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Open, targeted House seats drive fundraising as numerous hopefuls line up
Arizona is expected to be a battleground for presidential and Senate races in 2024, but it’s looking as if the state could also have some high-profile House races.
Ex-Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona’s 1st Hispanic congressman, dies
Former U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona's first Hispanic congressman, has died at age 75.
Miranda announces run for Congress
Arizona state Sen. Catherine Miranda is running for Congress against a fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego.
Phoenix post office station to be renamed for Ed Pastor
Retired U.S. Congressman Ed Pastor is being honored with a downtown Phoenix post office station being named after him.
Ruben Gallego cruises to victory
Former state lawmaker Ruben Gallego cruised to victory Tuesday night to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.
After 23 years in Congress, Pastor savors victories little and large
Jack Lunsford says U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Phoenix, will be remembered for countless legislative contributions to Arizona, but the memory that best sums up the long-term congressman for Lunsford has nothing to do with politics.
Winning strategy in CD7: Gallego succeeds by going after neglected voters
Former lawmaker Ruben Gallego’s winning get-out-the-vote effort in the 7th Congressional District extended to voters traditionally ignored by candidates in primary elections, a strategy that could be a boon for future candidates running in the same area.
Turf war for CD7: Tech vs Tradition
Ruben Gallego and Mary Rose Wilcox are locked in a high-stakes struggle to win primary votes in a congressional district marked by low turnout and uncontested primaries. The race highlights a bitter schism among longtime Phoenix Democrats with community roots, and political newcomers eager for an opportunity to represent the state.
Legal challenge alleges Cesar Chavez misled voters, should be tossed off ballot
Cesar Chavez, formerly GOP candidate Scott Fistler, is making a blatant attempt to confuse and mislead voters in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District and should be tossed off the Democratic primary ballot, according to a challenge to Chavez’s candidacy filed Tuesday.
Dem candidate ends candidacy amid forgery allegations
Johnnie Robinson withdrew from the Democratic primary in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, hours after a legal challenge to his campaign claimed that at least 100 of the signatures he submitted were penned by the same person.
Government worker union backs Gallardo in CD7 race
Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, has snagged the endorsement of a major union in his bid to succeed retiring Congressman Ed Pastor in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.
Dem senator tells gay colleague to ‘act more gay’
Sen. Olivia Cajero Bedford questioned Sen. Steve Gallardo’s honesty in regards to his sexual orientation in a closed-door caucus meeting on Tuesday and said Gallardo should “act more gay.”
