Newly elected House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, inherits a chamber where he can't afford to alienate a single Republican.

The single-shot strategy did not pay off for Republicans in the Legislative District 10 House race this year.

Both Democrats in the Legislative District 18 House race maintained last night’s early lead and have won.

Democrats abandoned their single-shot strategy in the Legislative District 28 House race this year, and it paid off.

The day after the November 6 election will be followed by another kind of vote, as elected Arizona senators and representatives will meet with their fellow Republicans and Democrats to choose leaders for their respective parties.

Being a member of the minority party of the state House of Representatives isn’t the only obstacle that may keep Jennifer Longdon away from the speaker’s desk.

An Arizona lawmaker who recently apologized for excessive speeding is now drawing fire for comments about women and religion.

Expelled lawmaker Don Shooter’s legal troubles aren’t over.

Former representative Don Shooter, who was expelled from the Arizona House just months ago, will run again for a seat at the Capitol.

Now Shooter claims he’s willing to serve, but only if a small band of Yuma Republicans can gather enough petitions for the disgraced politician to qualify for the ballot. Shooter was voted out of the Legislature in February after a House investigation found he serially sexually harassed colleagues and lobbyists.