James O'Connor, better known by the name Jim O'Connor, is an American politician, elected to the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2020.

[1] Before entering politics, O'Connor worked for 42 years in the securities industry, owning his own firm, Nexus Financial Services.

In 1994, O'Connor served as an advisor to the California Senate on rules to govern state investment pools.

[2] In 2024, O'Connor lost to Gina Swoboda in an election to become chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.

[5][6] On May 10, 2021 Business Insider reported that O'Connor claimed that the covid vaccine turns people into "potted plants".