Kris Mayes

Kris Mayes
Kris Mayes
	Mayes in 2022
27th Attorney General of Arizona
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; January 2, 2023

Last updated November 13, 2025

In July 2023, Mayes's office announced that it was "investigating the transmission of an alternative slate of electors" by allies of former President Donald Trump to be counted by Congress during the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count.^[25] Mayes's office indicted 18 individuals in April 2024.

Lawsuits against the Trump administration

As of October 2025, Mayes' office has filed 26 lawsuits against the Trump administration. Collectively, these lawsuits protected $1.5 billion in federal funds allocated to Arizona.^[26]

Personal life

Mayes is openly lesbian and has a daughter, Hattie. Mayes is the second woman elected Arizona Attorney General (after Janet Napolitano), the third openly lesbian woman elected attorney general of a state in the United States (after Maura Healey and Dana Nessel), and the second openly LGBT person elected to statewide office in Arizona (after Kyrsten Sinema).^[7]^[8]

Electoral history

2004 Arizona Corporation Commission special election ^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin Mayes (incumbent)	1,175,778	74.90
	Libertarian	Rick Fowlkes	394,078	25.10
Total votes			1,569,856	100.0
	Republican hold

2006 Arizona Corporation Commission general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin Mayes (incumbent)	653,344	26.1
	Republican	Gary Pierce	638,466	25.5
	Democratic	Richard Boyer	581,885	23.2
	Democratic	Mark Manoil	541,562	21.6
	Libertarian	Rick Fowlkes	91,684	3.7
Total votes			2,506,941	100.0

2022 Arizona Attorney General election ^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kris Mayes	1,254,809	49.94%	+1.68%
	Republican	Abraham Hamadeh	1,254,529	49.93%	−1.80%
	Write-in		3,052	0.12%	+0.11%
Total votes			2,512,390	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

↑ "Kris Kay Mayes". Arizona Memory Project. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
↑ Kavaler, Tara (November 19, 2022). "As close as it gets: Why Arizona's attorney general race is one of tightest in state history". The Arizona Republic . Archived from the original on November 19, 2022.
↑ Giles, Ben (November 21, 2022). "Kris Mayes defeats Abe Hamadeh in Arizona attorney general race". KJZZ . Retrieved December 3, 2022.
↑ "Kris Mayes". Arizona State University. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
↑ "Bio". sfis.asu.edu. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
↑ "Kris Mayes Named Chairman of Corporation Commission)" (PDF). Arizona Corporation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
1 2 Kavaler, Tara (December 29, 2022). "'Thankful': New Arizona Attorney General Mayes responds after recount affirms win". The Arizona Republic .
1 2 Riley, John (December 29, 2022). "Lesbian Candidate Kris Mayes Wins Arizona Attorney General Race". Metro Weekly .
↑ "Ms. Kristin K Mayes Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
1 2 Powell, Brian (March 13, 2023). "Kris Mayes praises Flinn Scholarship's impact on road from Prescott to Attorney General". Finn Foundation. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kristin Mayes chosen to head new program on law and sustainability". ASU Global Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
1 2 Kavaler, Tara (July 6, 2022). "Kris Mayes: Democrat with rural roots wants to be Arizona's next attorney general". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
↑ Hobbs, Katie. "2004 General Election Results". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
↑ Young, Ty (February 19, 2008). "Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes considers run for Congress". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
↑ "'Democracy runs through Arizona': candidate for attorney general says fate of the nation is at stake". the Guardian. July 29, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
↑ Latch, Lacey (June 23, 2021). "Kris Mayes, consumer advocate and attorney, enters Arizona's attorney general race". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022.
↑ The Washington Post (November 23, 2022). "GOP candidate for Arizona attorney general sues to reverse results". MSN . Retrieved November 28, 2022.
↑ Kavaler, Tara (November 21, 2022). "'We feel confident': Upbeat Kris Mayes leads by 510 votes as AG race heads to recount". Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
↑ "2022 General Election Results". Arizona Secretary of State.
↑ "CV2022-015915: Order Regarding Recount Results". Maricopa County Superior Court. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
↑ "Video: AG Kris Mayes cites antitrust laws for reason Arizona will oppose the Kroger-Albertsons merger". KTAR.com. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
↑ Reagan, Kevin (June 7, 2024). "Kris Mayes explains why her office searched the Apache County Attorney's Office". 12news.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
↑ "Arizona attorney general's office probing Trump's violent comments about Liz Cheney". NBC News. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
↑ "Statement from Attorney General Mayes on the Signing of Proposition 139 | Arizona Attorney General". www.azag.gov. November 25, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
↑ Hillyard, Vaughn; Gregorian, Dareh (July 13, 2023). "Arizona's attorney general is probing 'alternate electors' who backed Trump in 2020 election". MSNBC . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
↑ Fischer, Morgan (October 6, 2025). "All 26 lawsuits Kris Mayes has filed against Trump: What to know". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
↑ Hobbs, Katie. "2004 General Election Results". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
↑ "CV2022-015915: Declaration of Kori Lorick". Maricopa County Superior Court. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

Notes

External links

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes official state government site
Kris Mayes for Arizona Attorney General campaign website
Official Arizona Corporation Commissioner profile
Appearances on C-SPAN

Political offices
Preceded by James Irvin	Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission 2003–2010	Succeeded by Brenda Burns
Legal offices
Preceded by Mark Brnovich	Attorney General of Arizona 2023–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Kris Kay Mayes". Arizona Memory Project. Retrieved June 2, 2025.

