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August 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Katie Hobbs Set to Name Republican Former Mesa Mayor John Giles as Running Mate
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to name John Giles, a longtime Republican and former mayor of Mesa, a Phoenix suburb, as her running mate, according to the New York Times as relayed by Political Wire. Giles is expected to be announced in the coming days as Hobbs's lieutenant governor nominee.
Hobbs is running for re-election and is described by Political Wire as a vulnerable Democrat. Giles, for his part, is a Republican, making this a cross-party pairing.
Beyond the fact of the expected pick and the timeline — an announcement in the coming days — the available reporting does not spell out further details about how the arrangement will work, what role Giles would play, or how either side is framing the move politically. No formal announcement had been made at the time of the New York Times report cited by Political Wire.
What happens once Hobbs makes it official, and how Arizona Republicans and Democrats respond, remains to be seen.
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