Kathy Hoffman
Kathy Hoffman | |
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22nd Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
Governor | Doug Ducey |
Preceded by | Diane Douglas |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Oregon (BA) University of Arizona (MS) |
Website | Government website |
Kathy Hoffman (born 1985/1986)[1] is an American Democratic politician who has served as the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2019.
Education and career
Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in Japanese Studies at the University of Oregon in 2009 and a master's degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Arizona in 2013. She taught pre-school before beginning her career as a speech-language pathologist. Before running for office, Hoffman worked as a speech-language pathologist at Vail Unified School District and Peoria Unified School District.[2]
Hoffman is fluent in both Japanese and Spanish.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
In 2018, Hoffman defeated former California Republican Congressman Frank Riggs in the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction,[3] after Hoffman defeated former state senator David Schapira in the Democratic primary in a surprise upset.[4] She said she was inspired to run after watching the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary Education.[5] Running as a clean elections candidate, Hoffman managed to out-raise her opponent 2-to-1.[6]
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathy Hoffman | 254,566 | 52.27 | |
Democratic | David Schapira | 232,419 | 47.73 | |
Total votes | 484,748 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathy Hoffman | 1,185,457 | 51.56 | |
Republican | Frank Riggs | 1,113,781 | 48.44 | |
Total votes | 2,299,238 | 100.0 |
References
- ^ Flaherty, Joseph (November 12, 2018). "AP: First-Time Candidate Kathy Hoffman Wins Arizona Superintendent Race".
- ^ Flaherty, Joseph (August 30, 2018). "Can This 32-Year-Old Teacher Be Arizona's Next Superintendent?".
- ^ Flaherty, Joseph (November 12, 2018). "AP: First-Time Candidate Kathy Hoffman Wins Arizona Superintendent Race".
- ^ Campbell, Katie. "Hoffman victorious in schools chief Democratic primary – Arizona Capitol Times". azcapitoltimes.com.
- ^ "What experience does a state superintendent need, and does Kathy Hoffman have it?".
- ^ "Republicans have cash edge in expensive campaigns for Arizona's statewide offices".
- ^ https://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/2018%200910%20Signed%20Statewide%20Canvass.pdf
- ^ "Arizona Election Results". results.arizona.vote.
External links
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- Government website
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- Profile at Vote Smart