{"id":2482517,"date":"2025-09-04T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-attorney-general-announces-reelection-campaign\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:22:22","slug":"arizona-attorney-general-announces-reelection-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-attorney-general-announces-reelection-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona attorney general announces reelection campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-attorney-general-announces-reelection-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482517&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, has officially announced her campaign for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">reelection<\/a>. Mayes emphasized her commitment too creating a more just and affordable Arizona. Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">taking office<\/a>, she has been a prominent figure among Democratic attorneys general opposing several Trump administration policies through lawsuits, including challenges to tariffs, immigration restrictions, and attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >end birthright citizenship<\/a>. Mayes won her previous election in 2022 by an extremely narrow margin of just 280 votes, one of the closest in Arizona&#8217;s history. Notably, she switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gloomy-unappreciated-joe-biden-staffers-eying-the-exits\/\" title=\"Gloomy, Unappreciated Joe Biden Staffers Eying the Exits\">citing dissatisfaction<\/a> with the GOP&#8217;s direction under former President Trump. For the upcoming 2026 election, Mayes is the only Democrat running in the primary, while the Republican primary is shaping up to be a contest between Senate President Warren Petersen and Air Force veteran Rodney Glassman. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arizona attorney general announces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"... 2024: An Early Look At The Possible ... Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2102725\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona<\/a> Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced her reelection campaign on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m proud to announce my campaign for re-election as I continue fighting for a more just and more affordable Arizona,&rdquo; Mayes said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3793857\/democrats-decry-alleged-scheme-by-trump-to-meddle-in-nyc-election\/\">Democrats decry alleged &#8216;scheme&#8217; by Trump to meddle in NYC election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3793998\/zohran-mamdani-slams-rumored-trump-intervention-behalf-rival-andrew-cuomo-nyc-mayoral-race\/\">Mamdani slams rumored Trump intervention on behalf of rival Cuomo in NYC mayoral race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3793723\/north-carolina-state-senator-challenge-don-davis-toss-up-district\/\">North Carolina state senator to challenge Don Davis in toss-up district<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Mayes has emerged as one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3355766\/democratic-attorneys-general-resistance-trump-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">several Democratic attorneys general<\/a> who have strongly pushed back against the Trump administration in court. She has joined many lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs, immigration policies, and his attempt to eliminate birthright citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By protecting Arizonans from corporate greed, safeguarding our groundwater for generations to come, and standing up to Donald Trump&rsquo;s unlawful attacks on our Constitution, I&rsquo;ve been a lawyer for the people every single day,&rdquo; Mayes said in her statement.<\/p>\n<p>Mayes&rsquo;s win in the 2022 election was one of the closest elections in state history. She beat now-Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) by just 280 votes or 0.01%. That election is believed by some measures to be the only major election <a href=\"https:\/\/split-ticket.org\/2023\/02\/05\/did-refusing-the-covid-19-vaccine-cost-the-gop-any-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">affected by COVID-19 deaths<\/a> during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Mayes left the Republican Party and joined the Democratic Party, citing Trump&rsquo;s increasing influence on the GOP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3355766\/democratic-attorneys-general-resistance-trump-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEYS GENERAL EMERGE AS SOME OF THE ONLY REAL RESISTANCE AGAINST TRUMP 2.0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was a lifelong Republican, but the party left me and many moderates like me. We need a healthy two-party system in this country, so it makes me really sad to see the party I once served has fallen this far and gotten this sick,&rdquo; Mayes told <em>The Guardian<\/em> in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Mayes is the only Democrat currently running in the August 2026 primary election. On the Republican side, a primary battle is emerging between Senate President Warren Petersen and Air Force veteran Rodney Glassman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes launches reelection bid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2482518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kris-mayes.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4472,32116,4087,5894,8313],"class_list":["post-2482517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arizona","tag-attorney-general","tag-campaign","tag-politics","tag-reelection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kris-mayes.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2482517"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2482521,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482517\/revisions\/2482521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2482518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2482517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2482517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2482517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}