Overview
- The Brnovich family announced his death, requested privacy, and said memorial details will be shared when available.
- No cause of death has been released.
- He served as attorney general from 2015 to 2023 after earlier roles as a federal prosecutor and Arizona Gaming Department director, and he led actions including a lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents and a push at the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act.
- He lost a 2022 U.S. Senate bid and was nominated in March 2025 by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Serbia, a nomination later withdrawn after the Senate did not confirm it.
- Arizona officials including Attorney General Kris Mayes, former AG Tom Horne, and former Gov. Doug Ducey issued public condolences.