Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, who stole the 2022 election from Kari Lake, has come under scrutiny over her state contracting decisions after the Office of Tourism awarded a $700,000 contract for a new state logo to a company linked to the agency’s director.
And the logo is ugly. It’s not just absurd or has the colors usually associated with Arizona or the state flag – copper, red, yellow, navy blue – it’s just horrible.
Here’s what Arizona taxpayers pay on $700,000:
The logo is part of the woke initiative to integrate “American Indian / Native American / Indigenous customs, traditions, values, beliefs and culture.”
This isn’t the first time Hobbs has come under fire for unethical and potentially illegal use of tax dollars.
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier this year, there are questions about a bribery scheme involving large donations to the Democratic Party and a dark money group used for Hobbs’s inaugural event. This appears to have influenced Hobbs in awarding state contracts to the highest bidder in unrelated contributions.
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According to State Senator Jake Hoffman:
AZ Democrats @KatieHobbs approved illegal shelling out $700,000 for a new state logo
Fake tourism director Hobbs is caught pushing a MASSIVE contract to his own brother.
@realTomHorne wrapped up in this scandal as well
As reported by the Arizona Agenda, @GovernorHobbs‘ “The Tourism Office spent $700,000 to create a new country logo this year.”
“And all the artists in the country who can create the logo, the contract is only made for people who have close relations with the Director of Tourism Office Lisa Urias” – his brother.
… “Right now, the state tourism department is working on an $8 million budget to entice people to come here, and tourism spending is a big driver for Arizona’s economy.”
“The promise is also an economic driver for Urias Communications.”
“More than a year after Urias became director of tourism, the Arizona Department of Education approved a five-year, $250,000 contract with Urias Communications.”
Now why would the Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, hire the fake brother of the fake director Katie Hobbs to be installed as a quarter million dollar, NO BID, marketing vendor??
Katie Hobbs continues to exploit her office, break the law, and take advantage of the people of Arizona.
This is what it looks like when Democrats control your government.
KATIE HOBBS CORRUPTION EXPOSED
AZ Democrats @KatieHobbs approved illegal shelling out $700,000 for a new state logo
Fake tourism director Hobbs is caught pushing a MASSIVE contract to his own brother.@realTomHorne wrapped up in this scandal as well
As reported… pic.twitter.com/yI6RyWbLxq
— Jake Hoffman (@JakeHoffmanAZ) November 21, 2024
Hoffman took a poll on X, asking, “Do you think the taxpayers should pay more than $700,000 for this logo?” At the time of writing, 97% of 1,171 respondents voted “No! Waste of money & bad”
Let’s poll it @KatieHobbs“The new logo of the district
Do you think it’s worth paying more than $700,000 in taxes for this logo?
— Jake Hoffman (@JakeHoffmanAZ) November 21, 2024
More from Arizona Agenda:
The Tourism Office spent $700,000, which came from federal pandemic aid funds, in 57 personal and digital listening sessions across the country, not including the $27,500 given to the brother of the CEO of the Urias marketing agency. He helped work on the logo with a separate graphic design firm.
And Urias Communications has another state contract.
“It’s clearly an ethical violation. Whether or not it violates the law is another matter,” said Senator John Kavanagh after being briefed on the situation.
But even though he was not involved in the day-to-day operations of the company he founded, Urias appeared to benefit financially from the state’s contract with the company at the same time he drew a salary from the state.
It is unlikely that the corrupt Democratic Attorney General, who also stole her election, will do anything about it.
This is a developing story.
