Alexander Kolodin: Wrong for Arizona
Alexander Kolodin isn't just skeptical of elections — he's built a career profiting from undermining them. As an attorney, he represented Kelli Ward, the Arizona Senate, and Cyber Ninjas in the effort to overturn the 2020 election. For his role in the "Kraken" lawsuit and other 2020 election challenges, the State Bar of Arizona placed him on probation and ordered him into ethics training.
Now he wants to run Arizona's elections.
Kolodin has pushed legislation to gut the early-voter list and add new hurdles to mail-in voting. Critics call the proposals unpopular and poorly drafted. A former Arizona GOP chair has alleged Kolodin privately admitted his own election bill was designed to kill mail voting, even while publicly insisting otherwise.
It doesn't stop at elections. Kolodin sponsored legislation to repeal Arizona's ban on machine guns, silencers, sawed-off shotguns — and pipe bombs. And when the legislature considered a "Stolen Valor" bill to criminalize politicians who lie about military service to win votes, Kolodin cast the lone "no" vote in the entire House.
Arizona deserves election officials who protect the vote — not ones who've spent years trying to overturn it.
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ALEX-tremist Legislation
These are the most important investigations and deep dives into Alexander Kolodin's legislative record.
This legislation repeals the authorization of voting centers and in-person early voting sites for primary and general elections.Â
Kolodin pushed HCR 2037, the 'Shall Not Be Infringed Act', which critics argued would shield possession of dangerous devices like pipe bombs.
Kolodin cast the lone 'no' vote against SB 1424, a bill designed to criminalize fraudulent claims of military service and honors.
Kolodin heavily championed and helped advance SB 1172, a highly contentious bill designed to deregulate and encourage the development of brackish (salty) groundwater supplies. Critics, including members of the Governor's Water Policy Council, sharply criticized the bill, stating it cut out community input. The bill bypassed rigorous regulatory scrutiny required to protect Arizona's delicate groundwater basins.
Kolodin championed HB 2031, targeting government efficiency but raising concerns over severe cuts to vital public safety programs.
Kolodin introduced HB 2702 to shut down the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, a move that would disable critical state law enforcement oversight.
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