Anthony Kern is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Arizona Senate, representing District 27 since 2023.

[2] Kern worked for the El Mirage Police Department from March 2005 to November 2014,[3] as a code enforcement officer.

[3] In June 2014, the police department placed Kern on administrative leave for lying to a superior about a lost city-owned tablet computer.

[11] In 2019, Kern was chairman of the House Rules Committee, a powerful "gatekeeper" post that allowed him to great influence.

[3] In October 2016, Kern became a Tombstone reserve marshal,[13] holding this role simultaneously with his state House seat.

[13][14] A progressive activist filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee, arguing that, by accepting the deputy marshal position, Kern should be determined to have vacated his legislative seat due to the provision in the Arizona Constitution barring legislators from simultaneously holding other government roles.

[15] In 2019, according to his LinkedIn page, Kern was a private investigator and campus security officer for Grand Canyon University.

[19] In December 2020, Kern joined Republican U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert in a lawsuit filed in federal district court against Vice President Mike Pence.

[17] On January 6, 2021, Kern attended the pro-Trump "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington, D.C., and was present at the subsequent attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Kern posted a video to his Twitter account which showed his attendance of the event, and in which he stated: "I will put politics aside if I never win another election.

[24][25] Ruling that the suit was "groundless," "not made in good faith," and was filed "primarily for purposes of harassment," the court also ordered the plaintiffs to pay $75,000 in attorneys' fees to Fernandez.

[32] After the speech, Hobbs said that it was "unfortunate that some members chose an immature stunt instead, but we have really tough issues in front of us and we need to work together to stop them.

"[33] Kern in April 2024 brought and guided a religious group in conducting a prayer circle over the state seal on the Arizona Senate floor, with Kern declaring: "right now, we ask thee to release the presence of the lord in the senate chamber", with the religious group speaking in tongues; Kern later fired back at criticism over his action, characterizing critics as "god-haters", and declaring that "prayer over our state at the State Senate is way more powerful" than the critics.