Arizonans will choose their next governor in November 2022, following primary elections in August to determine who will represent each party on the ballot.
Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican who has held the post since 2015, can't run again after serving his second term in office.
While the election is more than a year away, a crowded list of people are actively campaigning for the seat.
Whoever wins will hold the top elected position in Arizona. The governor is the head of thestate's executive branch, which implements laws and policies. The governor proposes the annual state budget and signs into law or vetoes bills passed by the Legislature. Other duties include appointingjudges, including to the state Supreme Court, along with members of the Arizona Board of Regents.
The governor can also issue executive orders, which became a frequent and sometimes controversial practice throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many of the Republican candidates are highlighting similar issues for their campaigns, such asstrengthening border security, election integrity, expanding education and economic development.
Democratic candidates also are focusing on similar issues, including expanding education, affordable healthcareand economic development.
These are the people who want to be Arizona's next governor:
After losing the secretary of state's race as the Republican candidate in 2018, Steve Gaynoris making a returnto politics with a run for governor.
Gaynor believes his status as a political outsider gives him an advantage.In a letter to Arizona's RepublicanParty leaders,he stated that politicians are at fault for current political issues that they cannot fix.
Gaynor iscampaigning on a platformthat includes border security andelection integrity. Gaynor wants to return to precinct-based voting (Maricopa County implemented voting centers in the 2020 election) and "insist on same-day counting and results," according to his website.
He said he would enforce the state's Second Amendment sanctuary law, which says that state law supersedes federal regulations on guns,and oppose any "red flag" laws.
Gaynor owns a commercial printing company and recently founded a nonprofitorganization calledFair Maps Arizona that seeks to engage in the redistricting process.
After 22 years as a local TV news anchor for Fox 10, Kari Lake has turned her focus to politics and the Governor's Office.
Overseeing a campaign that has echoes of former President Trump's bids for office, Lake is running for governor with an "Arizona first"slogan, which shedefines in a campaign videoas meaningopportunity for everyone.
Her campaign website lists her key issues, including vaccines and COVID-19 mandates. She opposes anymandates and will seek to ban them if she wins office. She also has lit masks on fire during campaign stump speeches.
Lake has promoted false election conspiracy theories and claims that Trump actually won the 2020 election. She wants to ban any election counting equipment that relies on computer software and has called for election audits in other states. She also said she would deploy the Arizona National Guard to the border, which Ducey has done during both the Trump and Biden administrations.
Lake brings built-in name recognition with Arizonans due to her decades as a broadcaster, though she has made criticizing the media a central tenet of her effort. She was endorsed by Trump in September.
Southern Arizona restaurant owner Jorge Rivas is campaigning with a focusonbringing financial benefits to Black and Latino communities in Arizona and expanding secondary education.
Rivas emigrated from El Salvador in the 1980s and openedSammy's Mexican Grill, located north of Tucson in Catalina.
Rivas's restaurantfaced a backlash last year after he attended a Trump rally. The then-president subsequently endorsed the restaurant on social media.
Rivas' campaign website does not list what issues he is running on, but says Rivas, "believes that he must become the next governor of Arizona so that he can make this state as great as it can be."
He also states that he sees "the breakdown of the nuclear family as the main cause of the problems in today's society."
Karrin Taylor Robson, a developer and former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, also is seeking the GOP nomination. She was first appointed as a regent by Ducey in 2017 and resigned earlier this year to focus on her campaign.
A Mesa native, Taylor Robsonplans to travel the state during her campaign.
Taylor Robson's campaign websitehighlights the issues she views as most important, including border security, election integrity, opposing abortion and supporting veterans.She does not list specific policies she would implement in most areas, though.
Taylor Robson is the founder and president of a land-use firm and formerly served as thepresident of DMB Associates, a development company for master-planned communities. She also worked as an attorney with Biskind, Hunt & Taylor, P.C.L, where she focused on land use, development, and zoning law.
After several previous elected positions, Matt Salmonnow is running for the Governor's Office.
