• Arizona regulator won’t seek re-election

  Arizona Corporation Commissioner Brenda Burns says she has no plans to run for a second term.

CORPORATION COMMISSION NEWS

Democrats, Republicans find good news in Corporation Commission races

Races for the Arizona Corporation Commission typically get less attention than the body’s utility-regulating powers perhaps warrant, but many in the elections business say the details of the outcomes can be highly valuable.

• Republicans dominate Corporation Commission results 
• Arizona Corporation Commission to be made entirely of Republicans 
• Dem Corporation Commission candidates question Republicans’ commitment to solar energy
• Future of renewable energy dominates Corporation Commission race 
• Republican Corporation Commission candidates violated rules, commission finds 
• GOP Corporation Commission candidates agree to return some Clean Elections funding
• GOP lawmakers want control of energy policy 
• Arizona GOP lawmakers want to take control of energy policy from Corp. Comm. 
• Power struggle over state energy policy triggers solar opposition 
• Bill giving Legislature and governor final say on Corp Comm rules passes committee 
• If you can’t beat them… Lawmakers shopping around for friendlier districts 

CORPORATION COMMISSION CANDIDATES

• Busching, Marcia

  Democrat
  Phoenix, AZ 85042
  www.marciaforarizona.com
  @marcia4arizona
  Campaign finance: public





• Kennedy, Sandra

  Democrat
  Tempe, AZ 85282
  www.kennedyacc2012.com
  Campaign finance: public





• Newman, Paul

  Democrat
  Tucson, AZ 85701
  www.paulnewmanaz.com
  @PaulNewman2012
  Campaign finance: public





• Meadows, Thomas

  Green
  Phoenix, AZ 85051
  Campaign finance:public





• Pout, Daniel

  Green
  Mesa, AZ 85201
  Campaign finance:public





• Gohl, Christopher

  Libertarian
  Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
  Campaign finance: private





• Bitter Smith, Susan

  Republican
  Scottsdale, AZ 85257
  www.bittersmith.com
  @BitterSmith
  Campaign finance: public





• Burns, Robert

  Republican
  Peoria, AZ 85382
  www.corpcomm2012.com
  Campaign finance: public





• Stump, Bob

  Republican
  Peoria, AZ 85381
  @BobStump
  Campaign finance: public

OTHER ELECTION 2012 NEWS

Arizona regulator won’t seek re-election

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Brenda Burns says she has no plans to run for a second term.

• Advocacy groups’ poll indicates most voters oppose early ballot bill 
• Horne vs. Montgomery — the fight over the fight 
• Ballot access getting easier for candidates, harder for initiatives 
• Despite changes to election reform bills, Democrats, Hispanics still opposed 
• Arizona ranks low in election performance 
• Democrats, Republicans find good news in Corporation Commission races
• Immigration activist joins US Rep. Sinema’s staff
• Arizona court says ballot measure complied with rule
• Legislative candidates find success switching from ‘clean’ to traditional 
• Support for Sheriff Arpaio declines even in some GOP strongholds
• Bennett to testify before Congress on voting rights
• Vandalism, intimidation and cyber threats plagued Maricopa Elections Department during vote counting 
• Finance reports hint at high profile ballot prop losses 
• Court: Prop 204 clerical error didn’t confuse voters 
• Ballot counting officially ends 
• Campaign finance moves called ‘political money laundering’
• Incumbents, Democrats in competitive districts outperform congressional district projections 
• Projected legislative district advantages held up — mostly 
• Hispanic electorate expanded, but still didn’t reach potential 
• Republicans search for adjustments as Hispanic growth looms
• Barber still ahead at end of Cochise County count
• Police: Mesa woman runs over husband for not voting
• Carmona, Flake campaigns spent combined $228,000 on Spanish-language advertising in Phoenix
• Congressional newcomers arrive in D.C., even with votes still being counted
• Agreement reached in ballot dispute in Barber-McSally race
• Barber holding the lead but CD2 still up for grabs 
• Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona’s 9th Congressional seat 
• Dems pin hopes on Carmona as an omen of things to come 
• Prop. 116, business property tax measure, loses by double digits 
• Thousands of provisional problems on Election Day 
• Republicans dominate Corporation Commission results 
• More than 631,000 Arizona ballots still uncounted
• Kirkpatrick claims victory, Paton waits for uncounted ballots 
• Prop 118 down by a hair 
• Sinema confident about CD9 lead 
• Republicans to lose Senate supermajority but still dominate chamber 
• LD9 – A Split House? 
• Eighth try a charm for Proposition 119 
• Nail-biter in LD28 leaves Meyer, Reeve waiting for resolution