Steve Hobbs is the Secretary of State for Washington.

What we found

Supports. A Reuters report dated 2026-10-27 identifies 'Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, the state's top elections official,' as the recipient of the Justice Department letter.[1]

Supports. The official Washington Secretary of State biography, published 2026-09-27, describes Steve Hobbs as the office holder who began his tenure in 2021 and was elected in 2022.[3]

Supports. A Seattle Times report from 2026-10-28 refers to 'Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs' responding to the DOJ request.[4]

Context. The AP's 2022 report confirms Hobbs won the 2022 election for the office, having been appointed in 2021 to replace Kim Wyman.[2]

Sources

4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 not rated

1. 1US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2. 2Democrat Hobbs wins Washington secretary of state race | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
3. 3Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs full biographysos.wa.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
4. 4WA fires back at DOJ demands, calls voter list 'deeply flawed'seattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• unDivided with Brandi Kruse · Oct 27, 2026“And then the Secretary of State, the man in charge of Washington's elections, throws out that he's been talking to foreign governments about how to prepare for such a scenario... Here's part of the statement that Steve Hobbs put out”Post →

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