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Sparks fly at Republican gubernatorial debate
The six Republican gubernatorial candidates argued about illegal immigration, the K-12 education standards known as Common Core and economic development in a televised debate Monday.
In new TV ad, Thomas vows to protect Arizona ‘before it’s too late’
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, now a GOP candidate for governor, used his first television ad of the election cycle to take on immigration, the “gay lobby” and liberal judges.
Disbarred former county attorney to start airing campaign ads for governor
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will begin airing campaign ads touting his campaign to become Arizona’s next governor in the Phoenix media market on Thursday.
Top gubernatorial candidates rake in cash
Thanks to several large personal loans made to her campaign, Christine Jones handily led a crowded Republican gubernatorial primary field in both available resources and money spent.
Disgraced former county attorney Thomas qualifies for public funding in bid to become governor
The Secretary of State’s Office said Thursday that Andrew Thomas has now submitted enough valid names on $5 donations to qualify for public funding for his campaign. That means he will now get a check for $753,616 in his bid to be the Republican nominee.
Thomas appears likely to qualify for Clean Elections money
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas turned in a batch of supplemental $5 contributions in his bid to qualify for Clean Elections funding in the governor’s race.
Thomas denied Clean Elections funding, but can try again
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas was denied Clean Elections funding for his gubernatorial campaign after falling short of the number of qualifying contributions he needs.
Ducey, Smith, DuVal announce big fundraising hauls
The first fundraising period of 2014 was a good one for GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Doug Ducey and Scott Smith, who pulled in about $1 million apiece since the start of January.
Former GoDaddy exec Christine Jones submits gubernatorial nominating signatures
A former executive for internet company GoDaddy has filed nominating petitions to enter the Republican primary for Arizona governor.
Ducey leads the pack in governor’s race fundraising
State Treasurer Doug Ducey dominated the GOP field in terms of fundraising for the governor’s race with more than $1 million raised in 2013, while presumptive Democratic nominee Fred DuVal raised about $800,000.
Smith’s entry likely sets the Arizona GOP gubernatorial primary field
Mesa Mayor Scott Smith ended his long flirtation with the Republican gubernatorial primary and officially announced his candidacy, likely setting the GOP field for 2014 and setting the stage for a bruising contest.
Poll shows Bennett with early lead, but majority undecided in GOP primary
A poll shows Secretary of State Ken Bennett as the early favorite in the Republican primary for the 2014 governor’s race, though more than half of the respondents were undecided.
Bennett and Treasurer Doug Ducey also hold narrow leads over presumptive Democratic nominee Fred DuVal in the general election, according to the poll.
