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Legislative District 17

LD17
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.

LD17
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.  

Hobbs, Kern, Wadsack, recall
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.

Oct 9, 2020

In LD20, Democrats see road to power

Republicans maintain a roughly 5,000-voter advantage. Surmountable, sure, but the outcome is hardly set in stone. They say they believe they are better prepared than they were in 2018, when the Democrats surged to a 29-31 split in the House, propelled by voters activated by education and the Red for Ed movement.

Sep 25, 2020

Decade of Dem gains sets stage for nail-biter legislative races

House and Senate seats have only flipped when fewer than 10 percentage points separate voter registration numbers for the two major parties. This year, that holds true in nine districts.

Dec 15, 2010

Walking the green mile with Green Party candidate Gregor Knauer

Bringing a whole new meaning to back-door politics, Gregor Knauer agreed to run for office while standing in the alley behind his Tempe home.

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