Kris Mayes

Kris Mayes
Mayes in 2022
27th Attorney General of Arizona
Assumed office
January 2, 2023
GovernorKatie Hobbs
Preceded byMark Brnovich
Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission
In office
January 2009 – December 31, 2010
Preceded byMike Gleason
Succeeded byGary Pierce
Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission
In office
October 2003 – December 31, 2010
Preceded byJames Irvin
Succeeded byBrenda Burns
Personal details
Born1970/1971 (age 55–56)
Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2019)
Democratic (2019–present)
Children1
EducationArizona State University, Tempe (BA, JD)
Columbia University (MPA)
WebsiteGovernment website

Kristin Kay Mayes (born 1970 or 1971) is an American attorney, reporter, and politician. She is the Arizona Attorney General since 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Mayes was elected in 2022, beating Republican Abraham Hamadeh by just 280 votes in one of the closest elections in the state's history.

Mayes was a Professor of Practice at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Mayes is openly lesbian.

References

  1. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Giles, Ben (November 21, 2022). "Kris Mayes defeats Abe Hamadeh in Arizona attorney general race". KJZZ. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kris Mayes". Arizona State University. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bio". sfis.asu.edu. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kris Mayes Named Chairman of Corporation Commission)" (PDF). Arizona Corporation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Kavaler, Tara (December 29, 2022). "'Thankful': New Arizona Attorney General Mayes responds after recount affirms win". The Arizona Republic.
  7. ↑ Riley, John (December 29, 2022). "Lesbian Candidate Kris Mayes Wins Arizona Attorney General Race". Metro Weekly.