President Petersen is a third-generation Gilbert resident and a graduate of Gilbert High School. He received his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University, a Juris doctor degree from ASU Law, and passed the state bar exam in 2020.

Personal Information:
Home City: Gilbert
Occupation: Real Estate and Law
Member Since: 2012

President Petersen is a licensed attorney and passed the Arizona Bar in 2020. He has worked in the real estate industry for more than two decades, primarily in new home construction, and his family owns a real estate brokerage.

Senate Member

Warren Petersen works in real estate and law. He is a licensed attorney and has worked in the real estate industry, primarily in new home construction.

Arizona State Senate President Warren Petersen has served in the Arizona Legislature since 2012, first elected to the Arizona House of Representatives before joining the State Senate. He currently represents Legislative District 14, which includes Gilbert and parts of Queen Creek. President Petersen is now in his fourth year of serving as President of the Arizona Senate.

Warren currently serves in the Arizona State Senate, representing Legislative District 14. He has served in the Arizona Legislature since 2012, first elected to the Arizona House of Representatives before joining the State Senate.

2026 Arizona General Election

Is a licensed attorney who passed the Arizona bar examination in 2020.

- Is a licensed attorney who passed the Arizona bar examination in 2020.

Legal Experience

Warren Petersen Public safety is the goal here. When someone is arrested for a violent crime, law enforcement sharing basic information with federal authorities helps keep our communities safe. I wrote the AZ ICE Act because our sheriffs and corrections officials asked for a clear, consistent framework to work with federal authorities on people already in custody for breaking the law, which keeps dangerous individuals from being released back onto our streets. Arizona voters across party lines supported the Secure the Border Act because they want practical, effective public safety measures. As Attorney General, I'll keep the focus on cooperation that protects families and communities, handled responsibly and within the law.

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Public safety must always come first. I will ensure our laws are enforced, hold criminals accountable, protect the rights of crime victims, and support law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to keep Arizonans safe.

Issues

From the Second Amendment to free speech, our rights are under attack. I will use every legal tool available to defend the freedoms that make Arizona and America strong.

Grants Pass v. Johnson (Homeless Encampments)	Filed amicus briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit in Johnson v. City of Grants Pass. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately held that enforcing generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.	Amicus	SCOTUS

Accomplishments

Wrote the Arizona Immigration and Customs Enforcement Act to establish a framework for law enforcement to share information with federal authorities about people in custody.

Plans to enforce laws, hold criminals accountable, protect crime victims' rights, and support law enforcement officers.

Plans to use legal tools to defend Second Amendment rights and free speech.

Filed amicus briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property.

- Wrote the Arizona Immigration and Customs Enforcement Act to establish a framework for law enforcement to share information with federal authorities about people in custody.
- Plans to enforce laws, hold criminals accountable, protect crime victims' rights, and support law enforcement officers.
- Plans to use legal tools to defend Second Amendment rights and free speech.
- Filed amicus briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property.

Public Safety

Attorney General Mayes has used consumer protection laws on issues from housing to the environment. How would you use this tool as attorney general?

Warren Petersen — Consumer protection is a powerful tool and I intend to use it to actually protect consumers and not advance a political agenda. I have already laid the groundwork on this. Some of the things I will be targeting are AI driven deception, robocalls, romance scams, and predatory schemes.

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Do you support using the attorney general office’s consumer-protection authority to investigate health care companies whose business practices reduce patients’ access to care?

Kris Mayes

YES

Warren Petersen

YES

Plans to use consumer-protection authority to target artificial-intelligence-driven deception, robocalls, romance scams, and predatory schemes.

Supports using the attorney general's consumer-protection authority to investigate health care companies whose practices reduce patients' access to care.

- Plans to use consumer-protection authority to target artificial-intelligence-driven deception, robocalls, romance scams, and predatory schemes.
- Supports using the attorney general's consumer-protection authority to investigate health care companies whose practices reduce patients' access to care.

Consumer Protection

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Warren Petersen

- Plans to enforce laws, hold criminals accountable, protect crime victims' rights, and support law enforcement officers.
- Plans to use legal tools to defend Second Amendment rights and free speech.
- Filed amicus briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property.