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The new Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs takes the oath of office in a ceremony at the state Capitol in Phoenix, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

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Democrat Katie Hobbs takes office as Arizona governor
By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press
Mon,01/02/23-12:16AM , 618 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — Katie Hobbs took the oath of office Monday to become Arizona’s 24th governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009.
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Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks at an event on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Phoenix Christian Preparatory School. (AP Photo/Bob Christie, File)

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Arizona governor's tenure defined by push right, Trump feud
By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press
Sat,12/31/22-8:01AM , 421 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey beamed as an excavator’s heavy claw smashed through the windows of an old state office building and began tearing off the façade.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., arrives for a meeting of the Senate Homeland Security Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 3, 2022. The decision by Sinema to leave the Democratic Party raised the prospect of a tumultuous three-way race in one of the most politically competitive states in the U.S. It set off a scramble among potential Democratic and Republican candidates to assess whether they could win their party’s nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Sinema party switch highlights 2024 obstacles for Democrats
By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press
Fri,12/09/22-11:07PM , 335 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — Less than three days after Democrats celebrated victory in the final Senate contest of the 2022 midterms, the challenges facing the party heading into the next campaign came into sharp relief.
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In this combination of photos Arizona gubernatorial candidates, Republican Kari Lake, left, appears before a PBS televised debate on June 29, 2022, in Phoenix and Democrat Katie Hobbs smiles prior to a televised interview in Phoenix, Oct. 18, 2022. Arizona's top officials certified the midterm election results Monday, Dec. 5, formalizing victories for Democrats over Republicans who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Arizona certifies 2022 election despite GOP complaints
By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press
Mon,12/05/22-12:13PM , 198 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top officials certified the midterm election results Monday, formalizing victories for Democrats over Republicans who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged.
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