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Jun 1, 2023

More GOP PCs are censuring their lawmakers

A recent trend is growing among Arizona Republican precinct committees of censuring their state elected Republicans after the expulsion of a former Republican lawmaker.

Aug 4, 2020

Udall appears to fend off primary challenge from the right

Kathy Pearce, sister of SB1070 champion Russell Pearce, is falling short of unseating either of Legislative District 25’s incumbents.

Jun 22, 2018

Candidate says no coordination with Worsley for LD25 senate seat

Mesa Republican Tyler Pace knew that Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa, was considering retirement before he filed to run against the incumbent for the state Senate.

Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 22, 2018

Timing of Worsley retirement leaves LD25 Republicans angry

Sen. Bob Worsley won’t seek re-election this fall, and the timing of his announcement has some East Valley Republicans furious that it’s now too late to enter the race.

Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 18, 2018

Worsley to leave office, cites vitriolic tone of politics

Sen. Bob Worsley won’t seek re-election this fall, leaving the Arizona Senate short one of its more moderate Republican lawmakers.

Aug 30, 2016

‘Clean Team’ wins, incumbent Plumlee ousted

The “Clean Team” was victorious in Tempe’s Legislative District 26 as Democratic Rep. Juan Mendez is leading in the district’s Senate Democratic primary, and his running-mates, political newcomers Isela Blanc and Athena Salman, took the top two spots in the district’s House primary.

Aug 27, 2014

Every vote counts: Legislative primary races remain too close to call

If you think your vote can’t make a difference, think again. In three of Arizona’s legislative primary races, the difference between the winning and losing candidates is only a handful of votes.

Aug 26, 2014

Worsley has commanding lead in LD25 Senate, Olson and Bowers up in House

Sen. Bob Worsley spent heavily in his campaign for re-election to the Arizona Senate, investing hundreds of thousands of his own dollars.

Nov 1, 2013

Hot contests

Early voting in the 2014 primary begins in nine months, and candidates are already firing up their campaigns.

Aug 31, 2012

Pearce loss to Worsley in GOP primary disproves theory that recall was a fluke

The result of Russell Pearce’s primary race confirmed what was unimaginable just two years ago — the conservative icon no longer enjoys the support of the party faithful.

Aug 28, 2012

Conservative icon Pearce loses again by double digits

Except for his concession speech, it’s all over for Russell Pearce.

Outraised and outspent, the man who helped elevate Arizona onto the national stage in the illegal immigration debate, failed on Tuesday to persuade his party-mates to send him back to the state Legislature.

It was the former Senate president’s second loss since November – when he was ousted from office [...]

Aug 9, 2012

Pearce mailer paints foe as a liberal

Russell Pearce’s campaign is painting businessman Bob Worsley, his primary foe, as a liberal who donated to a prominent Democratic politician.

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