Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs, Arizona’s other winners to be inaugurated Jan. 5

Dec 1, 2022, 12:00 PM

Katie Hobbs speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on Nov. 6, 2022, in Tucson. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

PHOENIX – Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and Arizona’s other election winners will be inaugurated in a Jan. 5 ceremony.

“I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to be a leader for all Arizonans, and I’m eager to get to work delivering solutions come January,” Hobbs, who will be Arizona’s first Democratic governor since Janet Napolitano left office in 2009, said in a press release Wednesday.

Hobbs is set to be inaugurated along with fellow Democrats Adrian Fontes (secretary of state) and Kris Mayes (attorney general) and Republicans Kimberly Yee (treasurer) and Tom Horne (superintendent of public instruction.)

While Mayes and Horne both finished ahead in their races, the margins were small enough to trigger automatic full recounts under state law.

Mayes’ race was especially tight. She squeezed past Republican Abe Hamadeh by a mere 510 votes out of more than 2.5 million ballots cast.

The outcome won’t be official until after the recount, which is expected to be completed in late December. The recount process will start after the results are certified at the statewide canvass, which is scheduled for Monday.

After previously putting together a bipartisan Transition Team and naming Allie Bones as her chief of staff, Hobbs on Wednesday announced the members of her Inaugural Committee.

“Our Inaugural Committee team reflects my administration’s commitment to ensuring that the inauguration is representative of the diversity and strength of Arizona,” Hobbs, Arizona’s secretary of state for the last four years, said on social media.

Delighted to share with you all that the inaugural ceremony will take place on January 5th, 2023!

I’m beyond grateful to my Inaugural Committee who, together with my Transition Team, will work to make our transition to the governorship smooth so we can hit the ground running. pic.twitter.com/dHncXO9Ejc

— Gov-Elect Katie Hobbs (@katiehobbs) November 30, 2022

“The Inaugural Committee, together with the Transition Team, will work to make our transition to the governorship smooth so we can hit the ground running to find solutions to the state’s challenges.”

Here are the members of Hobbs’ Inaugural Committee: