PHOENIX — Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs’s team recently released a report to two local journalists allegedly itemizing all of the contributions to one of the Democrat’s inaugural funds, but questions remain about whether it is, indeed, the full list.
Hobbs has been under scrutiny for weeks after refusing to disclose the funding behind the dark-money apparatus that secretly paid for her inaugural events, despite acknowledging that she personally “signed off” on the apparatus.
After mounting criticism — several local journalists expressed concern earlier this month that special-interest groups were “buying influence with the governor,” and Republican Senator T.J. Shope confirmed that state lawmakers may “look into” what occurred — Hobbs’s team released a report that alleges to disclose the details.
A table containing the itemized expenses and contributions can be found by clicking the “Continue reading →” line.
But where did the report come from? And are the records comprehensive?
Capitol Media Services reporter Howie Fischer first reported the topline fundraising numbers (and several examples of contributors and affiliated dollar amounts) last week, with Arizona Republic reporter Stacey Barchenger first publishing the full list soon after.
Fischer’s article states that the records were “obtained by Capitol Media Services” but does not specify the origin of the list; it does, however, quote a prepared statement from Hobbs campaign manager Nicole DeMont. On the other hand, Barchenger’s article specifies that the list was “released by the campaign,” as opposed to the Governor’s Office, and quoted two Hobbs campaign representatives.
It’s also worth noting that the two-column table itemizing the contributions and expenses in the Arizona Republic article cites the “Katie Hobbs Inaugural Fund.”
As StopKatieHobbs.com revealed in early January, the “Katie Hobbs Inaugural Fund” is only one of two 501(c)(4)s incorporated by the Democrat’s team around the inauguration. It appears that contributions to (and expenses by) the second entity, “An Arizona for Everyone,” were not included in the Hobbs report.
Here are the individual expenses and contributions reported by the Arizona Republic, according to the summary that it received from Hobbs:
| REPORTED EXPENSES BY THE KATIE HOBBS INAUGURAL FUND | |
| Vendor Name | Expense Amount |
| Amazon | $1,289 |
| Black Lanyard 100 Pack Bulk | $30 |
| Indigenous Enterprise | $10,000 |
| Jack Dalten Creative | $1,925 |
| Mariachi Pasion | $3,000 |
| PRO EMOperations LLC | $34,991 |
| Reveille Men’s Chorus | $3,000 |
| RoseMark Production LLC | $149,096 |
| Staples | $3,597 |
| REPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KATIE HOBBS INAUGURAL FUND | |
| Contributor Name | Contribution Amount |
| Arizona Public Service Co. | $250,000 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $100,000 |
| Realtors Issues Mobalization Committee | $100,000 |
| Sunshine Residential Homes Inc. | $100,000 |
| Greater Phoenix Leadership | $50,000 |
| William Perry | $50,000 |
| Union Pacific Corporation Fund for Effective Government | $26,450 |
| Arizona Dispensary Association | $25,000 |
| Cheryl Najafi | $25,000 |
| CVS Health | $25,000 |
| Donalyn Mikles | $25,000 |
| Health System Alliance of Arizona | $25,000 |
| Honeywell International PAC | $25,000 |
| Mohit Asnani | $25,000 |
| NAPHCARE Arizona LLC | $25,000 |
| Salt River Project | $25,000 |
| Southwest Mountain States/Regional Council of Carpenters | $25,000 |
| Taylor Morrison Inc. | $25,000 |
