Rodney Glassman, a Republican contender for attorney general, is boasting that he has more cash on hand than anyone else in the race. But there's more to that story.
Glassman does report more than $3.3 million in the bank at the end of 2025.
“I am humbled to have the support of voters across Arizona who want an attorney general who will enforce the law and stop playing political games,” he said in his announcement this week.
What Glassman does not say — and what his latest campaign finance report does not make clear — is that figure includes $1 million of his own money.
That still leaves him more than both of his other GOP foes in the race combined.
But incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes reports more than $2.8 million cash on hand. And that is all from contributions, with no self-funding to her effort to get another four years in office.
In broader strokes, Glassman has collected $2.3 million, not counting his personal loan, in the race, with expenses so far of about $268,000.
Senate President Warren Petersen, making his own bid to be the Republican nominee, listed total contributions of more than $1.2 million. He, too, is doing some self-funding with $123,500 in loans to his campaign.
With expenses of about $106,000, that leaves him with $1.3 million in the bank, including his own money.
Mayes got to her $2.8 million in the bank with total contributions so far of $3.7 million. But she also already has spent more than $1 million of that on her reelection bid.
The race for secretary of state is shaping up to be nowhere near as expensive.
Incumbent Democrat Adrian Fontes has collected more than $780,00 in donations against nearly $380,000 in expenses, leaving him with about $461,000 the bank.
Republican Alexander Kolodin, currently a state lawmaker, has collected about $249,000 against expenses of less than $22,000, with about $252,000 cash on hand.
In the contest for state treasurer, Republican Elijah Norton listed his total donations at $2.3 million. But of that, $2.1 million came out of his own pocket. And, after expenses, the amount he has listed in the bank pretty much matches that $2.1 million figure.
Democrat Nick Mansour has about $245,000 cash on hand after donations of more than $410,000 and expenses approaching $148,000.
Incumbent Republican Kimberly Yee, having served two terms, cannot run for reelection. But Yee now has her sites set on another office: that of state superintendent of public instruction.
Yee reported having collected more than $287,000 since entering the race against just $26,295 in expenses, leaving her with more than $257,000.
She hopes to beat incumbent Tom Horne in the Republican primary.
His donations so far are listed at about $416,000 against less than $20,000 in expenses, resulting in cash on hand of about $396,000.
Several Democrats have lined up to take on who survives the GOP primary.
The one with the most money in the bank is Brett Newby with $162,000. But only about $4,000 of that comes from donors, with the balance being his own money.
Teresa Ruiz lists donations of more than $117,000. She, too, has put her own money into the campaign, but just $10,000. With expenses of about $68,000, that leaves her close to $49,000.
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