Ben Giles
Senior EditorBen 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 three dogs. In his free time, he’s probably chipping away at a never-ending list of home improvement projects.
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After disparaging early voting as part of broader claims questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 and 2022 elections, U.S Senate hopeful Kari Lake cast a ballot in Scottsdale, the second day of early voting in Arizona — and she encouraged others to vote early as well. -
Vice President Kamala Harris will call for further tightening asylum restrictions, breaking from President Joe Biden’s policy on an issue where her rival, former President Donald Trump, has an edge. -
At a campaign event in Tucson, former President Donald Trump also championed his favored candidates further down the ballot, including Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake and West Valley congressional candidate Abe Hamadeh.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz promised the Democratic ticket will give Arizonans something to vote for, not just an argument against the former president. -
The Arizona Republican Party is launching Chick-fil-A-inspired billboards to further spread debunked allegations of immigrants eating pets. -
Two months before polls close, four progressive Arizona advocacy groups announced they’re forming a coalition to more efficiently and effectively knock on doors and reach out to voters. -
The event, hosted by Turning Point Action — the political arm of Turning Point USA, founded by Charlie Kirk — boasted of their “Chase The Vote” initiative, an effort that acknowledges the power of voting by mail in key swing states like Arizona. -
After drawing praise for an endorsement by Arizona police, Rep. Ruben Gallego has now drawn anger and disappointment from some Arizona progressives for discouraging the Department of Justice from imposing federal oversight on the Phoenix Police Department. -
Learn more about the candidates for Arizona's U.S. Senate seat: Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake. -
The association announced Monday that it had endorsed U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, the Democratic nominee in the Senate race who Donald Trump described onstage Friday as “a freaking loser.”
