Shope Demands Arizona Keep Investigating Hobbs After AG Drops Case
Shope calls Attorney General Kris Mayes' decision election-year cover for a governor accused of trading access for campaign cash.
- He calls on Arizona's Auditor General and the House to keep investigating Hobbs.
- The demand follows Mayes' decision not to prosecute the alleged scheme.
- Shope, the Senate's president pro tempore, released the statement on August 24, 2026.
Why it matters: An elected prosecutor from the governor's own party decides whether the governor faces charges at all.
Arizona Senate Republicans (President Pro Tem T.J. Shope press release) ↗ · Sep 6, 20269/6/26