Kris Mayes | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Mayes in 2022 | |
| 27th Attorney General of Arizona | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
| Governor | Katie Hobbs |
| Preceded by | Mark Brnovich |
| Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission | |
| In office January 2009 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Gleason |
| Succeeded by | Gary Pierce |
| Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission | |
| In office October 2003 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | James Irvin |
| Succeeded by | Brenda Burns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54) Prescott, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 2019) Democratic (2019–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Arizona State University, Tempe (BA, JD) Columbia University (MPA) |
| Website | Government website |
Kristin Kay Mayes (born 1970 or 1971)[1] is an American attorney, reporter, and politician who is the Arizona Attorney General. A member of the Democratic Party, Mayes was elected in 2022, defeating Republican Abraham Hamadeh by a margin of just 280 votes in one of the closest elections in the state's history.[2][3] Previously Mayes was a Professor of Practice at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission.[4][5][6]
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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Bio". sfis.asu.edu. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Kris Mayes Named Chairman of Corporation Commission)" (PDF). Arizona Corporation Commission. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ Kavaler, Tara (December 29, 2022). "'Thankful': New Arizona Attorney General Mayes responds after recount affirms win". The Arizona Republic.
- ^ Riley, John (December 29, 2022). "Lesbian Candidate Kris Mayes Wins Arizona Attorney General Race". Metro Weekly.