I am running for governor because we have to stand up to this ongoing threat to our democracy.

I am going to keep doing the job I was elected to do. I am not backing down. We executed a stellar election in 2020 in the face of unprecedented challenges.

Two weeks after the election, armed protesters gathered outside my home and chanted, Katie, come out and play. We`re watching you.

This is one of the biggest threats to our democracy and to election administration as we look to the future is that we are losing really good election officials.

As the lawsuits mounted, so did the threats against me and other election officials. Orange jump suits were mailed to county supervisors. They were protesters outside of my house. I had to have 24-hour security.

What you saw play out in Arizona with this sham audit is exactly designed to justify tampering with future elections, to justify making it harder for people to vote.

I was elected by the voters of Arizona to do a job. I took an oath to uphold the constitution of the United States and the constitution and laws of Arizona and I have done that and I’m going to continue to do the job that the voters of…

I think our concern really is the loss of that professional election administration and the drain, not just in Arizona, but across the country of folks that do this work.

Absolutely not. In Arizona, vote by mail was established by a Republican Majority Legislature decades ago.

the fact is that it makes it easier for people to exercise their freedom to vote.

I support the Freedom to Vote Act and I appreciate the Committee for holding this hearing.

There were no ballots shipped in from China or anywhere else.