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Challengers say Brewer doing little to lead AZ through tough times
With Gov. Jan Brewer leading in the polls, Dean Martin and Buz Mills sought to turn her self-proclaimed strengths into her greatest weaknesses. Brewer, in turn, questioned Martin's record and Mills' plans for the state, while all feuded with Matthew Jette, whose positions seemed more fitting for a Democratic debate than a contest between GOP hopefuls.
Munger drops out of governor’s race
John Munger dropped out of the 2010 governor’s race, saying he cannot compete with opponents who are getting millions of dollars in public financing for their campaigns. Munger announced his... […]
Martin, Mills file signatures to round out governor’s race
State Treasurer Dean Martin and businessman Buz Mills filed their qualifying signatures for the Aug. 24 primary, roughing out the crowded Republican field.
Brewer challengers say campaigns about more than just tax hike
Despite a blowout win for Proposition 100, Gov. Jan Brewer's challengers in the Republican primary aren't backing away from their criticism of her 14-month push for a sales tax increase, but the trio of candidates say their campaigns are about more than just taxes.
Goddard announces support for Prop. 100
Attorney General Terry Goddard said he will support Proposition 100, ending months of fence-sitting on the temporary sales tax increase. Goddard, the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor, announced his support... […]
Boosted by immigration and health care, Brewer leads GOP pack
The view from the top must be a welcome sight for Gov. Jan Brewer, especially considering the valley she was in just months ago.
Goddard leads all Republicans in new poll
Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard led all potential Republican rivals in the 2010 governor’s race in a poll released April 27.
Mills’ ‘misstatement’ on employer sanctions raising eyebrows
Misstatement or not, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Buz Mills left some questioning his anti-illegal immigration credentials when he spoke out against Arizona's employer sanctions law at a recent candidate forum.
Goddard breaks silence in kicking off campaign
The low profile Terry Goddard has kept since becoming a candidate for governor came to an end as the Democratic attorney general publicly announced his third gubernatorial campaign. Speaking in front of the Attorney General's Office on April 5, Goddard said the state should ease its fiscal woes by ending billions of dollars in exemptions and loopholes in Arizona's sales tax.
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.
