9 Jan 22nd-Jan 28th, 2026 phoenixnewtimes.com PHOENIX NEW TIMES | NEWS | FEATURE | FOOD & DRINK | ARTS & CULTURE | MUSIC | CONCERTS | CANNABIS | Lamb noted that he had supported Miller’s rival in the 2024 GOP primary, then- incumbent Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer, and speculated that Miller might hold “some hard feelings” as a result. But Lamb said he and Miller have had “some great conversations” since the latter’s election. “It’s weird they’re over there talking about me,” Lamb said. “You’d think they’d focus on cases.” Lamb, who served two terms as Pinal County’s top lawman and lost the 2024 GOP primary for U.S. Senate to Kari Lake, seemed inured by past allegations of infidelity to his wife of 31 years, which he’s repeatedly denied. “I’ve been with one woman in my life and that was my wife. That’s it,” he said, adding that he’ll probably be answering the same sort of questions regarding his personal life “when I’m 80 years old.” Lamb claimed he and his wife have the same attitude toward people making such accusations. “We just bury them in an avalanche of loving light,” he said. A checkered past One source familiar with the internal workings of the Pinal County Attorney’s Office, who spoke to New Times on the condition of anonymity, backed up Goulden’s claims about Brosowske. The ex-employee confirmed that Brosowske was perceived as a troublemaker by the staff and that he had advised underlings to use Signal, an encrypted messaging app that can auto-delete messages, for office communications — an apparent attempt to usurp Arizona’s public records law. The source said Miller was advised of these problems, as well as allegations of sexism in the workplace. The source also believed women were treated differently from men by Miller and Brosowske. “All of these issues were continuously raised over and over again to the point where it was causing friction with the entire team because nothing was being done with it,” the source said. According to Goulden’s notice of claim, she and others also raised concerns to Miller about Brosowske’s past “unethical conduct.” In 2019, Brosowske was booted from the city council of Hesperia, California, because he didn’t meet the resi- dency requirements for the district he represented. Brosowske, then 27, was originally appointed to fill a vacancy on the council in 2018 and then won the seat outright later that same year. When it was determined that he didn’t live in the district when he was appointed, the council sent him packing in a 3-2 vote. Brosowske chal- lenged the removal in court and lost. While still a city councilmember, Brosowske reportedly scored a sweet gig as assistant general manager of the West Valley Water District in San Bernardino County, which contains Hesperia. According to the IE Voice, an independent newspaper in Riverside, California, Brosowske was hired for “an annual base salary of $189,592 and $62,500 in benefits” — despite one member of the district’s board of directors stating that he believed Brosowske was unqualified. Brosowske was not long for his post. In 2020, the San Bernardino Sun reported that the water district had approved employment separation agreements with Brosowske and two others, in what the paper referred to as an apparent “house- cleaning move.” According to the Sun, the district had “been mired for years in allegations of rampant cronyism and unethical hiring practices.” Those allegations triggered an audit that same year by the California State Controller’s Office, which was completed in June 2020. According to the non-profit newsroom LAist, the audit found that elected water board members misspent public monies on luxuries for themselves, including “indulging in ritzy hotel visits” and “taking board member retreats to a wine country golf resort far from the district they are supposed to serve.” Brosowske’s name does not appear in the audit, but he managed to leave the besieged water district with some scrilla in his pocket. According to the Sun piece, the three employees cut loose in 2020 — Brosowske among them — “received at least six months of severance pay and payouts for unused vacation and leave time.” Brosowske eventually landed on his feet in the Grand Canyon State. Pinal County employment records show that in April 2024, Brosowske was hired to be the coun- ty’s Water Resource Administrator at a rate of $82,345 per annum. Less than a year later, in January 2025, Brosowske was hired as Miller’s chief of staff at a yearly salary of $98,455. How, precisely, he became Miller’s aide- de-camp remains a tale yet to be told. This story is part of the Arizona Watchdog Project, a yearlong reporting effort led by New Times and supported by the Trace Foundation, in partnership with Deep South Today. Jeremiah Brosowske. (Jeremiah Brosowske for City Council Facebook Page) Lawsuit Coming? from p 8
