What does a state Secretary of State do? The headlines are all about certifying elections. But there’s a lot more to it. IN THEIR WORDS: What public officials do for us, a new podcast series from CITIZENARTS, kicks off with Steve Hobbs, the Secretary of State of the great State of Washington. In a candid, informative, sometimes provocative conversation, Secretary Hobbs discusses his many roles – from helping to ensure election integrity by controlling misinformation and cyber security to protecting freedom of speech in libraries to issuing credentials for corporations and charitable organizations. Critically important, multi-functional public services – the apt bailiwick for Steve Hobbs, a self-described “extreme centrist.”

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More about IN THEIR WORDS: What public officials do for us can be found at https://www.citizenartscreative.org/intheirwords

Details about the Washington Secretary of State’s responsibilities: https://www.sos.wa.gov/office/office.aspx

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs biography: https://www.sos.wa.gov/office/secretary-of-state-steve-hobbs.aspx

For more on civic education, check out this NPR interview with Richard Haass, former diplomat and president of the Council of Foreign Relations, on his new book, The Bill of Obligations, The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/24/1150942762/in-new-book-haass-explores-the-obligations-we-have-to-one-another-and-the-countr

Music credit: Frederic Chopin, Waltz in B minor. Music by Nesrality from Pixabay

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