Basic biographical information:
- Name: Kris Mayes
- Office they are seeking: Attorney General
- Age: 51
- City of residence: Phoenix
- Occupation: Attorney
- Education: ASU BA, 1994. Columbia University MPA, 1999, ASU JD, 2003.
- Previous elected office: Arizona Corporation Commission, 2003-2010
- Other relevant qualifications: Chaired the Arizona Corporation Commission, have managed/overseen lawyers, staff, officers, Administrative Law Judges and have deep expertise in Administrative law which is the bulk of work done by the AG’s office. Member of the Arizona State Bar since 2005.
1. What do you see as the most important issue to address and how would you address it?
I believe there are several critical issues that are imperative to address as Arizona’s next Attorney General. Tackling our fentanyl crisis which is killing our kids and harming families. Protecting our water supplies so we have a future, as well as ending sweetheart deals that allow foreign corporations to take our water for free. Investigating and prosecuting consumer fraud which was up 70% nationally last year. Properly investigating and prosecuting elder and vulnerable adult abuse which has been basically ignored by our current AG. We have also seen a failure in leadership at our southern border. I will hold the Federal government accountable, and will directly coordinate with state, local and national law enforcement to go after the cartels who engage in drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and human trafficking. I have more detailed information about all of the above issues on my website. This summer, Arizona women also lost the right to our bodily autonomy when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. We cannot allow this extremist effort to control our reproductive freedoms, our bodies and our lives. Unlike the federal constitution, Arizona’s Constitution contains an express right to privacy, and I intend to fight for women and our reproductive healthcare providers. I believe abortion should be legal and safe, and that women should have both privacy and bodily autonomy. The government does not belong in these decisions that should remain between women and our healthcare providers. I have a detailed 12-point-plan on protecting and retaining our reproductive rights.
2. Why should voters choose you, rather than other candidates?
I am running for Attorney General to be the lawyer for the people. It’s time to restore the Attorney General’s office to its core mission – protecting Arizonans. People should vote for me because I am a lifelong Arizonan who was raised in Prescott and I have a long track record of consumer advocacy, as well as the expertise and demeanor necessary to manage the largest law office in the state. I believe that when we work together we can get big things done, and this office has been politicized for too many years. When I served as an Arizona Corporation Commissioner for 7 years, I walked into the office every day with one thing on my mind: ‘How can I make Arizonans’ lives better?’ I plan to hold statewide office hours, as I did when I was a Commissioner, be accessible, restore transparency to the office, and roll up my sleeves and fight for Arizonans every single day.
3. Could you please provide a list of the people and organizations that have endorsed you?
Former Arizona Governor and Attorney General, Janet Napolitano
Former Arizona Attorney General and Phoenix Mayor, Terry Goddard
Former Arizona Governor and Attorney General, Bruce Babbitt
Former Arizona Attorney General, Grant Woods (May his spirit live on.)
Navajo Nation President, Jonathan Nez
Arizona Corporation Commissioner, Sandra Kennedy
St. Johns Mayor, Spence Udall
Tucson Mayor, Regina Romero
Attorney, Danny Ortega, Jr.
Former Maricopa County Attorney, Rick Romley
Former Arizona Congressman, Jim Kolbe
Former U.S. Representative, Gabby Giffords
U.S. Representative, Tom O’Halleran
Former U.S. Congressman Ron Barber
Former Phoenix City Councilmember and Maricopa County Supervisor, Mary Rose Wilcox
Maricopa County Supervisor, Steve Gallardo
Phoenix City Councilmember, Yassamin Ansari
Arizona State Senator, Sean Bowie
Arizona State Senator, Lela Alston
Arizona State Rep. Kelli Butler
Arizona State Rep. Mitzi Epstein
Arizona State Rep. Jennifer Longdon
Arizona Corporation Commissioner, Anna Tovar
Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner, Bill Mundell
Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner, Renz Jennings
Former Arizona State Rep. Bob McLendon (May his spirit live on.)
Arizona State Rep. Lorenzo Sierra
Arizona State Rep. Diego Espinoza
Tempe City Councilmember, Jennifer Adams
Mesa Vice Mayor, Jen Duff
Former Arizona State Rep. Roberta Voss
Former Arizona State Rep. Robbie Shaw
Former Mayor of Tempe, Neil Giuliano
Former Arizona State Senator, Susan Gerard
Clarkdale Town Councilmember, Bill Regner
Pima County Supervisor, Sharon Bronson
Pima County Supervisor, Rex Scott
Coconino County Supervisor, Patrice Horstman
La Paz County Supervisor, Holly Irwin
Former Arizona State Rep. Ted Downing
Professional Firefighters of Arizona
CWA Arizona State Council
Teamsters
Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council
Arizona Education Association
AFL-CIO
Fund Her
Victory Fund
VoteMama
Arizona Pipe Trades
Ironworkers
Southwest Carpenters Union
End Citizens United / Let America Vote
UA Local 469
Sierra Club
Moms Demand Action Candidate
Everytown for Gun Safety
National Association of Social Workers, Arizona Chapter
NextGen America
Healthcare Rising Arizona
Arizona List
North Scottsdale Democrats
Democrats of the Red Rocks
Democratic Attorney Generals Association
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Human Rights Campaign
UFCW Local 99
