Camryn Sanchez
Senior Field Correspondent | [email protected]Camryn Sanchez is a senior field correspondent at KJZZ covering everything to do with state politics.
Prior to joining KJZZ, Sanchez worked for two years at the Arizona Capitol Times covering the state Legislature, with a focus on the Arizona Senate.
Sanchez studied journalism at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. In college, she interned at the East Bay Express in Oakland, ELLE Magazine in New York, and the Yonkers Times in Yonkers, New York. She then worked at the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow covering the city of Phoenix before entering the state politics reporting arena.
Sanchez was recently given the Society for Professional Journalists’ presidential award for her work investigating a state senator’s residency, after the senator in question filed an injunction against Sanchez, which was struck down in court.
Sanchez was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and is now a proud California transplant.
Out of the office, she can be found playing volleyball, drinking coffee and/or still talking about politics.
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Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is again asking the federal government to reimburse Arizona for border security spending. -
Two Valley teens have been selected to represent the state in a national competition called the Patriot Games. -
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes certified the state’s primary election results on Thursday. -
Former Republican Gov. Doug Ducey endorsed Congressman Andy Biggs and his running mate for governor on Tuesday. -
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said Tuesday that Republican criticism directed at her over federally proposed Colorado River cuts doesn’t reflect the reality of negotiations. -
Democratic Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is investigating Gov. Katie Hobbs for an alleged pay-to-play scheme, and said Monday that she’ll make an announcement ahead of the November election. -
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is co-leading several states in yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs. -
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously certified the results of the primary election on Monday. -
In the inaugural edition of the Arizona Election Draft, KJZZ politics correspondents Wayne Schutsky and Camryn Sanchez take turns "drafting" their most compelling races in the upcoming general election. -
Republican lawmakers are appealing a court ruling, seeking to keep a measure on the ballot that would nullify an effort to put restrictions on the state’s school voucher program.
