Former House Speaker Kirk Adams told a crowd of debate-watchers Tuesday night that his challenger, ex-congressman Matt Salmon, is stuck in “glory days” that have passed him by and that Arizona needs a “new generation” of leadership.
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Mesa to be in national spotlight as it hosts GOP debate
In 2009, this city had so many foreclosures that President Barack Obama appeared at one of its high schools to speak about the national housing crisis. In 2011, a Mesa district recalled its state senator and anti-immigration leader Russell Pearce in a historic election. A month ago, Gov. Jan Brewer shook her finger at Obama at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
Read More »GOP official: Party considering changes in debates
A Republican National Committee official says party leaders are troubled by the staging of recent presidential debates and are interested in having the party take control of the events for the 2016 election cycle.
Read More »CNN reschedules Arizona’s GOP presidential debate to February
Timing is everything, and for Arizona that may not be a good thing.
CNN today announced that it would reschedule Arizona’s Republican presidential primary debate to Feb. 22, just six days before the state’s presidential preference election. The debate, which will be held at the Mesa Arts Center, was originally scheduled for Nov. 30.
Mesa chosen for Arizona Republican debate
A nationally televised Arizona debate for Republican president candidates will be held Nov. 30 in the Mesa Arts Center.
Read More »Brewer going to watch Las Vegas debate
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is going to Las Vegas to check out the Republican presidential candidates' debate Tuesday evening.
Read More »Gullett and Stanton to debate twice this week
Two debates are scheduled this week for Phoenix mayoral candidates Wes Gullett and Greg Stanton.
Read More »Republicans planning December debate, fundraiser 
The Arizona Republican Party and other GOP bigwigs are busily making arrangements for a presidential debate in December and an accompanying fundraiser that will benefit both the state party and the Republican National Committee.
Read More »Goddard, Brewer debate jobs, budget, ‘headless bodies’
Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Terry Goddard had few memorable lines in their first, and perhaps only, debate, but continually posed one memorable question – where’s your plan?
Read More »Illegal immigration policies dominate county attorney debate 
Interim Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley spent much of an hour debate July 20 defending his record on S1070 and immigration enforcement.
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