Christy Kelly, Author at Arizona Globe

Pinal’s Miller Reacts to Likely End to Mayes’ Alternate Electors Case

November 12, 2025 3:15 pmNovember 12, 2025 3:16 pm

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is signaling that she may drop the high-profile criminal case against a group of Republicans accused of acting as alternate electors in the 2020 election. The development comes just days before President Donald Trump issued...

Voters Say AZ on Wrong Track as GOP Makes Gains

November 9, 2025 1:28 pmNovember 9, 2025 1:42 pm

A new survey by the political analytics firm GrayHouse suggests that Arizona Republicans may enter the 2026 election cycle with strong momentum across multiple statewide races. The report, titled “Arizona 2026 Statewide Elections – Republican Opportunities Across the Ballot,” shows...

Maricopa Recorder, BOS Clash Intensifies Amid New Ballot Find

November 7, 2025 4:16 pmNovember 9, 2025 1:29 pm

A discovery of 2,288 unattended ballot envelopes left at a ballot-replacement site in Maricopa County has sparked fresh political tension between the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, intensifying an ongoing legal dispute over election...

Hoffman: Trump’s CD5 Lamb Endorsement Ends Primary

November 5, 2025 2:07 pmNovember 9, 2025 1:29 pm

President Trump has officially endorsed former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, a move that could dramatically reshape the Republican primary. Following the announcement, State Senator Jake Hoffman declared that President Trump, “just ended Arizona’s CD-5...

Kolodin, Hoffman Call Out Polling Place Chaos

November 5, 2025 11:39 amNovember 5, 2025 2:07 pm

Election integrity in Tucson dominated the Tuesday, November 5, 2026, episode of The Afternoon Addiction with Garret Lewis. He addressed claims of limited transparency and confusion surrounding Republican poll watchers and election observers in Pima County. Lewis opened the show...

Petersen Pushes AZ Agenda During Trump Admin Summit

October 31, 2025 10:20 amNovember 9, 2025 1:29 pm

Warren Petersen, Republican President of the Arizona State Senate, returned this week from Washington, D.C., following a series of high-level meetings with senior officials of the Trump administration. According to a press release from the Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus,...

Kolodin Calls Out Fontes for Likening Self to ‘Pontius Pilate’

October 30, 2025 11:48 amNovember 9, 2025 1:29 pm

The race for Arizona Secretary of State is already underway, with Democrat incumbent Adrian Fontes and Republican lawmaker Alex Kolodin emerging as clear frontrunners. While other candidates have entered the race, the contest between these two is quickly becoming one...