Katie Hobbs

Hobbs has the most detailed water platform in the 2026 governor race: conserving and managing water supplies, investing in infrastructure, negotiating on groundwater and Colorado River agreements, and advancing tribal water settlements. Her FY2027 budget proposed $30 million for the Colorado River Protection Fund.

"$30 million for the Colorado River Protection Fund in the FY2027 executive budget proposal."

Hobbs supports robust public education investment. Her FY2027 budget proposed a $590.3 million K-12 investment including school facilities funding and restrictions on high-income ESA voucher eligibility. She backs free early childhood education, more resources for educators, counselors, and social workers, and broader post-secondary access.

"$590.3 million K-12 investment in the FY2027 executive budget proposal."

Hobbs supports state border-security operations coordinated with federal and local agencies. She created a Border Coordination Office within the Arizona Department of Homeland Security, deployed the National Guard to the border, launched Task Force SAFE against fentanyl trafficking, and says she has delivered more than $100 million in border security funding to local law enforcement. She also calls for federal immigration reform.

"She created a Border Coordination Office within the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to ensure local, state, and federal governments work together to secure the border."

Hobbs established a Housing Acceleration Fund to increase affordable housing supply and identifies housing costs as the primary driver of inflation in Arizona. She supports down payment assistance programs and streamlined housing aid.

"Housing Acceleration Fund to build more affordable housing."

Hobbs supports secure elections, certified election results, and audits conducted under established procedures. As Secretary of State and Governor she has consistently backed election security measures, accurate vote counting, and protection of voting equipment. She opposes unsupported fraud claims that undermine public confidence in elections and advocates for both election security and voter access.

Hobbs expanded Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of Arizonans and erased $642 million in medical debt for nearly 500,000 people. She supports extending postpartum Medicaid coverage and expanding family planning access.

"Erased $642M in medical debt for nearly 500,000 people."

Hobbs funds DPS and local law enforcement, leads fentanyl interdiction, coordinates border operations through Operation Desert Guardian, and has invested in cyber defenses and correctional capacity. Her enforcement approach is paired with public-health and border-community support rather than purely punitive rhetoric.

"Reform antiquated sentencing laws and address Department of Corrections failures."

Hobbs supports green energy development and views climate change as impacting every aspect of Arizona governance and policy.

"Climate change has an impact on every aspect of our lives."

Hobbs supports an Arizona Jobs First policy prioritizing state contracts for Arizona businesses, tax cuts on everyday items, child tax credits for lower-income families, and improved lending access for minority- and women-owned businesses.

"Arizona Jobs First Policy prioritizing state contracts to Arizona businesses."

Hobbs supports abortion rights. In 2024 she signed the repeal of Arizona's 1864 near-total abortion ban, and she has made birth control available over the counter and backed protections for patients and doctors from prosecution.

"in 2024 Katie repealed Arizona’s 1864 total abortion ban, made birth control available over the counter, and protected women and doctors from prosecution"

Hobbs supports targeted transportation infrastructure investment through her executive budget. Her FY2027 proposal includes $5.2 million from the State Highway Fund for construction material cost increases and maintenance, $11.4 million for new lane mile baseline needs, and a $10 million General Fund deposit into the SMART Fund to help rural communities compete for federal transportation grants.

Hobbs supports an active state budget protecting social services, public safety, water funding, and economic development. She vetoed the 2026 Republican budget as unbalanced, arguing it gave tax breaks to billionaires, data centers, and special interests while cutting healthcare, food assistance, child safety funding, water funds, wildfire resources, and economic development programs.