Reagan Priest, Arizona Capitol Times//October 6, 2026//

Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission Executive Director Tom Collins poses for a photo in central Phoenix on Oct. 1, 2026 (Reagan Priest/Arizona Capitol Times)

Reagan Priest, Arizona Capitol Times//October 6, 2026//

If you ask Tom Collins, the dream of the ‘90s isn’t only alive in Portland, but also at the Citizens Clean Elections Commission. Voters created the Commission by passing the...

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