Decade of Dem gains sets stage for nail-biter legislative races
House and Senate seats have only flipped when fewer than 10 percentage points separate voter registration numbers for the two major parties. This year, that holds true in nine districts.
Amanda Reeve: Non-partisan passion for the environment
Former lawmaker Amanda Reeve said she thinks she’ll return to the Legislature someday, but the right opportunity just hasn’t come up yet. And in the meantime, she’s gearing up for another legislative session as an environmental policy adviser with Snell and Wilmer.
What comes next? Election losers discuss their plans for the future
For every election winner, there is at least one loser — but that doesn’t mean their political life is over.
Meyer trying to single-shot to victory
Democratic Rep. Eric Meyer and Republican Rep. Amanda Reeve are virtually tied in LD28, a Republican-leaning district which covers parts of central Phoenix, all of Paradise Valley, and a slice of Scottsdale.
Democrat running single-shot campaign in LD28 as 2 Republicans move to the center
On a recent Monday morning, Tim O’Malley sat in a Sunnyslope diner sipping coffee and peppering his Republican elected officials with questions about education funding — sounding more like a well-informed heckler than a former longtime member of the Republican Party.
Meyer continues to stomp Republican opponents in fundraising
Rep. Eric Meyer, an incumbent Democrat seeking re-election to the Arizona House in the squarely Republican Legislative District 28, has continued to outraise both of this Republican opponents by a healthy margin, recent campaign finance reports show.
Legislative 11: Hot match-ups in 2012
Lawmakers from across the state are gearing up to take on incumbents and members of their own party in the August primaries.
What’s more, some incumbents are expected to square-off in the November general election, as well.
New lawmaker profile: Rep. Amanda Reeve, R-Anthem
This is one of a series of biographical sketches Cronkite News Service is producing about new members of the Arizona State Legislature. Each follows this format and includes a mugshot and video.
Seel jumps to 2nd place; avoids recount
Rep. Carl Seel appears to have secured a Republican nomination and likely will avoid a recount in the tightly contested Legislative District 6 House race.
New House member Reeve a conservative, but not an ideologue
Arizona's newest state legislator said she sees beauty in the Socratic Method, by which opposing views on an issue submit to questions and debate ideas.
Rep. Amanda Reeve, a Phoenix Republican, said she doesn't subscribe to the my-way-or-the-highway style of politics.