Learn more about the candidates in the Maricopa County Attorney election, incumbent Rachel Mitchell and challenger Tamika Wooten.

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office is one of the largest prosecutorial agencies in the nation, with over 1,000 employees. The County Attorney is responsible for prosecuting all felonies that occur in Maricopa County and all misdemeanors that occur in unincorporated areas. The office handles over 30,000 criminal cases annually. Additionally, the County Attorney serves as legal counsel to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and all county departments.

Rachel Mitchell

partyRepublican
Website: rachelmitchell.com

Mitchell is running for his first term as Maricopa County Attorney. The county Board of Supervisors appointed him in March 2022 to replace Alistair Adel, who resigned due to health issues. Mitchell was elected in a special election in November 2022 to serve the remainder of the term.

Mitchell has served in the Maricopa County Attorney's Office since 1992. He was promoted to the Sex Crimes Unit of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in 2004. He served for 12 years as chief of the Sex Crimes Unit, which prosecutes crimes such as sexual assault of adults and sexual abuse of children.

In September 2018, Mitchell took a leave of absence from the county attorney's office to serve as an investigative counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Tamika Wooten

party: Democratic Party
Website: tamikawooten.com

Wootton attended UCLA and the University of Arizona School of Law and began her career as a prosecutor in Tucson, where she has been an attorney for 34 years.

She served as Glendale's chief prosecutor for five years, beginning in 2003. She has also served as a temporary judge in Avondale, Surprise, Scottsdale and Mesa and worked as a private attorney.