Arizona's six top elected officers, from governor to mine inspector, will take oath of office in private ceremony Monday. A public ceremony is planned Jan. 5.
as attorney general, Kimberly Yee as treasurer, Tom Horne as state superintendent of public instruction and Paul Marsh as state mine inspector.
It is the first time in 48 years that the top three posts in state government have been filled by Democrats, driven in part by voter rejection of the slate of Trump-endorsed Republicans who ran against Hobbs, Fontes and Mayes.The event will be closed to the public, with a pool photographer present to document the event. No reporters are allowed.Hobbs will be sworn in by her friend and federal judge Roopali H.
The event will be repeated at 10 a.m. on Thursday at a public ceremony on the Capitol mall at 1700 W. Washington St., with Desai again swearing in Hobbs. "As provided by the Arizona state constitution, the governor-elect’s term begins on the first Monday of January, which falls on January 2nd, 2023. Because that date is a state holiday this year, the governor-elect decided to host the public swearing in ceremony a few days later so that it would be more accessible for the public," Mukherjee said.
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