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Thomas Horne
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: www.tomhorne.com
Donations: www.tomhorne.com
Tom Horne is Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction and a former Arizona Attorney General. He has dedicated his career to improving academic achievement, strengthening school safety, and expanding educational opportunity for Arizona families.
Since returning to office in 2023, Horne has increased the number of police officers in schools from 190 to 565,established free tutoring statewide, and led initiatives that have helped participating schools double reading progress and triple math progress compared to the state average.
Previously, Horne served as Arizona Attorney General and as a member and President of the school board in one of Arizona’s largest districts.
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Tom Horne believes every child deserves a high-quality academic education and parents deserve meaningful choice in their children’s schooling.
As Superintendent, Horne has refocused the Arizona Department of Education on academic excellence. Through Project Momentum, participating schools have achieved double the state’s average progress in reading and triple the progress in math. In struggling schools, 80% have moved out of the bottom 5% statewide after receiving targeted support.
He redirected federal funds to provide free tutoring for families who requested it, with many students making six months of academic progress in just six weeks.
Horne supports greater parental choice, expanding opportunities for families to select the educational setting that best meets their child’s needs. Under his leadership, participation in Arizona’s ESA program has grown significantly, empowering parents to make decisions about their children’s education.
He also championed keeping cell phones out of classrooms to reduce distractions and maximize instructional time, ensuring students stay focused on learning.
In addition, Horne has strengthened school safety by increasing the number of police officers on campuses, helping protect students and staff.
Tom Horne is committed to strong academics, parental involvement, safe schools, and preparing every Arizona student to graduate college or career ready.
Eli Crane
U.S. House of Rep. – District 2
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: eliforarizona.com/
Donations: secure.winred.com/crane-for-congress/help-this-navy-seal-search/?recurring=true&utm_campaign
Eli is a faith-oriented, family man and is pro-life, pro-second amendment, and unafraid to take a stand against cancel culture and the radical left. He is active in Arizona as a brand ambassador for Sig Sauer firearms and as a former member of the national Advisory Committee on Veteran Business Affairs. Eli believes in giving back to local communities and helps support numerous vet organizations every year.
Warren Petersen
Attorney General
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: www.petersenforag.com/
Donations: www.petersenforag.com
Warren Petersen, a third-generation Gilbert resident and Gilbert High graduate, earned his bachelor’s and J.D. from ASU. He has served in the Arizona Legislature since 2012, holding key leadership roles including House Majority Leader, Rules Chair, Judiciary Chair, Ethics Committee member, and current Senate President.
A lifelong advocate for limited government, low taxes, free markets, and individual rights, Petersen has championed fiscally conservative policies, religious freedom, Second Amendment protections, and crime victims’ rights. He led efforts to defend state laws, including keeping men out of women’s sports and opposing unconstitutional mandates.
Honored with the Silver Beaver Award for youth service and multiple recognitions for protecting freedoms, Petersen is a proven conservative leader.
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I will restore the Attorney General’s office to its core mission: fighting crime, rooting out corruption, securing our elections, and defending our Constitution. Under Kris Mayes it has drifted into partisan and woke politics. With over a decade of broad legal experience, I have served as Judiciary/Rules Chairman and now Senate President—giving me unmatched constitutional expertise among the candidates. When Mayes failed to uphold the law, I stepped up to defend it. I have managed over 110 cases or amicus briefs, including high-profile matters like the Save Women’s Sports Act that reached the U.S. Supreme Court (Doe v. Warren Petersen).
My primary opponent has switched parties three times. I am the only lifelong Republican in the primary who has won an election. Already leading a major branch of government, my proven blend of legal acumen and leadership prepares me to run the office effectively from day one. I am the only candidate endorsed by conservative Attorneys General, County Attorneys, Sheriffs, law enforcement leaders, and our next governor, Trump endorsed Andy Biggs. They recognize my strong conservative record on policy, leadership, and legal experience. I respectfully ask for your vote. Visit petersenforag.com to view all endorsements.
