House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding announced Monday that he’s running for Arizona Secretary of State.
Bolding, a Democrat, has represented District 27 since 2015 and was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2014.
He’s entering a growing field of candidates seeking to replace Katie Hobbs, who has been Secretary of State since 2019 and announced her run for governor earlier this month.
Five Republicans already have announced their candidacy for Secretary of State, including state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita of Scottsdale and Rep. Mark Finchem who represents parts of Pinal and Pima counties.
Former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, announced his candidacy for Secretary of State last week.
Fontes said in a tweet Monday that he welcomed “Bolding’s voice as a leader for the people in his district.”
Bolding, a staunch supporter of voter rights, opposed a recent measure passed by the Legislature that allows the removal of people from Arizona’s Permanent Early Voting List if they didn’t cast a ballot in the two previous voting cycles.
Republished with the permission of the Associated Press.
