Conservative Mark Brnovich resigns as gaming director to run against Tom Horne for Attorney General

I worked with Mark Brnovich for three years at the Arizona Attorney General's Office; he had the office next to mine. He has an impeccable record, is extraordinarily bright, ethical, conservative and has vision. He would make an outstanding Attorney General. I am thrilled he is running!

Possible Horne challenger resigns as gaming director

 

Here are a few excerpts from the article by Jeremy Duda of the Arizona Capitol Times - 

He has an extensive law enforcement resume that includes stints with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office and Arizona Attorney General’s Office. He has also worked as an attorney at the Goldwater Institute.

Horne has spent the last year and a half mired in controversy after a joint investigation by the FBI and Maricopa County Attorney’s Office alleged campaign law violations by the attorney general and a top aide.

Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk is investigating the allegations that Horne illegally coordinated with an independent expenditure committee run by Kathleen Winn in 2010 during his first campaign for attorney general. Horne is also facing a civil lawsuit in federal court from an employee who alleged he and another aide retaliated against her for bringing evidence of coordination to the FBI.


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