How Golf (?!) Became the Face of a Last-Second Arizona Election Controversy
Warren Petersen quickly turned Kris Mayes’ comments into an attack ad as she tried to clarify support for Arizona’s $6 billion golf industry.
- Democrat Kris Mayes and Republican Warren Petersen are clashing over golf and water usage in Arizona as the attorney general race intensifies in its final weeks.
- During a Politico Energy podcast, Mayes said Arizona has 'way, way too much grass' and 'probably have too many golf courses,' though the industry accounts for just 2 percent of Arizona's water usage.
- Petersen released an attack ad set to Dave Loggins' song 'Augusta,' characterizing Mayes' comments as anti-golf and emphasizing the industry's economic importance to Arizonans.
- Following the ad's circulation, Mayes clarified on social media that she supports Arizona's $6 billion golf industry while pledging to regulate water-intensive foreign mega-farms and data centers.
- Water conservation remains a critical priority for Arizona officials, as the debate underscores the political challenge of managing scarce resources in the drought-prone United States.
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In Arizona, a political scandal broke out after the Attorney General of the State, Chris Mayes, announced too many golf fields against the background of the water conservation debate. The Attorney-General of Arizona, Democrat Chris Mayes, has criticized the need to reduce the number of golf fields in the state due to water problems. She says that in Arizona, "too many grasses" and "probably too many golf fields", reports Fox News. "Cris Mayes th…
AZ AG Mayes Sparks Outrage After Claiming Arizona Has “Probably Too Many’ Golf Courses
Republican attorney general candidate Warren Petersen criticized incumbent Kris Mayes over her suggestion that Arizona has too many golf courses, arguing that her comments targeted an industry supporting tourism, jobs, and small businesses. Mayes has responded to criticism of the remarks by saying “nobody’s closing golf courses” and emphasizing her support for incentives to remove...
Arizona AG Kris Mayes Tees Off on Golf: ‘Too Many Courses’ in the Desert
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is learning the hard way that telling a desert state full of golfers and winter tourists that it has “way, way too much grass” and “probably… too many golf courses” is a political hazard. In a late-October interview with Politico’s Zack Colman focused on water, data centers, and the Colorado River, the Democratic AG seeking re-election volunteered that the golf industry “is not going to like this” before decl…
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