Attorney General Kris Mayes Archives

Kern Slams Mayes over ‘Alternate Electors’ Case

February 10, 2025 3:07 pmFebruary 20, 2025 8:31 am

Arizona Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes’ alternate elector case received a significant blow today from Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers. On February 10, 2025, Judge Myers ruled that the defendants in Arizona’s so-called “fake electors” case had presented...

Cochise Sup Crosby Loses Election Interference Appeal

January 2, 2025 3:53 pmJanuary 13, 2025 10:12 am

Reverberations from the 2022 election continue as the Arizona Appeals Court denies Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby’s appeal of AG Kris Mayes’ indictment on election interference and conspiracy charges. Cosby, along with fellow Republican supervisor Peggy Judd, refused to certify...

AZ Sen. Petersen’s Potential 2026 AG Run

December 2, 2024 9:45 amDecember 20, 2024 9:09 am

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14), a third-generation Gilbert resident, was re-elected for a second term as Senate President. Proponents say the advancement of conservative policies and active opposition to initiatives from Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs has marked his leadership....

Hamadeh Submits New Challenge to 2022 Election Results

January 4, 2024 5:00 amNovember 21, 2024 12:44 pm

Republican Abe Hamadeh has filed a new legal challenge to his 2022 squeaker loss to Kris Mayes, requesting that Mayes be removed from her illegally gained position. This most recent challenge is based on an allegedly clear statutory precedent. Hamadeh’s...

Leezah Sun’s Troubling Behavior Earns Ethics Complaint from Fellow Dems

November 8, 2023 3:32 pmNovember 21, 2024 7:46 am

NOTE: This story has been updated to add comment from a lawyer for the city of Tolleson (Nov. 9, 8 am). By this point, the allegations about the bizarre, confrontational behavior by Rep. Leezah Sun, D-Phoenix, have been well documented. She...

Kris Mayes Investigates Gov. Hobbs’s $2M Taxpayer-funded Super Bowl Expenditure

October 6, 2023 10:35 amNovember 21, 2024 1:03 pm

In a surreal turn of fate, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ extravagant taxpayer-funded Superbowl spending spree will be investigated by running mate and fellow Democrat, Attorney General Kris Mayes. The $2.1M expenditure on Super Bowl LVII, a thriller in which the...

Katie Hobbs Relinquishes Governorship – For One Day

September 28, 2023 2:12 pmNovember 21, 2024 1:05 pm

Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs mysteriously stepped down last night, leaving Republican Treasurer Kimberlee Yee as acting Governor in her absence. In a press release posted to X, the Treasurer announced her temporary appointment, vowing to refrain from filling 13 agency...