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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

  1. Candidate Filing Deadline
  2. Primary
  3. Election Day
Kris Mayes (D)
Democrat
Incumbent

Kris Mayes (D)

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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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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)

Latest Arizona Attorney General News & Insights

FTC Secures Order Resolving Antitrust Concerns with Zillow-Redfin Agreement

The FTC, joined by five states, announced it will enter a stipulated order that resolves its litigation against Zillow and Redfin by removing a key term of Zillow and Redfin’s 2025 agreement, under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million for Redfin to shut down its internet listing services (ILS) business, exclusively repost apartment listings provided…

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Arizona AG Says Insurers Used Algorithm to Fix Out-of-Network Rates

Arizona AG Kris Mayes sued MultiPlan and several major health insurers, alleging violations of the Arizona Uniform State Antitrust Act and Arizona Consumer Fraud Act based on an alleged price-fixing scheme to suppress payments for out-of-network care. According to the complaint, the insurers allegedly used MultiPlan’s shared pricing algorithm and pooled confidential claims and payment…

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