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By Andrew Oxford | Arizona Republic
State Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced Monday that she is running for governor of Arizona in 2022, leaping into the Republican primary to succeed Doug Ducey after his second term ends.
Yee is the first prominent Republican to formally enter the race and played up her conservative credentials, focusing on the border and touting former President Donald Trump, in a video launching her campaign Monday.
“I’m running for governor to put Arizona first, to ensure our children have the same opportunities and freedoms my family found here, and that starts with securing our southern border,” Yee said.
Elected treasurer in 2018, Yee is the first Asian American to win statewide office in Arizona. She is a former majority leader in the Arizona Senate and spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention. In 2020, she served as national co-chair of Asian Pacific Americans for Trump and as a member of the Pro-Life Voices for Trump advisory board.