Andy Biggs
Governor
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: biggsforarizona.com
Donations: secure.anedot.com/biggs-for-arizona/biggsforarizona
Congressman Andy Biggs was elected to Arizona’s Fifth District in 2016. Previously, Andy served in the Arizona State House of Representatives for eight years and in the Arizona State Senate for six years. In 2012, Andy was elected as State Senate President. An Arizona native, Andy and his wife, Cindy, have lived in Gilbert for over 35 years and have been married for almost 45 years. They have six children and twelve grandchildren. In his campaign for Governor, Andy is endorsed by President Trump, Charlie Kirk, and forty current or former members of the state legislature.
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Andy Biggs is running for Governor to bring down costs for Arizona families and businesses by growing our economy, lowering taxes, encouraging job growth, and reducing government interference. As Governor, he will prioritize the use and expansion of reliable and affordable energy sources for every Arizonan and responsibly manage our water and land resources to ensure long-term growth and an increased supply of single-family homes. Biggs will protect the rights and freedoms of Arizonans to make their own education and health choices, supporting school choice policies and enacting the MAHA agenda at the state level.
Rodney Glassman
Attorney General
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: www.rodneyglassman.com/
Donations: secure.winred.com/glassman-for-attorney-general/website
Rodney Glassman is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps Reserve, experienced prosecutor, and practicing litigation attorney of nearly two decades. He is married to his law school sweetheart and the proud father of two daughters. Rodney is running for Attorney General to protect Arizona’s law enforcement, children, and prosperity while working with President Trump to secure the southern border. On day one, Rodney will withdraw Arizona from Kris Mayes’s click-bait lawsuits and rescind her political indictments. Rodney’s campaign is chaired by Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan, Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne, and former Senate President Karen Fann.
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Rodney is a Trump conservative and the only candidate running with experience as a practicing attorney.
As a Lieutenant Colonel, when Rodney puts on his uniform to serve at Luke Air Force Base, he leads the active-duty legal office of JAGs, paralegals, and support staff providing all the legal services for the one-star general and base squadrons commanders. He has prosecuted drug dealers and financial crimes while protecting victims of sexual assault.
Rodney is also a successful litigator who has fed his family for nearly two decades as a private sector attorney.
Experience matters because the Arizona Attorney General runs the largest law office in the state, with over 400 attorneys and 1,000 support staff, providing all legal services for every state agency.
Protecting law enforcement means standing with law enforcement, every time.
Protecting children means safeguarding school choice, keeping biological boys out of girls’ sports, combating fentanyl and human trafficking, and advocating for parents and families.
Protecting prosperity means enforcing Arizona’s election laws, defending small businesses from overregulation, rooting out fraud, and ensuring Arizona’s consumers and seniors are protected.
As Arizona’s next Attorney General, Rodney will focus the Attorney General’s office on what matters most: protecting Arizona and Arizonans.
Campaign website: www.rodneyglassman.com
Robbie Osder
Glassman for Attorney General
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Walter “Les” Presmyk
State Mine Inspector
Republican
Participating
Website: lespresmyk.com
Donations: secure.anedot.com/presmyk-for-mine-inspector/0973f5d7-a887-4718-8607-dbd667388843?exitIntent
Les Presmyk is a lifelong Arizonan and mining engineer with 44+ years of experience in Arizona’s mines.
He has worked in operational and management positions in both underground and open-pit mines and understands mine safety, planning, and operations from the ground up.
Appointed Arizona State Mine Inspector in 2025 by Governor Katie Hobbs from a group of seven Republican applicants, he now oversees mine inspections, safety training, and reclamation to help ensure every miner returns home safely each day.
Les is a former member of the Gilbert Town Council and brings decades of civic and volunteer leadership to this role.
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I spent my entire 45-year career in Arizona’s mining industry, starting by exploring old underground mines in high school and going on to work in large underground and open-pit copper mines, Arizona’s largest coal mine, and my own small mining operation.
