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Kirkpatrick’s boots become a metaphor for the fight in CD1
The air war in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District has officially begun, with both candidates airing their own introductory TV ads, and their respective party’s independent expenditure groups taking on the role of attack dogs in a string of commercials blaring from TVs across the sprawling district.
Andy Tobin to give national GOP radio address
National Republicans are helping raise the profile of Arizona congressional candidate Andy Tobin by picking him to deliver the GOP's national radio address Saturday.
Kiehne concedes: Tobin wins primary in CD1
Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin will be the Republican nominee to take on U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, as Republican Gary Kiehne, who was trailing Tobin by 324 votes with thousands of ballots left to count, conceded the race this afternoon.
Dead heat in sprawling CD1 Republican race
Rancher Gary Kiehne has taken the lead over House Speaker Andy Tobin in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District’s GOP primary, climbing from behind to now 400 votes ahead.
Tobin struggles in CD1 despite opponents’ gaffes
When Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin entered the race for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, the Republican establishment breathed a collective sigh of relief. They finally had a strong candidate who could take on one of the most vulnerable Democrats in Congress, Ann Kirkpatrick, in November.
Kwasman says his cancer won’t affect him for a decade
Republican congressional candidate Adam Kwasman held a press conference in the House lobby Aug. 14 to confirm he has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a common form of blood cancer.
Experts: Don’t be fooled by funding gap in tight congressional races
Incumbents in three Arizona congressional districts that have been deemed among the most competitive in the country have raised substantially more than their challengers, more than 3-to-1 in some cases.
Will avoiding tough questions pay off for congressional candidates?
Two congressional candidates seen as frontrunners to snag the Republican nomination in districts with vulnerable Democratic incumbents are being criticized for giving the media and constituents the silent treatment.
Kwasman exploring congressional bid
After fewer than six months in the Legislature, Republican Rep. Adam Kwasman of Oro Valley announced today he is considering a run for the US House in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District in 2014.
CD1 candidates raising big money from outside contributors
The race to fill the open congressional seat in Arizona’s sprawling 1st Congressional District has become an expensive one, with nearly all of the money coming from elsewhere.
Paton drops suit against contender
Jonathan Paton dropped a lawsuit that sought to have one of his Republican contenders in the 1st Congressional District race removed from the ballot.
Gosar trounces Kirkpatrick in CD1 after campaigning against health care law
Flagstaff dentist and political newcomer Paul Gosar is leading incumbent Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick by 10 points in the battle over Arizona's 1st Congressional District.
