AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Archives

Kolodin Momentum Grows After Election Case Win, Endorsements

April 20, 2026 3:03 pmApril 22, 2026 4:08 pm

State Representative Alexander Kolodin is building early momentum in Arizona’s Secretary of State race, combining high-profile political support, a major legal victory tied to election authority, and backing from a national grassroots organization. Kolodin confirmed he has received support from...

Court Hands Heap Resounding Election Control Win

April 18, 2026 4:05 pmApril 22, 2026 4:08 pm

Recorder Justin Heap is calling a Maricopa County Superior Court ruling a decisive win for election law and voters after a judge rejected the Board of Supervisors’ attempt to assert control over key election functions. “I am grateful to the...

Rare Bipartisan Moment as Fontes Defends Heap

April 14, 2026 1:05 pmApril 22, 2026 4:09 pm

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes(D) pushed back on calls to remove Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap (R), saying the recorder has not committed any wrongdoing and is operating within the authority granted by voters. Speaking on The Gaggle podcast...

Kolodin Slams Fontes over DOJ Voter File Refusal

January 8, 2026 9:36 amJanuary 16, 2026 2:41 pm

Arizona State Representative and Secretary of State candidate Alexander (Alex) Kolodin is taking exception to current Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ refusal to turn over Arizona’s unredacted voter registration database to the U.S. Department of Justice. Fontes’ denial is escalating...

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...

Fontes Oversee Yet Another Campaign Finance Report Failure

October 20, 2025 3:58 pmOctober 31, 2025 10:22 am

Arizona’s quarterly political campaign finance window just closed, and as usual, the reporting season kicked off with a glitch — literally. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced Thursday, that his office has been hit with another technical failure in its...

Keshel Condems Dem Rhetoric as Fontes Claims Rising Fascism

September 17, 2025 10:03 amSeptember 26, 2025 11:01 am

Despite Arizona’s top Democratic officials, including Governor Hobbs, Tucson Mayor Romero, and AG Mayes, among others, issuing statements condemning political violence in the aftermath of the conservative leader Charlie Kirk’s assassination, some Republicans have argued their words were hollow and...