From the Tucson Sentinel:

Tucson Republican Jonathan Paton will run for Congress in Arizona’s sprawling new First Congressional District, which runs from Oro Valley to the Utah border.

Paton had been touted by some in the GOP as a replacement for the retiring U.S. Rep. Gabrielle …

From the AZ Republic:

Giffords’ resignation announcement left Republicans and Democrats alike flat-footed.

“All the indicators that I had seen and heard were that she was going to make a decision, but I just didn’t expect this decision,” said state Sen. Frank Antenori, R-Tucson, who had …