Politiek · Arizona Lt. Governor · ArchiefHobbs Picks Ex-GOP Mayor Giles for Arizona's First Lt. Governor RaceGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs picked0:01[music] former Mesa Mayor John Giles as0:03her running mate for Lieutenant Governor0:05Tuesday, launching Arizona's first joint0:07ticket for a new office voters created0:09in 2022 [music]0:10that takes effect in January. Hobbes is0:12in a tough re-election campaign and is0:14considered the most vulnerable0:15Democratic governor in the country,0:17betting a bipartisan pairing can appeal0:19beyond her base. Giles led Arizona's0:21third largest [music] city for 11 years,0:23while the Republican ticket pairs a0:25Metro Phoenix congressman with a farmer0:27and former lawbaker from rural Arizona.0:29Arizona voters created the lieutenant0:31[music] governor job in 2022, and the0:34first election will fill an office that0:36shapes succession and governing starting0:37in January. Giles ran Mesa from 2014 to0:412025. [music] Bigs tapped Kerr last0:43week, and Hobbes tapped Giles Tuesday.0:45One ticket pairs a Democrat with a0:47former Republican who still describes0:49himself as a conservative, [music]0:51testing whether independents and0:52Republicans will cross over. The other0:54pairs a congressman rooted in Metro0:56Phoenix with a farmer and [music] former0:58legislator to broaden its geographic1:00reach.1:06The first race for the new office will1:08test [music] whether a Democrat running1:10with a former Republican who still calls1:12himself a conservative can draw1:13Republican and independent [music]1:14voters. And details so far rest on the1:16initial Tuesday announcement without1:18wider independent confirmation.1:20For more stories that matter, like and1:23subscribe.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
