday February 23, 2023 the Arizona Legislature's Senate Elections Committee and House Municipal Oversight & Elections Committee held a joint hearing. Ugenti-Rita was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Arizona House of Representatives because of term limits. Wade. Doug Ducey on Sunday blasted a Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate in his state who has claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen and suggested the 2022. The chart below shows the historical percentage of voters who have pledged to vote for each candidate in the 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial election. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. The Gateway Pundit previously reported that the Arizona Senate and House Elections Committees held a joint Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs, Arizona's current secretary of state who vocally defended the 2020 results in the state then-President Donald Trump lost, defeated Republican Kari Lake, who. 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