Democrat Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a Republican bill on Tuesday that would require public high schools to adhere to President Trump’s “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” executive order by including geography and instruction on the Gulf of America.
HB 2700 would add geography education in the State Board of Education’s high school social studies academic standards and require academic standards for geography to include instruction on the Gulf of America.
The far-left Democrat Governor doesn’t want students to have a comprehensive education on geography and current events, though.
Hobbs provided no reason for her veto in a letter to Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro, but did take a personal jab at Republicans in the state legislature for what she perceives as a refusal to “work together.”
Hobbs sent the following letter to Montenegro on Tuesday:
Speaker Montenegro,
Today, I vetoed House Bill 2700. Arizonans want us to work together to lower costs, secure the border, create jobs, and protect publie education. Instead of joining with me to do that, this Legislature has chosen to attempt to dictate how teachers refer to geographic features. I encourage you to refocus your time and energy on solving real problems for Arizonans.
In total, Hobbs reportedly vetoed 48 bills on Monday and Tuesday, and she is now five vetoes short of setting a new record.
It can be recalled that Hobbs broke the record for the most bills vetoed in a single session of the state legislature during her first year in office in 2023. Leftwing outlets dubbed her the “Veto Queen,” celebrating her stand against Republicans who represent a majority of Arizona. This is her only accomplishment as governor.
In 2023, some of her greatest hits were vetos for the elimination of the food tax, increased penalties for fentanyl distributors who harm children, medical care for infants who survive abortion, protections for school children from convicted sex offenders, and a mail-in ballot signature verification law to addd the minimum standards that she previously wrote herself as Secretary of State.
More recently, she's taken a hardline stance in favor of illegal immigrants amid a crackdown from the federal government.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Hobbs recently vetoed bills to require Arizona officials to enforce and cooperate with all immigration orders, actions, and programs from the federal government and to have local authorities assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement with identification, detainment, and deportation of illegal aliens.
Meanwhile, one of her Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) has been arrested at the southern border for alleged human smuggling of illegal aliens.
The 2026 election can't come soon enough for Arizona, a red state plagued by election fraud.
