By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez The Republic | azcentral.com Wed Sep 4, 2013 12:04 PM
Brnovich, a Republican, confirmed to The Arizona Republic he is considering a bid to be the state’s top attorney. If he runs, he would take the unusual step of challenging an incumbent in his own party — GOP Attorney General Tom Horne — in a primary election.
“I am seriously considering running for attorney general because I believe Arizonans deserve an attorney general with integrity, commitment and experience to do the right thing for the right reasons—not for personal or political reasons,” Brnovich said.
Brnovich has served as gaming director since 2009. Prior to that he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, focusing on federal gaming-related crimes, according to a biography.
Brnovich also has served as Assistant Attorney General in Arizona, where he represented the Arizona Department of Gaming and provided legal advice on legislation, contracts, licensing and regulation of Native American gaming.
Democrat Felecia Rotellini has announced her candidacy for Arizona attorney general in 2014, setting up a possible rematch of the tight race she lost to Horne in 2010, and which sparked a campaign-finance controversy for the attorney general. She is the first Democrat to officially enter the race.
