Dismissed lawsuit allows Bennett in GOP gubernatorial primary
Gov. Doug Ducey won't debate his Republican foe, with an aide calling Ken Bennett a "fringe'' candidate despite the fact he was elected secretary of state in 2010.
Majority of LD28 candidate Mark Syms’ petition signatures deemed invalid
The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office invalidated close to 1,700 signatures that Mark Syms, the independent candidate running for the Senate in Legislative District 28.
Arpaio announces run for U.S. Senate
While Arpaio had hinted at a run for months, many political insiders doubted his interest in actually running for the seat currently held by Sen. Jeff Flake, who announced last year that he wouldn’t run again.
GOP legislator wants to take constant ‘campaign mode’ out of lawmaking
Rep. Drew John, a freshman lawmaker, is planning to introduce legislation that would double legislators’ terms to four years from two.
State Sen. Debbie Lesko seeking US House seat
A second state senator has formally announced a run for the U.S. House seat left vacant when Republican Rep. Trent Franks resigned.
Arpaio’s political future uncertain, pulls tricks from the past
Joe Arpaio is flirting with another campaign that will never happen, according to some political insiders, but he could still serve as an effective surrogate for rising conservative figures.
Senate candidate Kelli Ward meeting with White House suggests strain between Trump, Flake
Conservative Republican Kelli Ward, who is running to unseat Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, said Monday she has met with White House officials about the campaign.
Campaign to overturn citizen initiative restriction dead
Foes of new restrictions on the ability of people to propose their own laws have suspended their effort to used paid circulators to gather signatures to quash the law.
Farley stops flirting with run for governor, joins Dem race
Sen. Steve Farley announced today that he will run for Arizona governor, after months of flirting with the possibility.
‘Farley for Governor’ paperwork filed with Corp Comm, senator mum on run
Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, signaled he’ll run for governor against Doug Ducey, though he refused to comment on his political future until a campaign announcement next week.
First Democrat to challenge Ducey talks about sex life, debt
Dyer preemptively listed all details about his background, including the not-so-savory ones, in a lengthy press kit.
McCain, Kirkpatrick make final push for support for Senate
Republican Sen. John McCain barnstormed across Arizona on Monday in a final push for support in a tough race against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, who focused on getting out the vote in heavily Democratic southern Arizona.