By Reagan Priest | Arizona Capitol Times
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ nominee to lead the Department of Housing will serve as deputy director at the department after Senate Republicans rejected her nomination last week.
Joan Serviss, who had been serving in the director position since 2023, has long faced the ire of Republicans in the Legislature and was already rejected by the Senate Committee on Director Nominations during Hobbs’ first year in office.
The Senate voted along party lines to reject Serviss on Feb. 25. Now, she is serving as the deputy director of the same department, a spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Housing confirmed on Wednesday.
