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.

Justin Heap’s office initially claimed he had no text messages to share, and then said they got lost in a damaged phone.

The appeals panel let stand another rule on enforcing the state’s timeline for counties to certify election results.

Supervisors take up indicted colleague’s claims about voting system testing

Republican lawmakers threaten to sue again over Adrian Fontes’ instructions.

Maricopa and Pinal counties, defying attorney general’s opinion, choose to continue enforcing their restrictions.

A guide to understanding the conflict between improving election security and safeguarding voting rights.

Supervisors in rural Cochise want to test the limits of state laws that are meant to ensure accurate, secure, and timely election results.

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.