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In this season of campaign promises, businessman Steve Moak pledges to not seek reelection if the federal government's budget remains unbalanced in six years.

Arizona Capitol Times reporter Luige Del Puerto discusses how Democratic candidate Jon Hulburd shocked everyone when his campaign said it had raised a whopping $750,000 - more than any other candidate in the race has reported so far.

Ben Quayle is a political neophyte who has spent a small fraction of his life in Arizona, and he lacks the kind of business experience or community involvement that usually precedes a run for Congress. But what Quayle does have — a ton of money and his father’s last name — scares the bejeepers out of the nine other candidates seeking the Republican nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District.

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Businessman Steve Moak's latest fundraising report confirms he's a top contender in the 10-way Republican contest for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District.

While Republicans duke it out for their party's nomination, Jon Hulburd, the Democratic candidate for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District, is amassing a huge war chest for the November general election.

Steve Moak said former Vice President Dan Quayle tried to talk him out of the race for Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District – in which Quayle’s son, Ben, is a candidate – and encouraged him to run for a lower public office.

A Republican running for the Arizona Corporation Commission says people here illegally should not have use of utilities like power, gas and phones.

The movement to put into effect a California-style cap on property tax increases has failed to qualify for the Arizona ballot.

Sen. John Huppenthal, a Chandler Republican who is running for superintendent of public instruction, has picked up the endorsement of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, whose education policies were credited for improving the performance of that state's students.

Sen. John Huppenthal, a Republican who is running for Superintendent of Public Instruction, survived another court challenge and will stay on the ballot.