Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed legislation that would have created a special memorial license plate to celebrate Charlie Kirk’s contributions to civic engagement and free speech.
SB 1439 would have established a Charlie Kirk memorial specialty license plate, in an effort to give Arizonans a “simple way to support the philanthropic organization Charlie built,” according to the bill’s sponsor, Arizona State Senator Jake Hoffman.
“Katie Hobbs’ grotesque partisanship knows no bounds,” stated Hoffman on social media. “Even in the wake of a global civil rights leader — an Arizona resident and her own constituent — being assassinated in broad daylight for his defense of the First Amendment, Hobbs couldn’t find the human decency to put her far-Left extremism aside simply to allow those how wish to honor him to do so. Katie Hobbs will forever be known as a stain on the pages of Arizona’s story.
Hoffman says the funds generated by the plate would be “used to educate and equip, especially students on high school and college campuses, to think for themselves, reject indoctrination, and boldly stand for patriotism, life, liberty, family, and civic responsibility. Designed to sustain itself, the program ensures that Charlie’s vision is not symbolic, but active, practical, and growing stronger with each passing day.”
In her veto letter, Hobbs claimed that the license plate inserts “politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan.”
Specialty license plates cost $25 initially and annually, $17 of which goes to a specific charitable cause or organization “working to better Arizona.” All of the available specialty plate designs and the charities they support can be found at azmvdnow.gov/plates.
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