2022 Arizona Governor Voters Guide

Katie Hobbs (D) vs Kari Lake (R)

Governor | Election | Nov 8, 2022

The Candidates

Katie Hobbs

Katie Hobbs

Democrat

Kari Lake

Kari Lake

Republican

The Issues

Education

Use public funding for private and/or for-profit schools?

How to address the teaching of issues around racism and gender identity?

Increase funding for K-12 and higher education?

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Labor

Make it easier or harder for unions to organize?

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Marijuana

Should recreational marijuana be banned or legal?

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Minimum Wage

Keep or raise the state minimum from $12.80 per hour? If raise, how much?

Kari Lake (R)

No position found.

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Student Financial Aid

Support lowering interest on student loans or forgiving them?

Katie Hobbs (D)

No position found.

Kari Lake (R)

No. Regarding Biden’s student loan forgiveness, said “Democrats…will rob you blind and expect you to thank them for it.”

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Abortion

Ban or legal?

Legal. Will veto any state bill that would restrict abortion access. If necessary, “will lead an effort…for a ballot measure to repeal and replace” Arizona’s 1901 abortion ban. “I firmly believe in the right to choose & the freedom to do so safely.”Ban. Calls abortion “the ultimate sin.”  In 2021 said Arizona should pass a “carbon copy” of the Texas ban, with a ban at six weeks and no exceptions for incest or rape and incentives for anyone to sue someone who aids or performs an abortion. In 2022 said would allow exceptions “to preserve the life of the mother, and early term for victims of rape and incest.”
Climate Change

Should climate change be a top priority? Tax or limit the output of greenhouse gases, or support renewable energy?

Yes. “Arizona should be cooperating in every way to reduce our contribution to the greenhouse gases that are contributing to global climate change.”Unclear. “It is absolutely critical that we do not follow California down the Green New Deal path that leads to skyrocketing energy prices and rolling blackouts in the dead of summer.”
Education

Use public funding for private and/or for-profit schools?

No. Opposed expansion of Arizona’s school voucher system. “The current scheme of vouchers does not provide equal access.”Yes. Supports expanding school vouchers to “100% school choice.” “A lot” of public school curriculum is “garbage.” Vouchers let parents choose a school where students “are taught that America is the most exceptional country on the planet.”
Elections

Did Joe Biden legitimately win the 2020 Presidential election?

Yes. “With 100% confidence…elections in Arizona are safe and fair.” Attempts “to undermine confidence in our elections” are “the big lie.”No. “Joe Biden is our president like O.J. Simpson is innocent. We have a corrupt system.” “We had a rigged, stolen election.” “I am an America-First, Trump Republican.”
Environment

Loosen or tighten environmental regulations?

Likely tighten. “Will fight for healthy forests and watersheds” and establish the Water and Energy Innovation Initiative for “securing our water supply and advancing a clean energy economy.”Loosen. Will “push back against EPA overreach.”We cannot let out-of-control environmental regulation prevent us” from producing “the materials and products Americans need here.”
Gun Laws

Pass less or more restrictive legislation on guns?

More. Supports “common-sense gun safety reform.” Voted in state legislature for enforcing federal firearm laws, and against concealed carry and firearm sales without background checks.Less. “Will not recognize unconstitutional Gun Laws “in our state.” Opposes “any law that would take away from our Second Amendment rights,” including red-flag laws and gun-free zones.
Health Care

Increase government role in health care, such as expanding Medicaid, limiting drug prices, or promoting COVID safety?

Yes. Helped expand Medicaid and pass law to address opioid epidemic. Supported Biden’s 2021 COVID vaccine mandate on companies with at least 100 employees: “Vaccines are our best path to defeat this pandemic and keep our economy open.” No. “Medicare and Medicaid should remain available,” but wants more competition in health care marketplace—and removal of “government mandates restricting the types of coverages available.” Opposes vaccine mandates. “People have a right to question this vaccine.”
Immigration

How to handle immigration? Support a path to citizenship for “DACA” participants brought to the US as children?

Supports “comprehensive immigration reform” to secure border and prevent criminals and traffickers from entering and deal with a “devastating humanitarian crisis.” Asks Congress to “provide a permanent solution for Dreamers.” Increase border security and finish the border wall. Will “issue a declaration of invasion on the border on Day One, get troops on the border… and stop people from coming over.” Says DACA is a federal, not state, matter.
Labor

Make it easier or harder for unions to organize?

Easier. “Unions are the foundation of our middle class, and I will stand with them as Arizona's next Governor.”Unclear. In schools, would provide an “oversight to unruly school boards and the union bosses.”
LGBTQ Rights

Limit or expand LGBTQ rights?

Expand. Supports employment protections for LGBTQ people and gay marriage.Limit. Opposes adding sexual orientation and gender identity to nondiscrimination law, as an infringement on religious freedom. “They kicked God out of schools and welcomed the Drag Queens.”
Marijuana

Should recreational marijuana be banned or legal?

No position found.Unclear. In 2018 said #RedforEd, a campaign for increasing school funding and teacher pay, was “a big push to legalize pot.” She later apologized.
Minimum Wage

Keep or raise the state minimum from $12.80 per hour? If raise, how much?

Raise. Supported Proposition 206, which raised wage from $8.05 in 2016 to $12.00 in 2020, with cost-of-living increases afterwards. Eliminate lower minimum wage for tipped workers.No position found.
Police and Community

How to address police use of force?

Will create “a Governor’s panel, composed of diverse community leaders, to inform criminal justice reform policymaking and build grassroots support for meaningful change.”"We have got to stop this assault on our police.”  Opposes civilian review boards. Will protect “qualified immunity” to protect police from lawsuits. “Police do not target people of color.”
Student Financial Aid

Support lowering interest on student loans or forgiving them?

No position found.No. Regarding Biden’s student loan forgiveness, said “Democrats...will rob you blind and expect you to thank them for it.”
Taxes

How to modify state taxes?

Supports creating “a $250 state-level Child Tax Credit, to be phased out by a $100,000 household income cap.”Supports making Arizona “an appealing place” for businesses and cutting taxes “across the board,” eliminating income tax and lowering taxes on sales, property and businesses.
Voting Rules

Support tightened restrictions on such voting rules?

No. Supports extending the early voting period, implementing same-day voter registration, and designating Election Day as a state holiday.Yes. Supports photo ID for all voting, eliminating drop boxes, and either ending ballot by mail or tightening its security.

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