Appointed by Governor Katie Hobbs from a group of seven Republican applicants, I now serve as your Arizona State Mine Inspector. My top priority is ensuring that mines are safe, so every miner, contractor, and supplier returns home safely at the end of each workday. I also oversee mine inspections, safety training, the securing abandoned mines and final mine reclamation statewide.
Beyond my professional work, I served on the Gilbert Town Council for 12 years and have devoted years to serving on boards and commissions in Gilbert and the Southeast Valley, with a special focus on supporting veterans and their families. I have spent countless hours supporting the two University of Arizona mining/mineral/gem museums in Phoenix and Tucson.
Safety is not a partisan issue, and I am committed to safeguarding both Arizona’s miners and our mining industry.
I am the only candidate with this depth of experience. I respectfully ask for your vote so I can continue this work.
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Ralph Heap
Corporation Commissioner
Republican
Traditional Funding
Dr. Ralph Heap is a fourth-generation Arizonan, a respected orthopedic surgeon, and a lifelong servant-leader who has spent his career caring for others — both in the operating room and in his community. Dr. Heap’s dedication to service extended far beyond Arizona. As a medical missionary in Africa, he has traveled to 23 countries — providing life-changing pediatric orthopedic care and supporting faith-based healthcare initiatives around the globe. He and his wife Denise — his high school sweetheart — have built a life rooted in faith, family, and freedom, raising three children and eight grandchildren in the state they love.
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Ralph Heap was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives, where he has been a strong voice for limited government, free markets, medical freedom, and parental rights. Now, as a candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, Dr. Heap is ready to stand up for ratepayers, defend rural communities, and block the encroachment of globalist energy agendas.
As Corporation Commissioner, Dr. Heap will:
• Fight against ESG mandates and California-style energy experiments
• Oppose unnecessary utility rate increases that punish families and seniors
• Ensure a reliable, diverse energy grid — not one dictated by ideology
• Fully Support the Trump Energy Agenda, with emphasis on fossil fuels and Nuclear energy.
• Protect water access and infrastructure, especially in rural Arizona
• Demand transparency and stand against special interest influence at the
Commission
With decades of real-world experience, a commitment to constitutional principles, and a heart for service, Dr. Ralph Heap is the steady, conservative leader Arizona needs at the Corporation Commission.
Nicholas “Nick” Myers
Corporation Commissioner
Republican
Participating
Website: nickmyers.us
Myers is the incumbent Chairman of the ACC. He brings a background in software engineering, entrepreneurship, and advocacy following a dispute with a utility.
He is spearheading natural gas and nuclear in Arizona, prioritizing the elimination of subsidies, mitigating wildfires, and containing data center costs so residents don’t foot the bill. He is the Chairman of the Markets+ State Committee, a western day-ahead energy market going live in 2027, and serves as a member of the Gas and Critical Infrastructure Committees at NARUC and is one of only 10 members nationwide to serve on the Federal/State Current Issues Collaborative with FERC and NARUC.
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Nick Myers has delivered measurable results for Arizona ratepayers by focusing on affordability, reliability, and accountability at the Corporation Commission.
He has led efforts to remove costly mandates that drove up utility bills by $3 billion, while advancing policies that ensure new growth, especially large energy users like data centers, pays for itself rather than shifting costs onto Arizona families.
Myers has been a voice for consumers by cutting over $1 billion (and climbing) from current utility rates.
Myers has been a leading voice in strengthening grid reliability and supporting pragmatic energy, water, and gas solutions that keep utilities affordable and available as Arizona continues to grow. His work has helped position Arizona as a stable, investment-friendly state for critical infrastructure and development.
He has also taken a firm stance on transparency and regulatory reform, working to improve how decisions are communicated and ensuring the public has a clearer understanding of how rates are set and why. He spearheaded efforts that led to commissioners’ votes being made public and easily researched online.
Known for his independent approach, Myers focuses on practical solutions over politics, prioritizing dependable service, responsible oversight, and long-term cost savings for Arizona consumers.
