Continuing support for Russell Pearce
Russell Pearce may have been ousted by the voters in his legislative district in last year’s historic recall election, but proof of his enduring popularity among Republican activists will be on full display later this month, as the former Senate president is set to be elected to second-in-command of the Arizona Republican Party. When voters at the state GOP’s annual meeting on Jan. 28 elect a [...]
Ballot order set by drawing for Arizona’s upcoming GOP presidential primary
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio grimaced as he scanned the square of paper pulled from a historic trophy offered by Secretary of State Ken Bennett.
Huntsman doesn’t make it onto Arizona primary ballot
The Arizona secretary of state's office says Jon Huntsman has failed to qualify for the state's presidential primary.
FAIR game? How GOP politicians are trying to secretly influence the IRC
How GOP politicians are trying to secretly influence the IRC
A group of high-profile attorneys working for a group called FAIR Trust say they want to help the state's redistricting commission adhere to the legal requirements that govern the high-stakes, once-in-a-decade political remapping process, and the group’s name suggests it is interested in fairness.But what FAIR T[...]
GOP hopes may be pinned on DOJ
While the Dems boycotted and the GOP lawmakers rallied behind the Prop 106 provision and voter sentiment, Republican Senate attorney Greg Jernigan wondered aloud to our reporter whether the District of Justice – the only redistricting force that has yet to step up – would be willing to force a change of district lines.
GOP lawmakers create panel to scrutinize redistricting maps
House and Senate Republican leaders announced this evening that they have each appointed three lawmakers to a committee charged with scrutinizing the maps created by the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission.
Arpaio to meet Monday with GOP hopeful Herman Cain
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he'll meet Monday with Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain before the candidate attends a GOP fundraiser in Phoenix.
Proposed congressional map has candidates searching for most favorable district
While Republicans denounce Arizona’s proposed congressional map, politicos on both sides of the aisle are eying the new opportunities it provides, and two GOP incumbents are preparing to fight each other for their political survival.
The districts are subject to change as the Independent Redistricting Commission begins a 30-day round of public hearings on the map. But based on the cu[...]
CNN will air Republican presidential debate in Arizona
CNN will produce and air a Republican presidential debate on Dec. 1 in Arizona.
Gov. Jan Brewer, the driving force in bringing the debate to the state, announced the agreement between CNN and the Arizona Republican Party today.
17 Republican Arizona lawmakers back Romney
Seventeen Arizona legislators have thrown their support behind Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, according to an announcement released this morning.
Hello, is Jan there?
Brewer is already being courted by the two frontrunners in the GOP presidential primary.
Antenori calls out GOP lawmakers for being idle in redistricting battle
Republican Sen. Frank Antenori, says his fellow GOP members need to get engaged in redistricting, and that he feels he’s the lone soldier in “the foxhole fighting this battle.”