Republicans use Legislature’s first week to make case against Hobbs’ reelection

By Reagan Priest | Arizona Capitol Times

The first week at the Legislature saw both parties and two branches of government laying out their plans for the 2025 session. But it also saw Republicans lay out their plan to make Gov. Katie Hobbs a one-term governor. 

With a Freedom Caucus news conference, State of the State Address rebuttals and state agency sunset hearings, legislative Republicans had ample time to make the case against Hobbs’ reelection. And they’ve put forth the message they want voters to remember in 2026 – the Governor’s Office is “out of touch” with the major issues facing the state and how Arizonans want them to be addressed. 

Sen. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek, is the founding chairman of the Arizona Freedom Caucus and perhaps Hobbs’ most vocal critic in the Legislature. While other Republicans cited specific concerns like border security and affordability as their top priorities in 2025, Hoffman said he is focused on ousting Democrats next year.

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