Incumbent
Alexander Kolodin
Incumbent Republican candidate for Secretary of State in Arizona
Arizona Secretary of State winner?
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NOV 7, 2026
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Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleState Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationArizona
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
Notable personal detailsAlexander (Alex) Kolodin is an American lawyer and Republican politician who has served in the Arizona House of Representatives from Legislative District 3 since 2023. He has worked as an election lawyer in Arizona and has sponsored election-related legislation and other measures in the state legislature. He is a Georgetown University graduate and earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife and two children.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Kolodin has sponsored a proposal to reduce Arizona's individual income tax rate from 2.5% to 2.0%, which would lower state revenue. He has also sponsored property-tax relief measures, including a combat veterans exemption and a proposal affecting local tax and fee structures.
Healthcare
Kolodin’s documented healthcare-related actions emphasize medical freedom and limiting licensing constraints. He sponsored legislation exempting basic first aid and other low-acuity activities from medical licensing requirements, and backed a bill aimed at making it harder to obtain guardianships labeled as medical kidnapping.
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Immigration & Border
Alexander Kolodin has sponsored legislation encouraging border-wall construction through state tax credits for land used by the federal government for an international boundary wall. He has also sponsored a measure emphasizing documentary proof of citizenship in Arizona voter registration, reflecting a broader hardline enforcement posture rather than a humanitarian immigration approach.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Kolodin supports prohibiting taxpayer funding for abortion services except where required by federal law. He also supports a legislative referral to repeal Arizona Proposition 139, the constitutional right to abortion.
Climate & Energy
Kolodin’s publicly listed energy views emphasize deregulation, energy independence, and skepticism toward taxpayer support for electric-vehicle factory subsidies. He also frames water and resource policy around securing favorable terms and opposing certain corporate exemptions from Arizona water management laws.
Public Safety & Guns
Kolodin has sponsored legislation to remove suppressors, fully automatic firearms, and short-barreled rifles and shotguns from Arizona’s prohibited-weapons category. He has also backed measures limiting state cooperation with federal firearm regulation and protecting firearm ownership from additional state restrictions.
Latest News
Alexander Kolodin has emerged as the Republican nominee for Arizona secretary of state, setting up a general election challenge to Democratic incumbent Adrian Fontes. Recent coverage says he led Gina Swoboda in the GOP primary and was described as the party’s election-policy candidate in a race focused on voter registration, election procedures, and certification. The office has also been in the spotlight as Arizona election officials face broader national fights over ballot language and election administration.
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