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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

News

ESG Practices No Longer in the Crosshairs of Arizona AG Office

Arizona AG Kris Mayes announced that Arizona will no longer participate in investigations into financial institutions’ consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when choosing plan investments. Mayes’ announcement is a departure from the policies of her predecessor, former Republican AG Mark Brnovich, who participated in investigations into ESG practices. Mayes, a Democrat who…

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In-Depth Analysis

In 2022, Opioids, Data Privacy, and ESG Dominated the State AG Landscape

2022 was a landmark year for state attorneys general.  From billion-dollar global settlements with players in each link of the opioids distribution chain to record-setting settlements with a tech giant, this past year AGs joined forces across the aisle to resolve disputes with some of the most prominent companies in the United States.

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Election News

Arizona AG Candidate Hamadeh Continues to Challenge Arizona AG Election Results

Arizona Republican AG candidate Abe Hamadeh filed a new lawsuit after the results of a recount in the November AG election were announced. The complaint, filed in the Mohave County Superior Court, challenges the election results and alleges that the vote discrepancy between the original results and the recount results calls into question the completeness…

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