Salmon previously served multiple terms as amember of Congress, where he co-founded the House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative members of the House of Representatives. He also was elected to the Arizona Senate and is a former chair of the Arizona Republican Party.
Salmon's campaign website lists his vision to "keep Arizona a dynamic, growing state", including enforcement ofimmigration lawsand strengthening voter ID laws. He wants to hire more math and science teachersand growthe state's economy through tax cuts and attracting new industries and jobs.
Salmon has released two policy plans outlining how he would aim to strengthen both the economy and public safety.Following the results of the Maricopa County election audit report, Salmon called for a statewide auditon 2020 election results.
State treasurerKimberly Yeeis running her gubernatorial campaign with anArizona first focus, which she describes ina campaign videoas ensuringfuture Arizonans have the same opportunitiesand freedoms her family did.
Although specifics aren't listed, Yee's campaign website states that she will "fight to protectborder security, law enforcement, election security, family values and freedom."
Yee held several positions in Trump's 2020 campaign, suchas the national co-chair of Asian Pacific Americans for Trump and as a member of the pro-life voices for Trump advisory board.
Yee was a member of the Arizona Senate from 2013 until 2019and previously worked for two Republican California governors as a deputy cabinet secretary and a policy analyst.
Yee was the first Asian-American candidate to win a statewide office in Arizona when she was elected treasurer in 2018.
As Arizona's current secretary of state, Katie Hobbs is tasked with overseeing elections and was outspoken against the Maricopa County election review. That platform has brought her national attention as she runs for governor.
Hobbs served in the Arizona Legislature from 2010 to 2018. Sheco-sponsored bills that became law, including the Opioid Epidemic Act of 2018 and a bill dedicated to eliminating the backlog of sexual assault evidence. Hobbs became the Senate Minority leader in 2014.
Hobbs' campaign website lists the priorities she would focus on in the Governor's Office, including; equitably rebuilding the economy, strengthening public educationand creating jobs. She does not say specifically what she would do to achieve those goals.
Hobbs' drew criticism from conservatives and former President Trump after the 2020 election and due to her opposition to the Maricopa County election audit.Despite the criticism, Hobbs' campaign site states that she, "stepped up and fearlessly delivered an historically secure election for Arizona voters."
Aaron Lieberman is a former lawmaker who representedParadise Valley and north centralPhoenix starting in 2019. He resigned from the Legislature in September to focus on his gubernatorial campaign.
Lieberman has advocated for childhood education andis the co-founder of Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization providingprograms to preschool kids. He also co-foundedAcelero Learning, a head start school program.
While education and Arizona's COVID-19 recovery are the central points for his campaign, his campaign website lists other policies he will campaign on, including protecting the environment, infrastructureand trade, and a tax plan.
Lieberman also was the CEO of the Phoenix Spine Surgery Centerbefore joining theventure-philanthropy firm New Profit as a partner.
A former mayor of Nogales while in his 20s, Marco Lpez has also led the Arizona-Mexico Commissionand worked in the Arizona Department of Commerce under former Gov. Janet Napolitano.
Lpez also served as chief of staff for U.S Customs and Border Protection under President Obama.
He wants to transformArizona's education system, ensureaffordable health care, promoteeconomic development andaddressborder issues, according to his campaign website. Lpez has yet to release more detailed plans on these policies.
Lpez has worked in the private sectorfor nearly a decade with a consulting firm called International Business Solutions and is a founding partner with Skybridge Arizona, a business assisting American companies with exporting products to Mexico.
Others who have filed initial paperwork to run for governor:
Libertarians: Robert Baxter Jr., Barry Hess II, William Moritzky.
Democrats: Peggy Betzer, Trista DiGenova-Chang, Robert Ectman, Steven Noon Jr.
Republicans:Ameer El Bey, Kelly Garett, David Hoffman, Frank Konarski, Bryan Masche, Callie Morgan, ScottNeely,Michael Pavlock Jr., Virgilio Saromo, Settimo Savittieri, Julian Tatka, Paola Tulliani, Elbridge Walker.
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