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Fri Nov 23, 2018, 06:33 AM Nov 2018

Incoming SOS Katie Hobbs to 'take the politics out of the office'

Secretary of State-elect Katie Hobbs will push to take the politics out of Arizona’s elections office.

Vowing not to endorse candidates, ballot measures or limit herself to Democratic speaking engagements, the newly elected Democrat insisted the state’s elections office must be Arizona’s most nonpartisan office.

“This is not a win for me,” she said. “It’s not a win for Democrats. This is a win for all of Arizona. It’s about restoring integrity and transparency to government, creating a government that works for all of us.”

Hobbs outlined her priorities as Secretary of State at a press conference in the state’s Executive Tower, where she will have an office once she is sworn in early next year.

Read more: https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/11/19/incoming-sos-katie-hobbs-to-take-the-politics-out-of-the-office/

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