Risa Lombardo
Green · AZ
Lombardo worked in the legal field before retiring. Her campaign priorities include environmental protection, election transparency, education, homelessness, and prison reform.
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Track record
Track record — General
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Sued the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission and its director, Tom Collins, on September 10, 2026. She filed with fellow Green candidate Duwayne Collier. They claimed the commission pressured them into effectively suspending their campaigns.
September 10, 2026
Source: arizonadailyindependent.com · researched September 13, 2026
Became the subject of a criminal investigation by the Arizona Attorney General's Office in September 2026. It looks into claims that her campaign faked records to get about $2.8 million in public campaign funds. She has not been charged.
September 2, 2026
Source: kjzz.org · researched September 13, 2026
Paid more than $887,000 of her public campaign money to one Nevada firm, Bootstrap Campaigns, in June 2026. That was 78% of her public funds. The firm was formed 13 days before her first payment.
July 13, 2026
Source: azmirror.com · researched September 13, 2026
Served as a Republican Party precinct committeeman for Legislative District 2 from October 2024 until at least February 28, 2025. She left the post days before switching to the Green Party.
April 15, 2026
Source: azmirror.com · researched September 13, 2026
Sold pro-Trump campaign merchandise in 2023, including "Trump Won" and "Kari Won" buttons. In 2024 she donated to and helped the Arizona Senate campaign of Republican Josh Barnett.
April 15, 2026
Source: azmirror.com · researched September 13, 2026
Race Risa Lombardo is in:
- Governor and Lieutenant Governor · November 3, 2026 · Arizona
Profile last researched September 13, 2026.