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Arizona lawmakers vote on party lines to elect speaker, get back to work
Arizona lawmakers voted on party lines Wednesday as the U.S. House elected a new speaker, ending three weeks of what one representative called “weeks of political paralysis and dysfunction” in Congress.
Biggs, Crane join Democrats in historic vote to oust McCarthy as speaker
Arizona U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane were among the eight conservative Republicans who voted with all House Democrats Tuesday to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the first time in history a sitting speaker has been removed.
House Speaker Bowers files for Senate run in ‘22
House Speaker Rusty Bowers filed a statement of interest today to run for a seat in the Arizona Senate. Bowers, R-Mesa, is term limited and cannot seek re-election to the... […]
Q&A with House Speaker Rusty Bowers
In a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times, House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, discussed the highlights and disappointments of the 2021 session.
House Republicans choose Rep. Bowers to lead them
Newly elected House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, inherits a chamber where he can't afford to alienate a single Republican.
House speaker follows through on budget process promise
Arizona House Speaker J.D. Mesnard said Tuesday he is committed to following through on his promise to revamp how his chamber negotiates a state budget with the Senate and the governor's office.
From intern to speaker: J.D. Mesnard rises to the top at the House of Representatives
When Javan “J.D.” Mesnard first showed up at the Capitol in 2002, he was a messy-haired 21-year-old music composition major who had quit his job as a pizza delivery driver.
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at GOP convention
The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix fired up the crowd at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Thursday by reminding them of Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
House GOP selects David Gowan as next speaker
Arizona House Republicans who won their elections met this afternoon to select a new leadership team, and chose Republican Rep. David Gowan of Sierra Vista for speaker of the House.
Common Core skills taught to 10-year-olds would benefit everyone in Arizona
As I watched various committee debates on education issues unfold over this last session, the former 5th grade teacher in me couldn’t help but think about how some of those very same communications and collaboration life skills we teach to Arizona 10-year-olds might just benefit everyone.
Federal, state laws at odds on lobbyist political contributions
To curtail the inappropriate influence of money in politics, Arizona law prohibits lobbyists from contributing to lawmakers’ campaign committees while the Legislature is in session.
GOP outlines strategy to unseat freshmen Arizona Democrats in Congress
The midterm congressional elections are still a year off, but the Republican Party started ratcheting up its campaign this week against three freshman Arizona Democrats it has targeted in the race.
