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PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 The two Republicans running for Arizona attorney general faced each other Thursday in a debate that devolved into insults and name-calling.<\/p>\n

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State Senate President Warren Petersen is running against military attorney Rodney Glassman in the Republican primary. The debate turned chaotic as the candidates clashed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you asking the questions, Steve?\u201d Petersen said.<\/p>\n

The moderator attempted to regain control. \u201cGentlemen, we\u2019re going to reset,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Candidates clash over experience<\/h2>\n

The debate was the last before early voting begins next month. In between the name-calling, the two candidates argued over their resumes.<\/p>\n

Glassman said Petersen does not have the legal experience for the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cWarren is just full of information, you can call them lies. He received his law license in December 2023, 28 months ago. He has never filed a lawsuit as a lawyer. He has never prosecuted a criminal as a lawyer,\u201d Glassman said.<\/p>\n

Petersen has had a law license for less than three years. He said he worked on cases in Scottsdale while earning his degree. Petersen said his experience as the current state Senate president also counts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have done more in three years than Rodney Glassman will even get done in his life because he\u2019s a trust fund baby who\u2019s just looking for a place. He\u2019s been running for 15 years and he\u2019s lost six elections in a row,\u201d Petersen said.<\/p>\n

Read more Arizona sees largest decline in SNAP participants nationwide following federal changes<\/a><\/p>\n

History of campaigns<\/h2>\n

Glassman has not won an elected office since he served as a Democrat on the Tucson City Council in 2007. Glassman is an Air Force attorney with 17 years of experience.<\/p>\n

Democratic strategist Matt Grodsky said the real winner was the incumbent, Kris Mayes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was entertaining television. I\u2019m glad Arizona got to see up close why these two individuals should be nowhere near the AG\u2019s office,\u201d Grodsky said.<\/p>\n

Voting in the primary begins June 24.<\/p>\n

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