WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has fined Rep. Trent Franks’ campaign committee $14,000 for failing to report spending of more than $300,000, mostly on mailings, from 2009 to 2011.
Read More »Judge sheds light on campaign finance ruling 
A Maricopa County judge shed some light on a recent ruling that found the core of Arizona’s campaign finance laws to be unconstitutional.
Read More »Obscure Arizona political group now spending against Obama 
An obscure Arizona nonprofit group that provided most of the funding for campaigns against Propositions 121 and 204 has contributed $1.4 million toward a phone campaign opposing President Barack Obama, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Read More »In red-state Arizona, Obama raises more green than Romney for second month
President Barack Obama outraised Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Arizona by more than $300,000 for the second consecutive month, according to Federal Election Commission filings for September.
Read More »Paton stepped up spending, but still outraised by Kirkpatrick 
Campaign finance reports released Thursday show former U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick continuing her fundraising dominance in the race to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
Read More »Despite recent Gould surge, Gosar retains fundraising edge in CD4 
With a boost from the Club for Growth, state Sen. Ron Gould raised more money than Congressman Paul Gosar during the past few weeks, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Read More »Dems top GOP fundraising in crowded CD9 
Democrats Andrei Cherny and Kyrsten Sinema were the only candidates on either side of the crowded 9th Congressional District primary field to raise $100,000 in the most-recent period, while none of the seven Republicans in the race hit the $50,000 mark.
Read More »Flake, Cardon spar over campaign finance accusations 
The top two Arizona candidates for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination are sparring over dueling campaign finance complaints.
Read More »Democrat David Crowe drops out of congressional primary against Grijalva 
A Democratic candidate is dropping his bid for a southern Arizona congressional seat.
Read More »Ex-Fiesta Bowl CEO’s sentencing postponed 
Former Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker will have a few more weeks of freedom, as a judge postponed his Thursday sentencing. Junker pleaded guilty in February and March in state and federal courts to crimes in connection with a scheme in which the Fiesta Bowl illegally contributed to political campaigns. He is facing a prison sentence of up to 2.5 years.
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