Kyrsten Sinema has been something of an enigma in Arizona politics for decades. When she made her final speech in Washington recently, she highlighted her record as a bipartisan broker.

The issue comes as Justin Heap has sworn into the Maricopa Recorder's Office, but his successor in the Arizona Legislature will not be sworn in until Monday.

Former Congresswoman Debbie Lesko didn’t run for reelection to her seat in Washington last year, instead she ran for and won a seat on the County Board of Supervisors and, as soon as she was sworn in Monday, she announced she wants a new audit of county elections.

John Giles has overseen a lot of growth in Mesa. He’s also become a known name beyond the Valley, due to his endorsement of several high-profile Democratic political candidates — Giles is a Republican.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors plans to conduct another audit of the county’s elections, though the board’s new chairman promises this one will be different from a deeply-flawed review of the county’s 2020 election results held nearly four years ago.

Mark Finchem, who lost his 2022 bid to become secretary of state, got elected as a state senator in November. He plans to bring several bills forward this session pertaining to election issues.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportations. But lately, some of Trump’s closest advisers disagree about a certain group of immigrants.

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled last week that Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby can be tried on charges of election interference and conspiracy.The charges relate to Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby who refused to canvass the 2022 election.

To talk about what’s to come on the political horizon in 2025 and how big national issues will hit home in Arizona, The Show sat down with Stacy Pearson of Lumen Strategies and Chuck Coughlin of HighGround.

President-Elect Donald Trump is on his way into the White House with promises of mass deportations and a renewed crackdown on illegal immigration. But, undocumented immigrants actually have a significant impact on Arizona's economy.

In 2020, a slate of fake electors were accused of trying to flip the results of Arizona’s presidential election, falsely claiming that Donald Trump had defeated Joe Biden.

On this last Friday of 2024, KJZZ’s Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest political stories of the year — from the state capitol to the U.S. Capitol to the campaign trail.