Potentially great news for AZ conservatives Here’s something to brighten your day! Russell Pearce’s name appears as a senate candidate in the newly configured Legislative District 25. He filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s office earlier in the week, keeping his options open as he makes a final decison. The new district boundaries place [...]
Problem-plagued perennial candidate Tony Bouie is once again in quest of a legislative seat. This time he’s seeking an appointment rather than going through that revealing information spill that accompanies an actual campaign. Bouie is now looking to be named as a replacement to fill the AZ House seat in Legislative District 4, currently open [...]
Tony Bouie’s application for appointment to senate vacancy wisely disregarded In the wake of Scott Bundgaard’s resignation as the Republican state senator representing Legislative District 4, seven applicants submitted their names as potential replacements. The three finalists who emerged after being vetted by the district’s precinct committeeman are state Rep. Judy Burges, former Maricopa County [...]
Platform Republicans win the day The balloting at the Maricopa County Republican Committee’s mandatory meeting Saturday, returned some interesting results. There were two straightforward questions asked. The assembled precinct committeemen were given an opportunity to vote for their first and second choice for U.S. President — along with the least acceptable for the office. The [...]
39 percent of Republican state legislators negatively impacted The report in the daily carried an innocuous headline — Some lawmakers feel upended by new map – belying the disturbing facts behind Arizona’s so-called Independent Redistricting Committee‘s charade of impartiality redrawing district lines. Although the state Constitution prohibits the Democrat-heavy commission from considering the addresses of incumbents [...]
The ethically challenged Arizona“Independent” Redistricting Commission released “tentative” final congressional and legislative district maps a few days ago. Our impulse to comment on these latest versions has been stifled by the revulsion at the shenanigans that have undergirded the process. The Democrat majority drew the maps, which will likely fly through Obama’s Justice Department. After Gov. [...]
Rally in support of Sen. Pearce this evening This morning’s newspaper runs an endorsement editorial in west Mesa’s state legislative district 18 recall election. To no one’s surprise, the daily throws its support behind the candidate named ABRP — Anyone But Russell Pearce. It’s not the first time the Republic has done so. Take a [...]
Guest Speakers: Speaker of the AZ House of Representatives Andy Tobin As Majority Leader, Mr. Tobin was instrumental in the legislative successes this past session, helping to author and pass a truly balanced budget, pension reform and the Jobs Bill. Now — what to expect during the next legislative session? and Phoenix City Council Candidate [...]
Rallying to the aid of Sen. Russell Pearce, the Maricopa County Republican Party has formed an independent expenditure committee and fundraising website to support the Arizona Senate President in a politically motivated recall against him. The election in the East Valley Legislative District 18 is scheduled for November 8, 2011. Online donations can be made at the [...]
State senator poised to challenge congressman The word is that if Arizona’s First Congressional District lines are reconfigured to include Mohave County, freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar can expect a challenge from his far right flank. The Flagstaff dentist has been taking flak from Tea Party activists for not hanging tough on the debt-ceiling vote and [...]
