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Begay announces run for 1st Congressional District seat
Democrat-turned-Republican state Sen. Carlyle W. Begay has announced he is entering a crowded field for the GOP nomination for the open seat in Arizona's 1st Congressional District.
Wendy Rogers enters crowded GOP CD1 field
Republican Wendy Rogers is running for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, a move that ended weeks of speculation.
Power vacuum: Candidates from around Arizona vie to replace Ann Kirkpatrick in CD1
The power vacuum U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick will leave behind as she runs for the U.S. Senate is drawing many familiar faces into the contest for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District – including well-known politicians who live outside the district’s boundaries.
Gowan and Babeu join 1st Congressional District race
The GOP primary in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District is officially a crowd. Speaker of the Arizona House David Gowan and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu both entered the race today, ending months of exploring by the two and bringing the number of Republicans vying for the nomination to five.
South Phoenix Dem Miranda exploring rural congressional seat
Sen. Catherine Miranda is “strongly exploring” running for Congress in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
Navajo vote could factor into tight Arizona CD1 race
On the airwaves of a popular Navajo radio station, President Barack Obama uses the Navajo greeting "Ya'at'eeh" and implores tribal members to get out and vote for Democrats.
Ex-Arizona congressman Renzi loses appeal of convictions
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the convictions of former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi on corruption, money laundering and other charges, rejecting his claim that there wasn't enough evidence to support some of the allegations.
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.
Republican fundraising in CD1 can’t keep up with Kirkpatrick’s
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s fundraising for the past three months dwarfed that of the three Republicans vying for the chance to run against her in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
CD1 Republicans all claim mantle of ‘most conservative’
The three Republican candidates for Congress from District 1 each insisted Monday night he is more conservative than the other – and the only one who can oust Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick.
All it takes is a single spark
The relatively quiet CD1 Republican primary erupted yesterday (May 19), as Tobin called on Kiehne to end his campaign following comments at a debate Friday concerning guns and immigration.
Erroneous gun claim sparks war of words in CD1 GOP race
A Republican businessman running for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District has apologized for saying most mass shootings in the U.S. are committed by Democrats, but one of his opponents is demanding he end his candidacy.
