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Kyrsten Sinema: More work to be done for CD9
Ending what had turned into a week of wonder, speculation and fallback planning, U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema today announced she will not switch from her current central Phoenix district to run for retiring Rep. Ed Pastor’s overwhelmingly Democratic south Phoenix district.
Sinema ponders which will be the road not taken
Barely a year after winning a hard-fought battle to put Arizona’s 9th Congressional District in the Democratic column, U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema faces a fork in the road.
All eyes on Sinema as Arizona’s 7th District calls
Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is undoubtedly tempted to jump from her current swing district to the solidly Democratic 7th Congressional District seat being vacated by the retirement of Rep. Ed Pastor, but her campaign is not addressing widespread speculation she will enter the fray.
Parker-Mason GOP Corp Comm slate: ‘Ratepayer advocates’
The Republican primary race for the Arizona Corporation Commission became competitive last month, when former state lawmaker Lucy Mason announced she and former Paradise Valley mayor Vernon Parker would run on a slate for the two nominations.
Rogers, Sinema lead in CD9 fundraising
Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Wendy Rogers leads political newcomer and former Arizona State University quarterback Andrew Walter in fundraising for the Republican primary in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District.
Vernon Parker makes Corp Comm candidacy official
Former Paradise Valley mayor and two-time Republican congressional candidate Vernon Parker today filed paperwork to run for the Arizona Corporation Commission, despite having raised more than $400,000 in 2013 to run against U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District.
GOP lawmakers dislike the ‘how’ as much as the ‘what’ of Obama speech
Republicans in Arizona’s congressional delegation quickly attacked President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address not just for what the president wants to do but how he vowed to do it.
1 fresh, 2 familiar Republicans gun for Sinema’s CD9 seat
The three Republicans aiming for the chance to take on Democratic freshman Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema are beginning to craft their message and try to raise enough money to compete with the incumbent’s massive campaign war chest.
Advice from the pros
Women embarking on their first political campaign for public office got some advice from the pros at the Arizona Capitol Times’ third annual Women in Public Policy event at the W Hotel in Scottsdale on Nov. 20.
GOP outlines strategy to unseat freshmen Arizona Democrats in Congress
The midterm congressional elections are still a year off, but the Republican Party started ratcheting up its campaign this week against three freshman Arizona Democrats it has targeted in the race.
Arizona delegation splits as House passes ‘Keep Your Health Plan’ bill
WASHINGTON – Arizona Reps. Kyrsten Sinema and Ron Barber joined 37 other Democrats who crossed the aisle Friday and voted for a GOP-backed bill to let people keep their current insurance policies under the health care reform act.
Arizona delegation seeks reimbursement for Grand Canyon opening
Arizona’s congressional delegation urged the National Park Service to issue the state a full refund for payments made to open Grand Canyon National Park while the government shut down during bitter budget fights in Washington, D.C. in October.
