Over the past month, Minnesota has been hard at work to set the gold standard for jaw-dropping fraud scandals under the watch of Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The Somali daycare scandal has turned the state into a national punchline — hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars stolen in plain sight while Kamala Harris’ favorite “masculine” governor looked the other way.

Now, with Walz stepping aside from this reelection bid, a new contender for “most scandal-plagued governor on the 2026 ballot” has emerged: Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. While Minnesota’s scandals have dominated headlines, Hobbs has been busy compiling a rap sheet that rivals what happened in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. But unlike Walz, Hobbs and her administration are under active criminal investigation.

A Pay-To-Play Scheme Engulfs The Hobbs Administration 

The list of Hobbs’ scandals is a mile long and begins at the start of her tenure as governor. At that time, Hobbs allegedly set up a shady slush fund to provide donors with a conduit to buy political favor from her administration. While setting up and managing the fund, Hobbs allegedly and illegally used public resources—like the state’s website—to solicit money for her inauguration. And she also tried to stop the disclosure of the names of those who donated to her inaugural fund. (RELATED: Inside The System Where Arizona Defendants Can’t Get a Jury)

After immense political pressure, Hobbs finally released the names of the donors. One of the names of the groups on the list was Sunshine Residential Homes Inc., a for-profit company that contracts with the State of Arizona. Sunshine Residential donated $100,000 to the alleged secret fund, which was suspicious enough. But........

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