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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

Election Timeline & Candidates

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  2. Primary
  3. Election Day
Kris Mayes (D)
Democrat
Incumbent

Kris Mayes (D)

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Rodney Glassman (R)
Republican

Rodney Glassman (R)

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Warren Petersen (R)
Republican

Warren Petersen (R)

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David Hardy (L)
Independent

David Hardy (L)

John Lazzaro (L)
Independent

John Lazzaro (L)

Kris Mayes (D)
Democrat
Incumbent

Kris Mayes (D)

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Rodney Glassman (R)
Republican

Rodney Glassman (R)

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David Hardy (L)
Independent

David Hardy (L)

Warren Petersen (R)
Republican

Warren Petersen (R)

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John Lazzaro (L)
Independent

John Lazzaro (L)

Latest Arizona Attorney General News & Insights

New Jersey Confirms New AG; Updates in Arizona and Oklahoma AG Races

The New Jersey Senate has unanimously confirmed Jennifer Davenport as the state’s new AG. Davenport, a Democrat, was nominated by Governor Mikie Sherrill and previously served as the state’s first assistant AG and principal law enforcement advisor, later serving in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey before becoming deputy general counsel and chief litigation counsel at PSE&G.

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AGs Step Up AI Accountability

Arizona AG Kris Mayes is investigating reports that xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, which has been integrated into social media platform X, has been used to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and nonconsensual, exploitative images, among other alleged conduct. Following an investigation similar to Arizona’s, California AG Rob Bonta sent a cease-and-desist…

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