| Tohono O’Odham Nation | $25,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $17,500 |
| Arizona Rock Products Association | $15,000 |
| Acadia Healthcare Company Inc FedPAC | $10,000 |
| Altria Client Services LLC | $10,000 |
| Amazon | $10,000 |
| Arizona Association Community Managers | $10,000 |
| Arizona Chapter of NAIOP Inc. | $10,000 |
| AZAHP Inc. | $10,000 |
| Client Network Services | $10,000 |
| Community Health Systems Inc. | $10,000 |
| CRNAS of Arizona PAC | $10,000 |
| Dairymen for Arizona | $10,000 |
| Education Choices For Arizona | $10,000 |
| Enterprise Holdings Inc. PAC | $10,000 |
| Global External | $10,000 |
| Hensley Beverage Company | $10,000 |
| Home Builders Association of Central Arizona | $10,000 |
| John W. Graham | $10,000 |
| Nestor Guzman | $10,000 |
| Painters Allied Trades District Council 36 | $10,000 |
| Pam Grissom | $10,000 |
| Reginald M. Ballantyne III | $10,000 |
| Rock Holdings Inc. | $10,000 |
| Suns Legacy Partners LLC | $10,000 |
| The Coyotes | $10,000 |
| The Gowan Company LLC | $10,000 |
| Tucson Electric | $10,000 |
| Valley Partnership | $10,000 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | $10,000 |
| Western Alliance Bank | $10,000 |
| Arizona AT&T Employees PAC | $5,000 |
| Arizona Food Marketing Alliance | $5,000 |
| Arizona Governmental Affairs | $5,000 |
| Arizona Indian Gaming Association | $5,000 |
| Arizona Trucking Association | $5,000 |
| Associated Highway Patrolmen of Arizona PAC | $5,000 |
| Asurion | $5,000 |
| Bijan Ansari | $5,000 |
| Bobette Gorden | $5,000 |
| Bowlin Travel Centres Inc. | $5,000 |
| Christine E. Augustine | $5,000 |
| Click Automotive | $5,000 |
| Coalition for the Enhancement of Pre-Hospital Care | $5,000 |
| Comcast Corporation | $5,000 |
| Community Medical Services | $5,000 |
| Daryl Kling | $5,000 |
| Elevation Health Services LLC | $5,000 |
| FirstStrategic | $5,000 |
| Gary Willman | $5,000 |
| Go West CU Association | $5,000 |
| Gonzalo De La Melena | $5,000 |
| Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association | $5,000 |
| Horizon Strategies LLC | $5,000 |
| Husch Blackwell Strategies | $5,000 |
| Ivory Price | $5,000 |
| Jane Dowling | $5,000 |
| Jonathan Keyser | $5,000 |
| JV Farms Inc. | $5,000 |
| Karen Gresham | $5,000 |
| Keith Beauchamp | $5,000 |
| Kutak Rock LLP PAC | $5,000 |
| Local First Arizona Foundation | $5,000 |
| Lockheed Martin Employee PAC | $5,000 |
| M. Quinn Delaney | $5,000 |
| McKone Strategies | $5,000 |
| Michael Racy | $5,000 |
| National Credit Alliance | $5,000 |
| Republic Services | $5,000 |
| Richard K. Parrott | $5,000 |
| Russell Smoldon | $5,000 |
| Sharon Harper | $5,000 |
| Shawn Pearson | $5,000 |
| Sheila Kloefkorn | $5,000 |
| Summit Consulting Group Inc. | $5,000 |
| Tenet Healthcare Corporation | $5,000 |
| Todd Pearson | $5,000 |
| Victor Smith | $5,000 |
| Vimo Inc. | $5,000 |
| Cecil Patterson | $3,000 |
| Irrigation Electrical | $2,500 |
| National Audubon Society Action Fund | $2,500 |
| Suma Hodge | $2,500 |
| Tanae Morrison | $2,500 |
| Tania Torres | $2,500 |
| Arthur Pelberg | $1,000 |
| Aveda Institute Tucson | $1,000 |
| Jason Barraza | $1,000 |
| Michael Trauscht | $1,000 |
| OneMain General Services Corp | $1,000 |
| Oportun Inc. | $1,000 |
| The Studio Academy of Beauty | $1,000 |
| Jack Henness | $500 |
| Lisa Urias | $500 |
| Matthew Benson | $500 |
| Robyn Debell | $250 |
| Kathleen Hager | $50 |
| Jeff Einbinder | $25 |
| Mischelle McMillan | $25 |
| Robert Frampton | $25 |
| Walter Johnson | $25 |
| Michael Johnson | $10 |
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