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Sources include Arizona Legislature bill records, LegiScan session dumps, and published veto letters. Bill numbers cited throughout.

ARIZONA'S VETO QUEEN

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Gas tax hikes. Digital taxes. Banks for illegal immigrants. Food and rent taxes kept in place. Arizona got more expensive. Blame Hobbs.

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GAS TOO EXPENSIVE?

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Hobbs cosponsored doubling the state gas tax — and backed letting counties pile on their own fuel taxes too.

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RENT TOO HIGH?

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Hobbs vetoed a ban on taxing residential leases — leaving renters stuck paying city taxes on top of already-high rent.

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ARIZONA LESS AFFORDABLE?

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Grocery taxes. Renter taxes. Digital taxes. Banks for illegal immigrants. Hobbs made Arizona cost more — and play by different rules.

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WATER RUNNING OUT?

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Rural Arizona begged for groundwater reforms. Hobbs vetoed bill after bill — wells, AMAs, hauling help, and supply accountability.

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FENTANYL KILLING KIDS?

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Tougher fentanyl penalties for dealers who hurt kids. Cartel terror designations. Nine-gram trafficking bills. Hobbs vetoed them.

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UTILITY BILLS TOO HIGH?

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When lawmakers tried to force the state’s utility consumer office to fight for the lowest rates, Hobbs vetoed it — along with grid and reliability measures.

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SPECIAL REPORT

TEXTBOOK RACIST?

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Fired a Black staffer who asked for equal pay. Hosted a race photo-op that Rachel Dolezal crashed. Snubbed her Latino primary rival. Vetoed banning racism in the classroom.

“Is Katie Hobbs a racist as defined by the Oxford dictionary? Yes, she is. Is she worthy of sitting in any role of government? No, she is not.”

— Talonya Adams · Dec. 9, 2021 — after Hobbs’ campaign apology video
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FROM THE VETO BLOG

Every bad veto.

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Border & banks

Banks for Illegal Immigrants? Hobbs Said Keep It.

SB 1421 would have restricted financial services for undocumented aliens. Hobbs vetoed it.

Fentanyl

Nine Grams of Fentanyl — Vetoed Twice

SB 1725 (2025) and SB 1061 (2026) both pushed a nine-gram fentanyl threshold. Hobbs vetoed both.

The record

Veto Queen: 500+ Reasons Arizona Didn’t Get Relief

LegiScan dumps in the AZLeg repo show roughly 390 vetoes (2023–25) plus 151 more in 2026 — a historic veto machine.

Taxes

Year After Year, Hobbs Vetoed Tax Relief

From SB 1534 (2023) to HB 2961 (2025) to HB 4152 (2026), taxation omnibus bills died on her desk.

Water

When Wells Fail, Hobbs Vetoed the Water Haul

Multiple water-improvement and hauling bills — HB 2013, HB 2086, HB 2102, HB 2103 — hit her veto stamp.

Second Amendment

Hobbs Kept Arizona’s Suppressor Ban

As governor she did block repeal bills — muffling-device / suppressor bans stayed after her vetoes.