Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Archives

State Senator Justine Wadsack at a "Chase the Vote" rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona.

Last-Minute Election Shenanigans Threaten Arizona Vote

November 1, 2024 4:56 pmNovember 11, 2024 10:43 am

Accusations of meddling against Arizona’s Democrat Attorney and Secretary of State spark controversy over Tuesday’s vote, reigniting lingering doubts stemming from the 2020 and 2022 elections. Among these are AG Kris Mayes’ threat to investigate comments made by Donald Trump...

Kavanagh Demands AG Investigation into City Speech Violation

September 18, 2024 5:00 amOctober 24, 2024 7:57 am

AZ Senator John Kavanagh (R-LD3) is demanding that AG Kris Mayes formally investigate the City of Surprise over the arrest of a resident for criticizing the city council. The Arizona Globe first reported on this on September 4, 2024, after...

Mayes Oppose State’s Proposed Opioid Settlement Use

June 19, 2024 5:00 amJuly 1, 2024 7:37 am

AG Kris Mayes is threatening to sue the Arizona legislature over an item in the newly passed 2024 budget authorizing the use of Federal opioid settlement funds to “backfill” prior-year deficits. At issue is the interpretation of the settlement’s Memorandum...

State Representative David Livingston speaking at the 2016 Arizona Manufacturing Summit at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sparks Fly as DA Mitchell Refuses to Back Down

June 14, 2024 5:00 amJune 19, 2024 11:43 am

In the aftermath of announced investigations into Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ alleged “pay-to-play” scheme, Maricopa County DA Rachel Mitchell has refused Democrat AG Kris Mayes’ request to end her parallel investigation. The Arizona Globe reported on June 10, 2024, that...

Mayes Launches Pay-to-Play Probe into Hobbs Contract

June 10, 2024 5:00 amJune 17, 2024 10:31 am

Arizona AG Kris Mayes (D) confirmed reports that her office has opened a probe into Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’s possible “pay-to-play” scheme. Senate President Pro Tempore Thomas “TJ” Shope (R-LD16) demanded the investigation after a story broke that Sunshine Residential...

Arizona AG Mayes’ Indictment Follows in Biden DOJ Footseps

April 26, 2024 2:01 pmMay 8, 2024 2:45 pm

Arizona’s Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes, who won her election against Republican challenger Abe Hamadeh by a razor-thin margin of just 300 votes, has charged eleven alternate Trump electors with election fraud. Despite the lack of an investigation or any...

Schweikert, Ciscomani, and Stanton Join AZ Battle Against IRS Rebate Penalty

March 18, 2024 10:06 amMay 14, 2024 9:14 am

Congressional members David Schweikert (R-CD1), Juan Ciscomani (R-CD6), and Greg Stanton (D-CD4) join AZ’s Democrat AG Kris Mayes and Governor Katie Hobbs to form a bipartisan wall against the IRS grab for Arizona’s family tax rebate. On January 27, 2024,...