Kevin Thompson
Corporation Commissioner
Republican
Participating
Website: thompsonforcorpcomm.com/
I’ve served as a Commissioner since 2024 and was previously selected by my peers as Chair. I have over 30 years of professional public service, including serving as a combat veteran during Operation Desert Storm for the US Air Force and a twice-elected Mesa Councilmember. I’m a co-founder of the Mesa Veterans Resource Center, was awarded the Mesa Veteran Appreciation Award, and was recognized as the 2025 Champion of the Year by the Arizona Manufacturers Council. I have a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and have been married to my wife, Donna, for 37 years. They have two adult children.
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One office that shouldn’t be political is the regulators who oversee utilities and our grid. My focus is protecting ratepayers and grid stability. I’ve championed an all-of-the above energy approach to manage Arizona’s energy grid, focusing on eliminating Green New Deal policies that have cost customers billions of dollars in extra surcharges, while pushing for greater ratepayer protections and holding utilities accountable for wasteful and frivolous spending. I championed the elimination of previously enacted Commission mandates that forced utilities to fund energy projects and programs costing ratepayers nearly $4Billion since their inception. I led the charge in eliminating over $50Million in ratepayer surcharges from the state’s largest electric utility in incentives for things like electric golf carts, EV charging stations, and payments to homebuilders to install appliances. I’ve worked tirelessly to remove regulatory barriers and mandates to unleash energy innovation, while ensuring grid stability and maintaining reliable energy supply. Under my watch, Arizona’s grid is now ranked the 7th most reliable in the country. I recently led the charge to prevent ratepayers from being saddled with $1.9Billion in extra costs to open a shuttered power plant and have worked on federal permitting reform for natural gas and nuclear power.
Kimberly Yee
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: kimberlyyee.com/
Donations: secure.winred.com/kimberly-yee-for-arizona/donate?utm_source=website
Born in Arizona, Kimberly is the daughter of a public school teacher of 38 years. Kimberly has an extensive policy background in K-12 and higher education spanning 30 years, serving two gubernatorial administrations, a State Board of Education and Senate Education Committee.
Kimberly advanced school choice, school safety, civics education, financial literacy and vocational education as a former Senate Education Committee chairman and State Charter Schools Board member. She’s endorsed by four former Republican Arizona State Superintendents. A graduate of Pepperdine University with an M.P.A. from ASU, Kimberly is married with two children and active in her church and community.
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Kimberly Yee is one of the most respected statewide leaders, currently State Treasurer, bringing 30 years of experience in K-12 education policy with an extensive background in school finance and fiscal accountability.
A longtime advocate of school choice in Arizona, Kimberly began her career drafting laws giving families the freedom to attend schools outside of their residential zip code with open enrollment and charter schools. She believes parents should have the opportunity to select the education that best fits their child’s unique needs and a pathway to academic success no matter where they live. She supports ALL forms of education, including public schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschools and tribal schools. Kimberly is a strong supporter of teachers as the daughter of a 38-year veteran public school teacher in Arizona.
With student proficiency in reading and mathematics ranked at the 25th percentile, Arizona deserves better leadership in education. The current State Superintendent is asleep at the wheel. Kimberly’s plan to bring back phonics-based reading instruction and traditional mathematics will ensure we get back to the basics, with a focus on real-world life skills in home economics and shop classes to encourage the trades, including vocational and workforce development. Visit www.KimberlyYee.com
Selina Bliss
State Representative – District 1
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: www.SelinaBliss.com
Donations: www.sites.google.com/view/selinasbliss-com/donations
I am honored to serve and have just completed my second term in the Arizona State House of Representatives. Having lived in Legislative District 1 since 1971, I am engaged in a variety of political and civic organizations, including the Yavapai County Republican Party, the State and National Federation of Republican Women, the Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association, and the Armed Women of America. I am running for re-election because of a deep respect for our rich history, and I am dedicated to protecting and strengthening Legislative District 1 and Arizona.
