Colleen Connor

State Elections Director, Arizona

In January of 2023 Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes appointed Colleen Connor to serve as the State Elections Director. In 1998 as an Arizona Assistant Attorney General, Colleen advised and defended the Arizona Secretary of State on election-related matters. In 2000 Colleen was appointed by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission to serve as its first Executive Director. After nearly 6 years as the Executive Director, Colleen returned to the practice of law as a Deputy County Attorney with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office where she represented the Maricopa County Recorder and County Elections Department. In 2011 the Maricopa County Attorney promoted Colleen to serve as the Practice Group Leader for the Government Advice Practice Group. In that role Colleen continued to serve as the lead attorney for advising Maricopa County’s election officials and litigating election-related cases. From 2020 through 2022 Colleen was a Deputy County Attorney for Yavapai and Pinal Counties representing a broad range of Departments including the County Recorders and Elections Departments.