Senator and Attorney General Candidate Warren Petersen Archives

Keshel, Reim, Farnsworth Top House, Senate in 2026 RLCAZ Scorecard

July 16, 2026 10:15 amJuly 21, 2026 2:42 pm

The Republican Liberty Caucus of Arizona has released its legislative scorecard for 2026, ranking the state’s most “pro-liberty” legislators and highlighting the grassroots favorites for Arizona’s GOP voters. Representative Rachel Keshel (R-17), who received a score of 99/100, joined Senate...

Gillette, Petersen Defend School Choice ESA Program

June 29, 2026 12:43 pmJuly 16, 2026 2:04 pm

Arizona Republicans are weighing multiple strategies to protect the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program as negotiations continue over a potential agreement involving ballot measures backed by teachers’ unions and public education advocates. House Republicans, including Rep. John Gillette, have defended...

AZGOP Leaders Tout Trump-Friendly Bipartisan Budget Deal

June 9, 2026 5:17 pmJune 24, 2026 7:47 am

PHOENIX — Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Katie Hobbs have reached a bipartisan agreement on an $18.29 billion state budget that GOP lawmakers say will make Arizona the only state in the nation to deliver President Donald Trump’s federal tax...

Petersen, Montenegro Fight Judge over School Funding Deadline

June 3, 2026 9:20 amJune 18, 2026 10:48 am

PHOENIX — Arizona Republican leaders are asking the state Court of Appeals to block, or at least delay, enforcement of a ruling first issued Aug. 13, 2025, that found the state’s public school capital funding system unconstitutional. Attorneys for Senate President...

Montenegro, Petersen put Pressure on Hobbs to Accept Budget

May 5, 2026 11:50 amMay 17, 2026 1:08 pm

PHOENIX — The $17.9B Arizona House Republican budget plan is in, shifting the state’s budget stalemate from a petty partisan battle to a public test of whether Gov. Katie Hobbs and GOP legislative leaders can restart talks. The proposal, passed by...

Petersen Predicts “Gallego-Swalwell Ship” Will Sink, Lake Concurs

April 16, 2026 5:36 pmApril 24, 2026 11:20 am

Ruben Gallego is facing renewed political pressure as past ethics concerns are being revisited alongside a growing controversy involving a close personal and political ally. During the 2024 Senate race, Republican opponent Kari Lake issued a sharp warning to the...

Shope, Kavanagh, Petersen Challenge Pima County’s ICE Refusal

April 6, 2026 5:47 pmApril 22, 2026 4:09 pm

Arizona Senate Republicans escalated Arizona’s latest immigration-enforcement fight this week by asking Attorney General Kris Mayes to review whether Pima County’s new anti-ICE policy violates state law — a move that could turn a local dispute into a statewide test...