Katie Hobbs is the governor of Arizona. The state's official site is titled the Office of the Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, and her official biography lists her as "Arizona's 24th Governor" and says she was sworn in on January 2, 2023.
Katie Hobbs at a glance
All of the facts in this table come from the biography published by the governor's office.
| Fact | What the governor's office says |
|---|---|
| Office | Arizona's 24th governor |
| Sworn in | January 2, 2023 |
| Previous statewide office | Arizona's 21st secretary of state, elected in 2018 |
| Legislature | Elected to the Arizona House in 2010; four terms in the Legislature, two of them as Senate minority leader |
| Born | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Education | Graduated from NAU in 1992; master's degree in social work from ASU |
What she did before becoming governor
The biography says Hobbs began her career as a social worker working with homeless youth and later helped run a domestic violence shelter. It lists her as a former chief compliance officer for Sojourner Center and as the first social worker governor.
She was elected to the Arizona House in 2010 and served in the Legislature for four terms, including two as Senate minority leader, according to the same page. In 2018 she was elected secretary of state, and in 2022 she was elected governor. The biography describes her as the fifth woman and the fifth Arizona native to lead the state.
How long a governor's term lasts
The governor's term is four years. Article 5, Section 1 of the Arizona Constitution says the executive department consists of "the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer and superintendent of public instruction, each of whom shall hold office for four years beginning on the first Monday of January, 1971 next after the regular general election in 1970."
The same section says the person with the highest number of votes cast for the office is elected. It also says each nominee for governor names a nominee for lieutenant governor, and the two run on one ticket as joint candidates in the general election, so a single vote for a nominee for governor counts as a vote for that ticket.
Where the governor's office is
The governor's office lists its address as 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007. The constitution says the officers of the executive department "shall reside at the seat of government where they shall keep their offices and the public records, books and papers" during their terms, as stated in Article 5, Section 1.