Democrat Katie Hobbs sworn in as Arizona governor

Democrat Katie Hobbs was sworn into workplace as Arizona governor on Monday, cementing her victory regardless of legal efforts by Republican challenger Kari Lake difficult the election. 

Democrat Kris Mayes and Republican Tom Horne had been additionally sworn in as legal professional common and superintendent of public instruction, respectively, after a compulsory recount reaffirmed their victories final week. 

Hobbs and different new prime Arizona officers had been sworn into workplace Monday throughout a ceremony within the Capitol Government Tower in Phoenix. Arizona’s Structure requires statewide elected officers to start their phrases the primary Monday in January, even on federal holidays, in response to the governor’s workplace. 

“Right now marks a brand new chapter for Arizona,” Hobbs stated Monday. “As we sit up for a brighter future, I pledge that the wants of Arizonans — not partisan politics — will all the time come first. I’ll work with Republicans, Democrats, and Independents to deal with our state’s largest challenges — totally funding our public faculties, securing our state’s water future, making certain reproductive freedom, making Arizona extra inexpensive, and a lot extra.”

A decide in Arizona decided final week that Lake ought to need to compensate Hobbs for some authorized charges, however not all, after Lake, who has been backed by former President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit difficult the integrity of the gubernatorial race. Lake’s lawsuit centered on issues with faulty poll printers at some polling locations in Maricopa County, house to greater than 60% of Arizona’s voters. However the identical decide threw out Lake’s lawsuit as missing clear and convincing proof. 

Lake, who misplaced by roughly 17,000 votes, has but to concede. She’s signaled that she’s going to file an enchantment. 

Arizona officers licensed the gubernatorial election outcomes on Dec. 5. 

Kathryn Watson

Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS Information Digital primarily based in Washington, D.C.