Ben Giles
Senior Editor | [email protected]Ben Giles is a senior editor at KJZZ. He was previously a senior field correspondent specializing in political coverage. Before that, Giles spent six years as a reporter at the Arizona Capitol Times, where he covered the Arizona state Senate, the Governor’s Office, and state and federal elections.
Giles came to Arizona by way of Washington, D.C., where he reported on the Maryland Legislature, crime and various news beats in the metro region for the Washington Examiner.
Giles lives in Phoenix with his wife and four dogs. In his free time, he’s probably chipping away at a never-ending list of home improvement projects.
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Political editor Ben Giles sat down with Camryn Sanchez and Wayne Schutsky to talk more about those races, what the candidates are saying and how the results could impact Arizona’s 2026 general election. -
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is playing favorites in Arizona’s competitive Congressional District 1. -
At the Capitol on Wednesday morning, now Rep. Sylvia Allen said she takes pride in again representing a sprawling legislative district that covers mostly rural communities north and east of Phoenix. -
A Florida congresswoman accused Arizona’s Ruben Gallego of misconduct, claiming without evidence that the U.S. senator was involved in an incident with former Congressman Eric Swalwell and a sex worker. -
Rep. David Schweikert, a notoriously aggressive campaigner, said the attacks will continue as he tries to distinguish himself from fellow Rep. Andy Biggs as the Republican most capable of winning in November against the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Katie Hobbs. -
Arizona Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari announced Monday she’ll introduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him the “chief enabler of this illegal war” with Iran. -
The attorney general’s critics say Kris Mayes’ use of Arizona’s public nuisance law in these cases is a stretch. -
The U.S. House has approved Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani’s bill to redesignate the 102-year-old Chiricahua National Monument as a national park. -
Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona pressed Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin — President Donald Trump’s latest pick to run the Department of Homeland Security. -
Reps. Adelita Grijalva and Yassamin Ansari and Sen. Ruben Gallego have all said they won't attend. Meanwhile, Sen. Mark Kelly says he will be there.
