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Martin poured out cash before campaign halt
State Treasurer Dean Martin's campaign for the Republican nomination for governor was short on cash before qualifying for $707,000 in public funding in late June, but he then paid more than $130,000 to his campaign manger and other consultants in the 11 days before he suspended his campaign.
2010 GOP main contenders for governor
As the election season heats up, we profile the four main contenders who will battle it out for the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona. Each candidate provided their position on: taxes, the state budget, education, illegal immigration and religion.
2010 GOP main contenders for governor: John Munger
If Jan Brewer and Dean Martin are the politicians with proven track records and 'Buz' Mills is the guy who brings a lifetime of private sector experience to the race, John Munger is the candidate who does both.
2010 GOP main contenders for governor: Jan Brewer
Since Jan Brewer kicked off her campaign in November, her mantra has been "tough times call for a tough leader," and that tough leader, of course, is her. The governor and her campaign have insisted that she inherited a serious budget problem created by her predecessor, Janet Napolitano, but that Brewer is the one working to fix it.
2010 GOP main contenders for governor: ‘Buz’ Mills
A political neophyte, Owen 'Buz' Mills was a total mystery when he first entered the race in December. The fact that his political résumé is blank is one of the central themes of his campaign.
2010 GOP main contenders for governor: Dean Martin
Much like Cassandra of Greek mythology, who was blessed by the gods with power to see the future but cursed so that no one would believe her prognostications, Dean Martin, who has served as state treasurer since 2007, saw Arizona's fiscal crisis on the horizon.
