Arizona Attorney General Voter Guide

Kris Mayes As Arizona’s top law enforcement officer, I will continue to prosecute drug smugglers, fraudsters, and scammers. I have worked with law enforcement across the state to seize 27 million fentanyl pills—the most seized by any Attorney General. I have protected seniors and children from abuse by cracking down on Medicaid fraud, which my office has reduced by 92%.

I will keep fighting for Arizona consumers and working families. I sued nine major landlords for colluding to drive up rents, challenged health-care practices that increase costs, fought unfair utility rate hikes, and blocked the Kroger-Albertsons merger to prevent higher grocery prices and food deserts. I will continue holding corporations accountable when they break the law or take advantage of Arizona families.

I have defended Arizonans’ fundamental rights and protected our elections, personal data, reproductive freedom, and access to critical programs. Standing up for Arizona has saved taxpayers $2.3 billion.

Warren Petersen On day one, my priorities are clear: fight crime, defend the Constitution and the laws of Arizona, and root out corruption. For too long, the Attorney General's Office has been used as a political weapon instead of a law enforcement agency. I'm going to change that. We're going to prosecute criminals, not politics. We're going to defend the laws Arizonans passed, even the ones I might personally disagree with, because that's what the rule of law demands. And we're going to clean house, eliminate the waste, self-dealing and political favoritism that's crept into that office, and restore the public's trust that this is an office that works for them, not for a party.

Kris Mayes I have called for a statewide pause on new data center construction until the legislature develops a plan to manage the industry’s growth. I believe that our water and energy supply belong to us and not to out-of-state mega corporations. I have opposed the 14% rate increase from APS and TEP because after repeated increases, they are pushing the cost of data centers onto Arizonans. We owe it to our communities and the next generation to better manage our water and power needs before any new data center approvals are issued.

My office announced a town hall as we investigate the future data center in Ahwatukee. We intervened in the Project Blue case and made the public aware of a hidden rate formula that would have allowed the utility to automatically raise rates. It’s unacceptable. I will continue to fight for Arizonans and their right to decide what's best for their communities.

Warren Petersen When data centers came to the legislature a decade ago for a sweetheart tax break, I was one of the only lawmakers to vote no.  Hobbs voted for it as did most others.  I have remained consistent and this year we repealed the special tax break.  As far as future regulation here is what I support.  Data centers must provide their own power and recycle their water.  As for the location, the local community should make that decision.  

Kris Mayes I believe we can have secure borders and safe communities while also respecting due process and the rule of law. Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, but no federal agency is above the law, they must have a standard of accountability.

If federal officers engage in excessive force or civil-rights violations, Arizonans deserve a direct way to report it to my office. I created a first-of-its-kind portal on the Attorney General’s website for Arizonans to submit photos, videos, and other evidence of potential misconduct by federal agents.

I have also stood up to federal demands for sensitive Arizonans’ personal information. When the DOJ demanded our voter rolls, I protected voters’ private data. My opponent, by contrast, turned over records from the Senate’s 2020 election audit to the DOJ.

While my opponent told 70,000 Arizona DACA Dreamers to “be ready to be deported”, I will always take action to protect immigrant families and ALL Arizonans from government overreach.

Warren Petersen Public safety is the goal here. When someone is arrested for a violent crime, law enforcement sharing basic information with federal authorities helps keep our communities safe. I wrote the AZ ICE Act because our sheriffs and corrections officials asked for a clear, consistent framework to work with federal authorities on people already in custody for breaking the law, which keeps dangerous individuals from being released back onto our streets. Arizona voters across party lines supported the Secure the Border Act because they want practical, effective public safety measures. As Attorney General, I'll keep the focus on cooperation that protects families and communities, handled responsibly and within the law.

Kris Mayes As Attorney General, I have held health care companies and fraudsters accountable when they harm patients and undermine access to care.

I sued MultiPlan and major health insurers over an alleged scheme that used a shared algorithm to drive down payments to doctors and hospitals, leaving patients facing higher out-of-pocket costs and making it harder for providers to deliver care. I also sued GSK over its alleged efforts to delay generic competition for its asthma medication, which can keep lower-cost prescription options out of reach for patients.

I have been aggressively prosecuting the Sober Living Fraud. My office has indicted more than 140 individuals and entities tied to the $2 Billion fraud scheme, while fraudulent behavioral health billing has fallen by 92%.

Meanwhile, my opponent Warren Petersen supported the largest Medicaid cut in American history, kicking more than 342,000 Arizonans, including children, off of their healthcare and reducing funding for rural hospitals.

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