In an emergency bid to appear on the ballot for a special election following the resignation of Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel, a Scottsdale attorney garnered more than 4,000 online signatures in one day.
There are six people who have filed statement of interests to quickly gather signatures for the county attorney’s race, according to Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer on March 23.
Julie Gunnigle, who was the Democrat candidate for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in 2020 and ultimately lost to Adel, announced her bid for candidacy on Twitter just after 8 p.m. on Monday, March 21. Her announcement came on the heels of Adel announcing her resignation, effective Friday, March 25.
