Kris Mayes, Arizona Attorney General
Gillian Driscoll
The PebbleCreek Democratic Club is honored to host Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes as the speaker at their June meeting on Wednesday, June 4. Kris Mayes is one of Arizona’s strongest consumer advocates and an attorney who has distinguished herself as a fighter for the people in a lifetime of public service.
Attorney General Mayes studied political science and journalism at Arizona State University (ASU), worked as a reporter, and later obtained a Master of Public Administration degree from Columbia University and a law degree from ASU.
She served in a senior role with the Napolitano Administration in the early 2000s before being appointed to the Arizona Corporation Commission. She went on to win two statewide elections and served as a Commissioner from 2003–2010 and as the Commission Chair from 2009–2010. Kris was admitted to the Arizona State Bar on Jan. 10, 2005.
During Mayes’ time on the Arizona Corporation Commission, her leadership helped create tens of thousands of high-paying jobs, saved Arizona consumers billions of dollars, and required utilities to produce more clean and efficient energy—including solar and wind. She also worked to preserve Arizona’s water resources.
Prior to her election as Attorney General, Mayes worked as a professor at ASU’s School of Global Sustainability and taught a course on energy law for the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU. She is honored to serve as Arizona’s 27th Attorney General, becoming the first mom and second woman ever to be elected to the office. She looks forward to continuing working on behalf of Arizonans as the top law enforcement official and consumer guardian in the state.
She has joined with other State Attorneys General to bring the Trump administration to task through the courts and has been a frequent contributor on cable news.
The PebbleCreek Democratic Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The social hour begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open and all are welcome.