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Arizona Democrats say election was mandate for policies

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs claimed Tuesday that her reelection and the historic victories for Democratic lawmakers is a mandate for them to pursue policies they have been trying to enact for decades.

“For four years, too much of our energy went into stopping bad bills,” the governor said during a rally Tuesday at the Capitol organized by her reelection campaign. “Now, we get to pass good ones.”

And Hobbs said she believes there is a reason voters not only put her back in office but also provided Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate for the first time in six decades.

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