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Teri Ann Hourihan

Candidate for Governor

Arizona

Teri Ann Hourihan won the primary and is the party's nominee for the general election. Won the July 21, 2026 No Labels primary for Governor with about 56% of the vote over Hugh Lytle. Faces Democratic nominee Katie Hobbs, Republican nominee Andy Biggs, and Green nominee Risa Lombardo in the November 3, 2026 general election.

Source: kjzz.org · Last verified: October 23, 2026

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Statement

Teri chose to run Independently due to the political climate that is dividing our state and nation. Teri believes unity is needed and despite differences people over politics needs to remain at the forefront. Teri is able to support both sides through a lens of honesty, integrity, wholesome, and remaining not prompted by politics or money to make decisions. Teri respects the politics on both sides but chooses to keep people at the forefront first. Teri does not, and will not, accept PAC or corporate donations as she believes this is part of the issue in our government today. Teri is focused on ensuring public servants throughout the government and state agencies begin to fully serve the public first, not last. Teri believes that people in Arizona are being harmed by the systems set up to help the people, and she will address and fix this immediately. Teri will ensure cost of living, water, homelessness, courts, rural communities, border control, legal immigration and other big topics are protected, covered, and firmly addressed with change that supports the constitution and the people, first. Teri is focused on people in the community, not serving first herself and government.

Biography

Teri Ann Hourihan is an Arizona native, mother, and small-business owner who has been a licensed professional counselor since 2017 and earned a Ph.D. in 2018. A mental health provider, she has said she decided to run out of frustration with how the state handled a large Medicaid fraud scheme that preyed on Native Americans, and she has criticized the suspension of health care providers without proper notice. On Aug. 6, 2026 she named real estate broker Angela Harrolle Mohan as her running mate. At the Oct. 6, 2026 Clean Elections debate she called for a pause of perhaps six months on new data center construction, stricter water conservation, and more state active management areas, and she criticized Republican Andy Biggs over Medicaid, his plan to phase out the income tax, and a 2013 Colorado City bill that died while he was Senate President. Hourihan won the July 21, 2026 No Labels primary for Governor with about 56% of the vote over Hugh Lytle and faces Gov. Katie Hobbs, Republican Andy Biggs, and Green nominee Risa Lombardo in the November 3, 2026 general election.

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Issue Stances

Water Policy

Supports

Hourihan calls Arizona's water situation a crisis rather than only a management problem. She wants stricter conservation rules, more state-regulated active management areas limiting groundwater pumping, and a pause of perhaps six months on new data center construction while the state studies regulations on their water and energy use.

"We need to ensure that conservation methods are more strict in Arizona"
Source: kjzz.org

Education Funding

Supports

Hourihan supports protecting and expanding ESA access with fraud-reduction auditing, transparent district audits, caps on non-instructional spending, and more charter and classical school options. She also calls for reviewing teacher and administrator salaries and funding counseling services in public schools.

Border Security & Immigration

Supports

Hourihan supports deploying a state guard for border, drug, and human trafficking interdiction, coordinating with Texas and Florida on enforcement compacts, auditing welfare recipients for citizenship verification, and backing President Trump on border control.

Housing Affordability

Supports

Hourihan does not have a conventional housing supply platform. She supports expanding shelters, placing mental health clinics near shelters, creating transitional living programs, and supporting transitional homes for mothers and children.

Election Integrity

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No direct public position found on voter ID, mail voting, ballot counting, election audits, or county election administration. Her campaign emphasizes accountability and anti-corruption but those are broader government integrity positions, not a specific election integrity platform.

Healthcare Access

Supports

Hourihan supports reviewing AHCCCS provider suspensions and clearing pending payments, reviewing DES and ALTCS funding, and changing DDD funding to better support children and families. She also supports expanding behavioral health services, crisis services, and mental health clinics near shelters.

Public Safety & Criminal Justice

Supports

Hourihan supports increased resources in high-crime communities, expanded behavioral health and crisis services, more available crisis workers, and improved reentry programs for released prisoners. Her border platform also emphasizes drug and human trafficking interdiction.

Energy Policy

Supports

Hourihan supports ending participation in California-style emissions compacts, offering tax credits for efficiency upgrades, promoting solar and wind infrastructure, and preventing utilities from passing unnecessary costs to consumers. She also supports repealing blended fuel mandates and climate-era regulations she says increase gas and logistics costs.

Economic Development & Jobs

Supports

Hourihan supports aligning education with workforce skills, helping mid-career workers with barriers like childcare and transportation, skill training programs for low-income populations, manufacturing incentives, trade corridors, rural workforce development, and maintaining a competitive business environment.

Reproductive Rights

Opposes

Hourihan identifies as pro-life and opposes elective abortion, though she does not support eradicating abortion entirely where medical necessity exists. She opposes federal taxpayer funding for elective abortion and wants more emphasis on contraception, adoption, and clearer medical necessity standards.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports

Hourihan supports expanding trade corridors with Texas, Florida, and Gulf Coast states to reduce supply chain costs, expanding interstates for corridor partnerships, improving rural technology access, and addressing transportation as a barrier for mid-career workers.

Government Spending & Taxation

Supports

Hourihan supports a balanced budget, freezing discretionary spending at AHCCCS, DES, and ADE pending reconciliations, and creating audit and transparency systems for state operations. She also supports tax incentives for manufacturing, tax credits for efficiency upgrades, and credits for businesses providing childcare and ride-share access.

Legislature

Legislative Voting Record

No voting record on file.

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Ballot

Ballot Measure Stances

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Coverage

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