Senate minority leader aiming for Secretary of State
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From AZ Capitol Times:
Democratic state Sen. Katie Hobbs announced Wednesday morning she’ll challenge Republican Michele Reagan for secretary of state in 2018.
Hobbs, a Phoenix lawmaker and Senate minority leader, cited “persistent debacles plaguing the office” of secretary of state under Reagan, who was elected to the post in 2014.
As Arizona’s top election official, Reagan frequently came under fire a year ago during the presidential preferenceelection, and a special election that resulted in an investigation by the attorney general. Most recently, Reagan’s elections director denied an accusation by county recorders that Secretary of State’s office ordered voter registrations be purged without proper documentation.
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Corrie O'Connor
