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Friese plans to resign LD9 House seat
After seven years in the House, Randy Friese is stepping down.
Precinct committeemen: Flexing clout when lawmakers leave
Precinct committeemen, the party faithful who show up at legislative district meetings and encourage people to vote, occasionally get a chance to have an even more influential role in state politics.
Sen. Dial, 3 other lawmakers go down to defeat in primary
Four lawmakers won’t be returning to the Capitol after losing their re-election bids in the August 30 primary election.
Friese wins, Kopec defeated by Powers Hannley
Democratic Rep. Randy Friese coasted to an easy re-election, though his appointed seatmate, Democratic Rep. Matt Kopec, succumbed to a third Democratic challenger in the Democratic primary for the two House seats in Tucson’s Legislative District 9.
Rep. Matt Kopec: He’s the new kid on the block
As Democratic Rep. Matt Kopec was being sworn in as the newest member of the Arizona House of Representatives on Jan. 20, his fellow Tucson Democrats jokingly suggested that the 27-year-old had his entire life ahead of him, and shouldn’t throw it away as a Democrat in the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature.
Pima County supervisors pick Kopec to fill House vacancy
The Pima County Board of Supervisors appointed Matt Kopec to fill an Arizona House vacancy created by Rep. Victoria Steele's resignation to focus on her congressional run.
