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PHOENIX – This weekend, as part of the Arizona First Tour, Gov. Katie Hobbs and her running mate, former Mesa Mayor John Giles, rallied educators and kicked off canvassing with the Arizona Education Association, celebrated DÃa de los Muertos in Giles’ hometown of Mesa, and launched a Copper State Victory canvass with New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
On Saturday, Katie and John attended an Arizona Education Association canvass launch in Phoenix where they fired up educators ahead of doorknocking and emphasized the importance of getting as many people as possible to the polls by November 3rd.
Afterward, John celebrated the beginning of DÃa de los Muertos in his hometown of Mesa, where he attended a celebratory breakfast kickoff and ofrenda competition, and spoke with local community members.
On Sunday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill joined Katie and John in Mesa to launch a canvass with the Copper State Victory coordinated campaign, emphasizing the stakes of this election and urging attendees to spread the word that early voting is underway in Arizona.
Later, Katie and John attended the Mesa Arts Center’s 20th annual DÃa de los Muertos Festival, where they toured the festival grounds, participated in the procession and closing ceremony, and spoke with local artists and vendors.
Over the next nine days, Hobbs and Giles will continue traveling across the state on their Arizona First Tour, meeting with educators, small business owners, students, workers, volunteers, organizers, and working families statewide. The Arizona First Tour reflects their continued commitment to showing up, listening firsthand to Arizonans’ concerns, and fighting for lower costs and greater opportunity for every Arizona family.
