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Hamadeh calls for ‘brave attorneys’ to run against Judge Jantzen in 2026 election
Key Points: Abe Hamadeh seeks to oust trial judge Lee Jantzen Hamadeh claims Jantzen unfairly ruled against him in 2022 State courts have repeatedly rejected Hamadeh’s legal challenges Three years […]
Feud between 2 GOP officials clouds English leaner issue
Key Points: State schools chief Tom Horne seeks recusal of Justice Bill Mongomery Current case involves legal method for teaching English Both officials faced off in 2010 over an alleged […]
Session Wrap: Speaker Montenegro and the pulse of the House
House Republicans expanded their majority in the chamber after the 2024 election, but faced ire from the governor’s office, legislative Democrats and some Senate Republicans over critical issues at the […]
Gov. Hobbs vetoes Republican bills on immigration, city officials and DEI
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the current total number of bills vetoed. Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed 23 bills on May 2 Many were Republican […]
New Faces: Carine Werner
Werner has served on the governing board of the Scottsdale Unified School District since 2022 and will serve as vice chair of the Senate Education Committee next session.
New Faces: Hildy Angius
Hildy Angius, a Republican, might be a newcomer, but she is already familiar with Arizona’s political landscape and its big names. Angius, elected to serve Legislative District 30 in the […]
Helen Purcell: Reflections on a recorder’s record and life in politics
Helen Purcell served as the Maricopa County Recorder from 1989 to 2017. During her time, she oversaw leaps and bounds in election systems and flux in public attitudes. Since leaving […]
Heap avoiding debates, nonpartisan events could cost him recorder race, consultants say
Republican candidate for Maricopa County Recorder, Justin Heap, says elections are a “nonpartisan issue,” but appears to be focusing his campaign on turning out conservatives. Political consultants say that could […]
GOP leaders join forces to renew faith in elections
After a legislative district, county and state Republican party chair watched election distrust seep into the party, the three sought to rebuild lost faith in the system. With the 2024 […]
Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical
Turning Point’s representatives have made two things clear in meetings with state and local Republican leaders – Donald Trump has blessed their conservative organization to help lead his get-out-the-vote effort, […]
Dems target GOP incumbent in LD4, push abortion issue
A Republican House incumbent is defending his seat in a pivotal swing district where candidates’ stance on abortion could be a deciding factor. Only one Democrat ran for the House […]
Sen. Ken Bennett: Strumming for fun, voting on merits
Sen. Ken Bennett felt guided to politics at a young age and worked his way up from Prescott City Council to the state Senate, where he was president, to the […]
