Attorney General of Arizona
Kris Mayes
Attorney General of Arizona (since January 2023)DINCUMBENT
- Race
- Attorney General of Arizona
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Warren Petersen (R)
- Research
- Basic
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Kris Mayes is the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, a former journalist and Arizona State University professor who served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2003 to 2010 and was elected Attorney General in 2022. Her campaign highlights drug and fentanyl prosecutions, Medicaid-fraud enforcement, consumer-protection suits and federal litigation.[1][2][3]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Kris Mayes D | incumbent |
| Warren Petersen R | challenger |
Unopposed in the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary.
Biography
Kris Mayes is the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, a former journalist and Arizona State University professor who served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2003 to 2010 and was elected Attorney General in 2022. Her campaign highlights drug and fentanyl prosecutions, Medicaid-fraud enforcement, consumer-protection suits and federal litigation.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Mayes grew up in Prescott, the child of a public-school teacher and a neighborhood pharmacist, according to her campaign biography.[2] She studied political science and journalism at Arizona State University, later earned a master's in public administration from Columbia University and a law degree from Arizona State, and began her career as a journalist.[3][2]
She served in the Napolitano administration and was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2003 to 2010, chairing it from 2009 to 2010; she served on the commission as a Republican.[3][1] Before becoming Attorney General she was a professor at Arizona State University's School of Global Sustainability.[3]
Mayes won the 2022 Attorney General election by 280 votes.[1][2] Her campaign describes her as the only Arizona official elected statewide as both a Republican and a Democrat.[2]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- legal2026-10-14 · Announced a lawsuit against OpenAI on October 14, 2026 alleging violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act over the marketing and design of ChatGPT as it affects minors.[4]
- legal2026-10-08 · Filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against TikTok on October 8, 2026 alleging violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act over features aimed at minors.[5]
- action2026-10-09 · Urged the Arizona Corporation Commission on October 9, 2026 to investigate whether an APS adjuster shifted nearly $600 million in costs from large energy users to other customers.[6]
- action2026-10-07 · Joined a multistate comment letter on October 7, 2026 opposing an HHS proposal to cut Head Start program standards.[7]
In their own words
Priorities
- Prosecuting drug smugglers, fraudsters and scammers; her survey says her office has seized 27 million fentanyl pills.[8]
- Consumer protection, including suits against RealPage and landlords over rent pricing, and opposing utility rate increases.[8]
- Protecting election systems, voter privacy and access to reproductive care.[8]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Protect legal access to abortion
“She fought to protect access to reproductive care”[8]
From her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response.
- Broad tariffs on imported goods
“Her record is 2-0 for Arizona at the U.S Supreme Court, overturning illegal tariffs costing Arizonans an average $1,500 a year”[8]
From her Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Arizona Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 2.Arizona Attorney General election, 2026 — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 3.Attorney General Kris Mayes · Arizona Attorney General's Office · 2026-10-21 Official record
- 4.Attorney General Mayes Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving Arizonans about the Safety of ChatGPT · Arizona Attorney General's Office · 2026-10-14 Official record
- 5.Attorney General Mayes Sues TikTok for Harming Arizona Youth · Arizona Attorney General's Office · 2026-10-08 Official record
- 6.Attorney General Mayes Urges Arizona Corporation Commission to Investigate Whether APS Customers Subsidized Data Centers and Other Large Energy Users · Arizona Attorney General's Office · 2026-10-09 Official record
- 7.Attorney General Mayes Opposes Gutting of Head Start Standards · Arizona Attorney General's Office · 2026-10-07 Official record
- 8.Arizona Attorney General election, 2026 — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words