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Arizona Attorney General

Current State AG
Kris Mayes (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2023

Kris Mayes was elected as the 27th Arizona Attorney General in the 2022 general election after one of the state’s closest-ever contests. Prior to being elected, AG Mayes served as a professor of practice at Arizona State University’s School of Global Sustainability and taught a course on energy law at the school’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. In 2003 she was appointed to the Arizona Corporation Commission and served until term-limited in 2010. Early in her career, she...

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Kris Mayes was elected as the 27th Arizona Attorney General in the 2022 general election after one of the state’s closest-ever contests. Prior to being elected, AG Mayes served as a professor of practice at Arizona State University’s School of Global Sustainability and taught a course on energy law at the school’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. In 2003 she was appointed to the Arizona Corporation Commission and served until term-limited in 2010. Early in her career, she served as director of communications for former Gov. Janet Napolitano and as a journalist with The Phoenix Gazette and The Arizona Republic.

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The AG is an elected position in Arizona.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 consecutive terms


Latest Arizona Attorney General News & Insights

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Arizona AG Sues Reynolds Over Greenwashing Recycling Bags

Arizona AG Kris Mayes sued Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. and Reynolds Consumer Products, LLC (collectively, “Reynolds”), maker of Hefty brand trash bags, alleging that Reynolds deceptively marketed bags as recyclable and suitable for recycling, in violation of state consumer protection law. According to the complaint, Reynolds misled consumers by “greenwashing” by identifying its “Blue,” “Clear,”…

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AGs Renew Call for FDA Guidance on Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Food

Arizona AG Kris Mayes and D.C. AG Brian Schwalb submitted a letter to the FDA in support of other state AG’s 2022 petition for reconsideration of a multistate petition seeking FDA actions on toxic heavy metals in food intended for babies and young children.

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Democratic AGs Blockade Tariff Orders in Court of International Trade

A group of 12 Democratic AGs obtained a ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade that President Trump’s issuance of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is unlawful. The court accepted arguments made by the AGs in their complaint that the IEEPA tariff orders are in excess of the powers granted…

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