Katie Hobbs made Arizona one of the least affordable states in the country.
Posted by Badlands Media, Checked
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- 2 contradict4 context
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- 35%
Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
The claim repeats a ranking and causal attribution that Trump and Andy Biggs made, and the only support is partisan material (a campaign-linked memo calling Arizona the seventh least affordable state) plus candidate statements.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… She's doing a terrible job, and Andy is somebody that's very special. So don't let her ruin everything and destroy this beautiful state anymore. She's hurt our state. She's hurt this state very badly. She made Arizona one of the least affordable states in the entire country. She supported raising your sales tax to over 65% and doubling your gas tax. Think of it, your sales tax is through the roof. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The Common Sense Institute, cited by ABC15, attributes Arizona's housing cost problem to a lack of new construction since the Great Recession, and notes home prices surged before Hobbs took office in 2023.[2][3]
Context. The governor's executive budget summary reports Arizona housing affordability modestly improving in Phoenix and Tucson and inflation tracking below the U.S. average, though affordability remains impaired versus pre-pandemic levels.[1]
Context. A Republican-aligned campaign memo claims Arizona fell to the seventh least affordable state under Hobbs, but this is an unrated partisan document rather than an independent ranking.[4]
Context. Trump and Biggs make the claim in rally remarks and interviews, which are political assertions and not independent evidence of the ranking or causation.[2][5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1Executive Budget Summary - ospb.az.govospb.az.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2How affordability issues are shaping Arizona governor's raceabc15.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3How affordability issues are shaping Arizona governor's racekgun9.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Memo: Arizona Voter Research - Sept 2026weareequis.us · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Trump doesn't mention competitive congressional ...kjzz.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Arizona 2026 candidates on the issues | TrueStandardtruestandard.ai · not rated · cited for: context
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