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Legislative District 17

Jan 13, 2025

Kevin Volk: Bringing personal experience to a pressing issue

In a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times, incoming Representative-elect Kevin Volk from Legislative District 17 discussed ...

Jan 3, 2025

New Faces: Kevin Volk

Volk, the cofounder of a sustainable housing company in the Tucson area, said his main legislative priorities include education, housing and water.

Dec 3, 2024

New Faces: Vince Leach

Senator-elect Vince Leach is making his return to the Senate to represent Legislative District 17 after beating past primary opponent and incumbent Justine Wadsack this year. Leach, a business owner, […]

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Nov 5, 2024

Democratic challenger leads former Republican lawmaker in Legislative District 17 Senate race

Democrat John McLean has taken an early lead over former Republican state Sen. Vince Leach in the Legislative District 17 Senate race, a seat Republicans hoped would help maintain their majority in the chamber.

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Sep 20, 2024

Leach and McLean battle for LD17, possibly Senate majority

As Democrats seek to flip the Legislature in November, the odds of a Senate majority may depend on the outcome of Legislative District 17, which features one former lawmaker and […]

Jan 24, 2024

LD17 shows GOP struggle between moderate, MAGA candidates

The national war over who is a true Republican is playing out in Southern Arizona, with a leading social conservative trying to kill the bid by a former senator to get his seat back.

Sep 5, 2023

Wadsack recall effort fails

A group aiming to recall Sen. Justine Wadsack, R-Tucson, failed to collect enough signatures by today’s filing deadline, and ultimately did not turn in their signatures to the secretary of state.  

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Mar 27, 2023

Wadsack recall effort underway

Freshman Sen. Justine Wadsack, R-Tucson, is facing a burgeoning recall effort led by her constituents in Legislative District 17 and out-of-district organizers frustrated by controversial bills and colorful comments.

Aug 30, 2022

Judge rules Wadsack stays on ballot in LD17

A Pima County judge denied a request by friends of Sen. Vince Leach, R-Tucson, to knock GOP Senate nominee Justine Wadsack off the general election ballot on Monday. 

Dec 17, 2020

LD17 – thin victory margins and a tie

Out in the Southeast Valley, the Loop 202 freeway is often seen as a political compass. To the north of it is dense with Democratic voters; to the south, suburbs that start with a kiss of GOP pink but soon deepen to a solid red.

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Oct 21, 2020

Democratic money dwarfs Republican spending

A handful of Democratic legislative candidates bolstered by out-of-state funders broke Arizona campaign finance records with just two weeks to go before the election. Democrats in swing districts pulled in […]

Oct 16, 2020

Big bucks, negative ads besiege LD17 Senate race

With just over two weeks to go before the election, incumbent Republican Sen. J.D. Mesnard, Democratic challenger Ajlan Kurdoglu and outside groups have already spent a combined $1.7 million, most of that from deep-pocketed national Democratic organizations intent on flipping the Arizona Legislature.

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