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Now finishing my second term in office, I am happy to report I’ve kept my promises and built a conservative record on the issues that matter most. Working with Representative Quang Nguyen, I prioritized efforts to boost our economy and fight inflation, secure our border and stop the open border crisis, and restore integrity to our election process. I voted to defend our 2nd Amendment rights, secure our water future, protect life, and look after both our veterans and first responders. I am also using my background as a nurse and educator to advance progress for our schools, universities, and healthcare systems. I am fighting to protect your medical freedom rights and to prevent future attempts at government mandates. I’ve lived in this District since 1971 and have been involved with a variety of political, charitable, and civic organizations. I’m committed to public service and am grateful for the trust you have shown me. You have TWO VOTES FOR STATE HOUSE, and I hope I can count on you to cast one vote for me so I can return to work alongside Representative Quang Nguyen to keep Arizona great! Thank you for your support!
Elijah Norton
State Treasurer
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: nortonforaz.com/
Elijah Norton is a self-made businessman and conservative leader with a proven record in finance, investments, and organizational leadership. Elijah started a business with just $1,000 in savings and grew it into a global organization that is a recognized leader in the finance and insurance industry, headquartered in Arizona – creating hundreds of jobs. Norton also served as Treasurer of the Arizona Republican Party, overseeing budgeting, financial reporting, internal auditing, and fiscal compliance. His background reflects proven, results-driven leadership, accountability, and deep private-sector financial expertise. He is committed to safe, responsible investment of taxpayer dollars.
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I am running for Arizona State Treasurer to bring disciplined, results-driven investment leadership to state government.
As a self-made businessman, I built a successful company from the ground up and understand how to manage capital, evaluate risk, and deliver strong returns—skills essential to protecting taxpayer dollars.
I believe the Treasurer’s primary responsibility is to safeguard and grow Arizona’s investments. I am committed to investing taxpayer dollars safely and responsibly while maximizing returns, ensuring our state’s financial future remains secure.
My approach prioritizes performance over politics—rejecting ESG and politically driven investment strategies that put ideology ahead of results. I will also increase transparency and accountability in how public funds are managed.
I will work to identify inefficiencies, eliminate waste, and ensure every taxpayer dollar is protected and working effectively for the citizens of Arizona.
I am running to bring private-sector discipline to public finance, deliver strong and stable returns, and ensure Arizona remains financially secure for generations to come.
Katherine Haley
State Treasurer
Republican
Traditional Funding
Website: katherinehaleyforaz.com/
Donations: secure.anedot.com/katherine-haley-for-az/haleyforaztreasurer
An Arizona native and small business owner, Katherine Haley is a proven conservative leader with more than two decades of experience in public policy, financial stewardship, and responsible governance. She believes in limited government, lower taxes, and personal freedom. Katherine began her career on Capitol Hill and later worked in philanthropy, directing millions to expand education freedom and workforce development. In 2021, she founded a firm that builds mission-driven organizations through responsible investment and strategic planning. She serves as President of the Arizona State Board of Education and is active in her church and nonprofit boards.
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As an Arizona native, I am committed to the values that built our state: personal responsibility, limited government, and respect for the taxpayers who make it all possible.
I am running for State Treasurer to protect your tax dollars and grow them responsibly. This is not a role for those who take big bets or unnecessary risks—it requires discipline, sound judgment, and a clear understanding that every dollar managed by the state belongs to the people of Arizona, not the government.
As your Treasurer, I will be a vigilant steward of public funds. I will insist on transparency, eliminate waste, and uphold the fiscal discipline that keeps Arizona strong. Responsible financial management is essential to keeping taxes low and protecting the freedom of Arizona families.
That same commitment extends to education. I will stand up for parents and defend education freedom, ensuring families have the flexibility and resources to choose what’s best for their children through Empowerment Scholarships and 529 accounts.
I am running to serve with integrity and accountability, and I am honored to be endorsed by Kimberly Yee and three former State Treasurers.
Learn more at katherinehaleyforaz.com
