Steve Gaynor / Submitted photo
By Lacey Latch | Arizona Republic
Republican businessman Steve Gaynor of Paradise Valley, who narrowly lost to Katie Hobbs in the 2018 race for secretary of state, has switched his sights.
Gaynor announced Friday he was running for governor in 2022.
Gaynor’s campaign website features a letter to state Republican Party leaders vowing to restore the party’s strength in Arizona.
“We all know the problems we face — they include securing our border, election integrity, our growing water shortage, public education, critical race theory, all intensified by a virus from China,” Gaynor wrote. “… As your Governor, I will bring my outsider perspective, my business experience and my conservative principles to attack these problems. The Arizona Swamp can’t stop me because my only allegiance is to the people.”
