Arizona Lawmaker Files Complaint Demanding Investigation Into Democratic Governor’s Alleged Misuse of State Funds

Arizona Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs (R) looks on as Kris Mayes (L), Democratic candidate for Arizona Attorney General, speaks at a press conference in Tucson, Ariz., on Oct. 7, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

An Arizona state representative has filed a complaint with the state’s attorney general requesting an investigation of Governor Katie Hobbs’s alleged use of state funds to sway elections.

Republican state representative David Livingston filed the complaint on June 14, requesting an investigation of the Democratic governor after seeking a legal opinion from Arizona attorney general Kristin Mayes in March.