AZ Votes Forum: What Counts

Adrian Fontes

Adrian Fontes serves as Arizona’s Secretary of State, focusing on election integrity and creating an easier voting system for registered voters. Fontes served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He then became a prosecutor with the Denver District Attorney’s office and moved here to serve in the same position for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Fontes also led the International Prosecution Unit at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and became the Maricopa County Recorder in 2016.

Gabriella Cázares-Kelly

Gabriella Cázares-Kelly has served as Pima County’s Recorder since November of 2020 and is the first Native American to hold an elected office in Pima County. Her office focuses on early voting, voter registration and document recording for Pima County. Cázares-Kelly is a former educator and community organizer. She also serves as co-founder of a grassroots community organization called Indivisible Tohono, which provides opportunities for civic engagement within the Tohono O’odham Nation.

Thomas Galvin

Thomas Galvin has represented District 2 for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors since November 2022. In the past, Galvin worked on election integrity efforts for Arizona’s Republican Party. He focuses on supporting law enforcement officers, keeping taxes low and promoting economic development. Galvin holds membership positions on the Greater Phoenix Economic Council Board of Directors, PHX East Valley Partnership Board of Directors and the Canada-Arizona Business Council.

Debbie Lesko

Elected in 2024, Debbie Lesko represents District 4 on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Lesko served in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from May 2018 until January 2025. She also held positions in the Arizona Senate as Senate President Pro-Tempore and Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Lesko has served on committees focused on energy, homeland security, space, science and the COVID-19 pandemic.