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Legislative District 28

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Meyer, McGee to return as incumbents carry the day in LD 28

Democratic Rep. Eric Meyer will return to the Capitol after maintaining his solid lead over Republican challenger Shawnna Bolick in Phoenix’s Legislative District 28, where he has won three straight elections despite a 12 percentage point Republican voter registration advantage.		Republicans, GOP, DeWit, Ward, election, MAGA, Trump, Lake, Hobbs, Schweikert, ballots, tabulation

GOP targets Democrat Meyer — again — in moderate LD28

Democratic Rep. Eric Meyer is the Republican Party’s great white whale in the Arizona House of Representatives. For six years, he has eluded a string of Republican candidates and fended off their attacks, beating the odds in three straight elections to win a House seat in the Republican-leaning but defiantly moderate Legislative District 28.

Bolick, Brophy McGee prevail in LD28

In the two-way race for the Republican nomination for the second House seat in central Phoenix’s Legislative District 28, stalwart conservative Shawnna Bolick has beat out the more moderate Mary Hamway by 390 votes with all ballots counted in the district.

Every vote counts: Legislative primary races remain too close to call

If you think your vote can’t make a difference, think again. In three of Arizona’s legislative primary races, the difference between the winning and losing candidates is only a handful of votes.

Legislative District 27

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Every vote counts: Legislative primary races remain too close to call

If you think your vote can’t make a difference, think again. In three of Arizona’s legislative primary races, the difference between the winning and losing candidates is only a handful of votes.

Rep. Catherine Miranda holds large lead in bid to move to Senate in LD27

Rep. Catherine Miranda has a commanding lead in her bid to move from the House to Senate in Legislative District 27.

Legislative District 26

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FEC fines 3 dark money groups over cash from Arizona operative

The Federal Election Commission levied nearly a quarter-million dollars’ worth of fines against three dark money groups for failing to report contributions from an organization run by Sean Noble after the Arizona political operative inadvertently disclosed the alleged violations in a 2014 interview. 		dark money, APS, Supreme Court, Arizona Corporation Commission, Justice Clint Bolick, Republican Attorney Generals Association, Republican Governors Association, Ducey, Brnovich, utility regulators

Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble

Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.

Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run

With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain. 		dark money, APS, Supreme Court, Arizona Corporation Commission, Justice Clint Bolick, Republican Attorney Generals Association, Republican Governors Association, Ducey, Brnovich, utility regulators

“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors

One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.

Legislative District 25

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Every vote counts: Legislative primary races remain too close to call

If you think your vote can’t make a difference, think again. In three of Arizona’s legislative primary races, the difference between the winning and losing candidates is only a handful of votes.

Worsley has commanding lead in LD25 Senate, Olson and Bowers up in House

Sen. Bob Worsley spent heavily in his campaign for re-election to the Arizona Senate, investing hundreds of thousands of his own dollars.

Fewer moderates in 2015? Primary election will determine balance of Senate

For all the promises of the survival of Republican lawmakers who voted for Medicaid expansion, the few remaining in the Senate could find their ranks diminished at the conclusion of the primary election.

Legislative District 22

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FEC fines 3 dark money groups over cash from Arizona operative

The Federal Election Commission levied nearly a quarter-million dollars’ worth of fines against three dark money groups for failing to report contributions from an organization run by Sean Noble after the Arizona political operative inadvertently disclosed the alleged violations in a 2014 interview. 		dark money, APS, Supreme Court, Arizona Corporation Commission, Justice Clint Bolick, Republican Attorney Generals Association, Republican Governors Association, Ducey, Brnovich, utility regulators

Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble

Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.

Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run

With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain. 		dark money, APS, Supreme Court, Arizona Corporation Commission, Justice Clint Bolick, Republican Attorney Generals Association, Republican Governors Association, Ducey, Brnovich, utility regulators

“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors

One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.

Legislative District 21

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FEC fines 3 dark money groups over cash from Arizona operative

The Federal Election Commission levied nearly a quarter-million dollars’ worth of fines against three dark money groups for failing to report contributions from an organization run by Sean Noble after the Arizona political operative inadvertently disclosed the alleged violations in a 2014 interview. 		dark money, APS, Supreme Court, Arizona Corporation Commission, Justice Clint Bolick, Republican Attorney Generals Association, Republican Governors Association, Ducey, Brnovich, utility regulators

Nearly all pro-Ducey dark money in 2014 tied to ally Noble

Tax filings by the conservative nonprofit organization American Encore confirm that Doug Ducey’s longtime ally Sean Noble was at the center of the multimillion-dollar dark money campaign that helped get him elected.

Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run

With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain. 		dark money, APS, Supreme Court, Arizona Corporation Commission, Justice Clint Bolick, Republican Attorney Generals Association, Republican Governors Association, Ducey, Brnovich, utility regulators

“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors

One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.

Legislative District 19

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Caught in the middle: Democrats, Republicans rejoice in defeating Orr

In his attempt to walk the middle road in the highly partisan Arizona Legislature, Republican Rep. Ethan Orr of Tucson united the conservative right and the liberal left against him, creating strange bedfellows and a perfect storm that swept him out of office.

Contreras edges out Cotera in LD19

Rep. Lupe Contreras has easily defeated Democratic challenger Angela Cotera for the Senate seat in Legislative District 19.
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