BoaVida Communities gave about $600,000 to Restore Order Arizona PAC over six months in 2026. The PAC supports Republican Warren Petersen, who is running against Democratic incumbent Kris Mayes for attorney general. Arizona Luminaria reported that manufactured-housing companies, owners and people connected to the industry contributed nearly $700,000 to the PAC, making up 49% of its contributions in the first two quarters of 2026. BoaVida was the largest donor among those interests, according to Arizona Luminaria.
Donations and the BoaVida lawsuit
In August 2025, Mayes’s office sued BoaVida and the owners of Tucson’s Redwood Mobile Home Park. The office alleged they knew the park’s electrical system was outdated and overloaded but did not tell residents, who experienced outages that left them without air conditioning for hours during extreme heat. The allegations have not been resolved in court, according to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Later that month, Mayes also sought sanctions over alleged failures to meet required electrical-safety testing, Arizona Luminaria reported.
Other Tucson park cases offer separate context
The Redwood lawsuit is not the only reported state consumer-protection case involving electrical safety at a Tucson mobile-home park. The Associated Press reported on Oct. 13, 2025, that Mayes had sued Palo Verde Mobile Home Park and related companies over alleged failures to disclose dangerous electrical conditions; that case involved a different park and defendants. The Associated Press report, republished by U.S. News & World Report, described the lawsuit.
Candidate committees and independent groups reported different levels of support for the two candidates. As of October 23, Mayes’s committee had raised $6 million, compared with $2 million for Petersen’s, Arizona Luminaria reported. The outlet also reported that independent groups spent $668,572.20 supporting Petersen and $78,713.04 opposing him; groups spent $459,723.65 supporting Mayes and $3,868 opposing her.
Separate donations tied to the Whiting family
The Sacramento Bee reported that Michael Whiting’s relatives and associates contributed more than $50,000 to Petersen’s campaign. According to the Bee’s account of an Arizona Republic analysis of campaign-finance reports, eight contributors gave the individual maximum of $5,500, and the donations represented about 2.5% of Petersen’s roughly $2.1 million in campaign funds. These details rely on the Bee’s reporting, not independent verification. The Sacramento Bee’s report covers the contributions.
The Bee reported that Petersen’s campaign manager said the donations had no conditions and that Petersen had not promised to review a case. Mayes campaign spokesperson Delaney Corcoran said Petersen should explain what, if anything, the family had been promised and what he would do for them if elected, the Bee reported.
Michael Whiting’s criminal case remained pending before the election. The Bee reported that plea discussions were delayed and that his lawyers requested a December or January rescheduling date, potentially putting any settlement beyond the November 3 election. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office said Whiting pleaded not guilty to charges including misuse of public monies, theft, conflict of interest, harassment, sending a threatening letter and public-records offenses; Joy Whiting pleaded not guilty to misusing public monies. The charges are allegations. The attorney general’s announcement lists the indictments.
