Clean Elections set to demand $4.7M repayment from candidates amid fraud allegations

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 1,161

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission is set on Thursday to discuss accusations that three candidates unlawfully qualified for $4.7 million in public funds and broke campaign finance rules — and it may ask them to repay the money.

In letters sent Tuesday to Green Party candidate for governor Risa Lombardo, Green Party candidate for secretary of state Duwayne Collier and Republican candidate for governor