Voters elect two of Arizona’s most important prosecutors: the new state attorney general and the Maricopa County attorney.

• Current AG Mark Brnovich is running for US Senate.
• Late Maricopa County Attorney Alistair Adele retired in MarchThe Board of Supervisors has named Rachel Mitchell as her successor. She is running to maintain her position.

Important reasons: Past attorneys general have represented states in court on issues such as immigration and abortion rights, and prosecuted consumer fraud and white-collar crime cases.

• County attorneys prosecute nearly all criminal cases and determine whether police officers will be prosecuted in cases of use of force.

detail: There are six Republicans running for Attorney General.Winner will face former Arizona Corporation commissioner Chris Mays in a general election.

• Abe Hamade Former Maricopa County Prosecutor and Army Intelligence Officer. He was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, told the Arizona Republic He will fight the “radical left” and the “weak Republicans.”
• Andrew GouldFormer Supreme Court Justice of Arizona.
• Lacey CooperDuring the Trump administration, he served as director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Border Protection Division.
• business manager dawn glove It focuses on federal overreach “to our families, faith, liberty and free enterprise by the Biden/Harris administration,” she said on her website.
• Rodney GlassmanThe U.S. Air Force Attorney General, who has run for and lost many public offices, campaigns with the slogan, “My job is to protect you from the government.”

• Tiffany SheddPinal County attorney, who focuses on border security and Second Amendment rights, says on her website:

two republicans Maricopa County Attorney Candidate. Winner Faces Democrats Julie Ganniglelost to Adele in 2020.

• Appointed County Attorney Rachel Mitchell I am asking voters to let her keep her job. She’s a veteran of the office, having gained national attention as a Republican investigative attorney during the nomination hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
• Gina Godvigear A former Goodyear city prosecutor, he spent 25 years in the county attorney’s office and helped develop the first juvenile drug courts.

Be smart: The primary is August 2nd. early voting already in progress.