Promoting integrity in Arizona politics.
Truth to power through truth to the public. We watch how Arizona's officials, candidates and institutions behave, and we act when they fall short.
See our actions Public integrity in the newsMission
Accountability, information, education.
Our mission is to promote integrity in the behavior of government officials and institutions. We use public education and actions through the legal system to call attention to unconstitutional, unethical, unfair, or illegal behavior, and to bring about needed change.
Public education
We tell voters what public officials and candidates have actually done, with the receipts, so they can decide for themselves.
The courts
We have enforced fair elections through litigation, including changes to Arizona's ballot-qualifying process, and we connect activists with legal resources.
Accountability
We file campaign finance and ethics complaints, pursue public records, and call out officials who violate the ideals of integrity. Our members are often the first to blow the whistle.
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What we're watching
Our latest action
Campaign finance complaint against Corporation Commission candidate Ralph Heap (CCEC MUR-26-06)
In July 2026 AZPIA called on the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission to act on evidence that Ralph Heap, a Republican nominee for the Arizona Corporation Commission running with public Clean Elections funding, had bought and posted as many as 1,000 campaign signs before he qualified for funding and had not disclosed who paid for them.
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Who we are
- Legal name
- Arizona Public Integrity Alliance, Inc.
- Status
- Arizona nonprofit corporation, recognized by the IRS under section 501(c)(4). Formed 2012. Governed by a volunteer board; no salaried employees or directors.
- Donations
- Contributions go to the general fund and are spent at the discretion of the board. Donations are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. Arizona law may require public disclosure of donors who give more than $5,000 in an election cycle when their funds are used for campaign media spending; see Disclosures.