• Arizona’s 2026 primary election is less than a year away • Four Republican lawmakers are seeking state offices • Several lawmakers are approaching term limits and seeking to switch chambers

Arizona’s 2026 primary election is less than a year away, but lawmakers are already gearing up for their plans after the next legislative session.

Four Republican lawmakers are seeking state offices, including Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, who is running for attorney general.

Petersen’s bid against Attorney General Kris Mayes won’t go unchallenged, as Republican Rodney Glassman, is also running for attorney general.

The only Republican who has filed a statement of interest in running for secretary of state is Rep. Alex Kolodin, R-Scottsdale.

Kolodin is one of the more prominent

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