[2] Kavaler, Tara (November 19, 2022). "As close as it gets: Why Arizona's attorney general race is one of tightest in state history". The Arizona Republic . Archived from the original on November 19, 2022.

[3] Giles, Ben (November 21, 2022). "Kris Mayes defeats Abe Hamadeh in Arizona attorney general race". KJZZ . Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[4] "Kris Mayes". Arizona State University. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

[5] "Bio". sfis.asu.edu. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[6] "Kris Mayes Named Chairman of Corporation Commission)" (PDF). Arizona Corporation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.

[:3-7] 1 2 Kavaler, Tara (December 29, 2022). "'Thankful': New Arizona Attorney General Mayes responds after recount affirms win". The Arizona Republic .

[:4-8] 1 2 Riley, John (December 29, 2022). "Lesbian Candidate Kris Mayes Wins Arizona Attorney General Race". Metro Weekly .

[9] "Ms. Kristin K Mayes Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.

[Flinn-10] 1 2 Powell, Brian (March 13, 2023). "Kris Mayes praises Flinn Scholarship's impact on road from Prescott to Attorney General". Finn Foundation. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

[ASU-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kristin Mayes chosen to head new program on law and sustainability". ASU Global Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

[:1-12] 1 2 Kavaler, Tara (July 6, 2022). "Kris Mayes: Democrat with rural roots wants to be Arizona's next attorney general". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[13] Hobbs, Katie. "2004 General Election Results". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[14] Young, Ty (February 19, 2008). "Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes considers run for Congress". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[:2-15] "'Democracy runs through Arizona': candidate for attorney general says fate of the nation is at stake". the Guardian. July 29, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[:0-16] Latch, Lacey (June 23, 2021). "Kris Mayes, consumer advocate and attorney, enters Arizona's attorney general race". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022.

[17] The Washington Post (November 23, 2022). "GOP candidate for Arizona attorney general sues to reverse results". MSN . Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[18] Kavaler, Tara (November 21, 2022). "'We feel confident': Upbeat Kris Mayes leads by 510 votes as AG race heads to recount". Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[19] "2022 General Election Results". Arizona Secretary of State.

[20] "CV2022-015915: Order Regarding Recount Results". Maricopa County Superior Court. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

[21] "Video: AG Kris Mayes cites antitrust laws for reason Arizona will oppose the Kroger-Albertsons merger". KTAR.com. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

[22] Reagan, Kevin (June 7, 2024). "Kris Mayes explains why her office searched the Apache County Attorney's Office". 12news.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.

[23] "Arizona attorney general's office probing Trump's violent comments about Liz Cheney". NBC News. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[24] "Statement from Attorney General Mayes on the Signing of Proposition 139 | Arizona Attorney General". www.azag.gov. November 25, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[25] Hillyard, Vaughn; Gregorian, Dareh (July 13, 2023). "Arizona's attorney general is probing 'alternate electors' who backed Trump in 2020 election". MSNBC . Retrieved July 13, 2023.

[26] Fischer, Morgan (October 6, 2025). "All 26 lawsuits Kris Mayes has filed against Trump: What to know". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

[27] Hobbs, Katie. "2004 General Election Results". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[recount1-28] "CV2022-015915: Declaration of Kori Lorick". Maricopa County Superior Court. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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v t e Statewide political officials of Arizona
U.S. senators	Mark Kelly Ruben Gallego
State government	Katie Hobbs, Governor Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State Kris Mayes, Attorney General Kimberly Yee, Treasurer Tom Horne, Superintendent Les Presmyk, Mine Inspector Rene Lopez, Lea Márquez Peterson, Nick Myers, Kevin Thompson, and Rachel Walden, Corporation Commissioners
Senate	Warren Petersen, President T. J. Shope, President pro tempore Janae Shamp, Majority Leader Priya Sundareshan, Minority Leader
House	Steve Montenegro, Speaker Neal Carter, Speaker pro tempore Michael Carbone, Majority Leader Oscar De Los Santos, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Ann Timmer, Chief Justice John Lopez, Vice Chief Justice Clint Bolick James Beene Bill Montgomery Kathryn Hackett King Maria Elena Cruz, Associate Justices

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