Jen Fifield

Jen Fifield

Senior Reporter

Jen Fifield previously covered Maricopa County and Phoenix for The Arizona Republic, including the high-profile review of the county’s 2020 election. Prior to that, she covered politics and government for local newspapers in Maryland and state policy for Stateline, a news service run by The Pew Charitable Trusts. She has won several regional press awards in Arizona and Maryland for her investigative, feature, politics and education reporting. Jen is a Phoenix native and graduated from Arizona State University’s Cronkite School.

Heather Honey joins the agency as a deputy assistant secretary.

The Trump administration has cut assistance that state and local governments relied on to protect voting systems.

Some officials had argued for cutting residents from the rolls if they didn’t come up with proof of citizenship, leading to disparate treatment around the state.

Recorders say the rollout was rushed ahead of a coming special congressional election.

Three top officials are out after Adrian Fontes’ office lost out on a pool of state money in this year’s budget.

Draft rulebook from Secretary of State Adrian Fontes deletes provisions on certification and voter intimidation that drew Republican challenges.

Steve Gallardo cites claims Justin Heap made in text messages while lobbying privately for more election authority.

Justin Heap sought to forge an alliance before negotiations broke down, according to records shared by supervisors. He still hasn’t released his own messages in response to Votebeat requests.

Investigators suspect Iran, as candidate photos were swapped with images of Ayatollah Khomeini, two days after U.S. airstrikes.

The Secretary of State’s Office shut down the site for a week after discovering unusual activity ahead of the July 15 primary.