Overview

• Hobbs announced her bid in a campaign video highlighting tax cuts, lower childcare costs and National Guard deployments at the border.
• She told the Associated Press she will run a practical, non-confrontational campaign focused on putting Arizonans first with priorities like affordable housing and border security.
• The likely Democratic nominee is set to face Republicans Karrin Taylor Robson, Andy Biggs or David Schweikert, with Trump backing Robson and Biggs and the GOP primary scheduled for Aug. 4, 2026.
• Hobbs cited a 2025 task force targeting fentanyl and other illegal drugs at the border, an effort that drew praise from Kristi Noem.
• She vetoed a bill to require local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and criticized her GOP rivals for supporting Trump's budget plan, which she says raises the deficit and cuts programs.