A mystery company, a MAGA activist and $1.1M: Inside Risa Lombardo’s ‘sham’ Green Party candidacy

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 1,903

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Risa Lombardo, a former local GOP official who is accused of being a sham Green Party candidate for Arizona governor, spent 78% of her public campaign funding to pay a single Nevada business that was created 13 days before her first payment to it.

And those payments could constitute major violations of Arizona’s public campaign finance system, which has strict rules for candidates who use taxpayer money to run for elected office.

Lombardo’s candidacy is …

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