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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:11:38 -0700
Doug Ducey, Republican candidate for state treasurer, amended his financial-disclosure statement Thursday, in response to criticism for not being fully forthcoming about his finances. During the primary campaign, Democrats and Republicans alike had confronted Ducey about his financial disclosure statement. In the amendment, Ducey, former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, listed assets and charities to which he and his wife, Angela, donated. The assets included trusts, investments, properties in Flagstaff and Paradise Valley and individual retirement accounts. Ducey also listed the businesses he had said he omitted in the original report because he was not required to: Cold Stone Creamery Real Estate, LLC, DAD Properties, LLC and The Ducey Group. "To what extent my May ...read the rest of this post
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:45:31 -0700
The Arizona Secretary of State's office is forwarding a complaint about legislative candidate Rich Davis to the Attorney General's office for enforcement. Davis, who ran for state Senate in east Phoenix's District 11, sent out a mailer that lacked an easy-to-read disclosure of who paid for the piece. The law requires the disclosure to be "be printed clearly and legibly in a conspicuous manner." Apparently, the type was so small that the state election director couldn't find it without "extensive inspection," -- which is pretty remarkable when you consider the mailer is not exactly billboard size. Davis lost last week to Rep. Adam ...read the rest of this post
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Thursday, Sep 02, 10 at 07:00 AM
PRESS RELEASE -- Senator Aguirre participates in first new Homeland Security Senior Advisory Committee meeting
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:59:46 -0700
Some top officials in Maricopa County are extending olive branches to Bill Montgomery, the GOP nominee for County Attorney. For months, some officials fretted over a possible win by Montgomery, who they viewed as an Arpaio ally. Montgomery, though, has maintained he’s his own man and will stand up to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, even after the sheriff put $700,000 toward ads targeting Interim County Attorney Rick Romley to help Montgomery cinch the primary. Supervisor Andy Kunasek met with Montgomery Friday, his chief of staff Jim Bloom confirmed. He characterized the meeting as "very positive." Supervisor Fulton Brock reportedly talked with Montgomery, as well. ...read the rest of this post
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:35:57 -0700
The rancor over Arizona's attempt at immigration enforcement might have died down- at least until the legislation hits the U.S. Court of Appeals in November- but the issue lives on in pop culture. Robert Rodriguez's movie "Machete" (opening Sept. 3) first popped up on the 1070 radar when he released a trailer in May that included mention of Arizona. That proved to be a small sample of what the film has to offer. An article in "The Hollywood Reporter" notes that the film also contains a caricature of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and a politician whose stance on immigration could easily be mistaken for that ...read the rest of this post
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Tuesday, Aug 31, 10 at 07:00 AM
PRESS RELEASE -- Pancrazi honored by Cities and Towns
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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:10:00 -0700
A new Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday indicates that Gov. Jan Brewer has a substantial lead over Democratic foe Terry Goddard headed into this week's gubernatorial debate. While this marks the very early stage of the two-month long general election season, the new poll numbers suggest that Brewer has managed to maintain her edge, and that Goddard has made up little ground over the past few months. The latest survey indicates Brewer has 57 precent support, compared to Goddard's 38 percent. The margin is almost identical to previous surveys conducted earlier this year. The poll surveyed 500 "likely voters" on Wednesday, Aug. 25, the day ...read the rest of this post
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Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:15:52 -0700
Final vote tallies in the District 6 House race show Rep. Carl Seel has reversed his fortunes of election night and has won the second GOP nomination for the House seat. It was a nail-biter: Seel edged out running mate David Fitzgerald III by 36 votes, out of 35,417 cast. Rep. Amanda Reeve, who was appointed to the seat earlier this year, held on to first place with 7,595 votes. Seel placed second with 7,296. The two Republicans advance to the Nov. 2 general election, where they will face Democrat Teri Conrad for the two House seats representing the north Valley. ...read the rest of this post
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:16:53 -0700
Gov. Jan Brewer's office is "condemning" a U.S. State Department report to the United Nations Human Rights Council because it mentions Arizona and Senate Bill 1070. Brewer, in a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is asking that the paragraph referencing the state's tough new immigration law be removed. The 29-page report, a first by the Obama Administration, is designed to show the nation's committment to human rights, and, according to the document, areas "where problems persist in our society." It notes that the Arizona law is being addressed in a court action and reiterates that it is the federal government's contention that it has ...read the rest of this post
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:39:42 -0700
Andrew Thomas may concede to Tom Horne this afternoon in the Republican primary for attorney general. Thomas, who trails Horne by nearly 900 votes in the latest tallies, will release a statement "later this afternoon," his spokesman Jason Rose said on Twitter. Thomas cut into Horne's lead slightly this morning, reducing his margin from more than 1,000 votes to 893. That margin, coupled with the fact that there are thousands of votes left to be counted in Maricopa County, has caused some doubt that Thomas will actually concede the race. Rose did not return a phone call and an e-mail seeking clarification. Thomas is ...read the rest of this post
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Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:39:42 -0700
Andrew Thomas is expected to concede to Tom Horne this afternoon in the Republican primary for attorney general. Thomas, who trails Horne by more than 1,000 votes in the latest tallies, will release a statement "later this afternoon," his spokesman Jason Rose said on Twitter. A Horne spokeswoman said their campaign was told that Thomas would concede. Thomas, the former Maricopa County attorney, was significantly outspent in the primary by Horne, the superintendent of public instruction. Thomas ran with public financing; Horne raised money privately. ...read the rest of this post
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:43:48 -0700
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe announced Thursday that he would become chairman of Andrei Cherny's campaign for state treasurer, giving Cherny's bipartisan credentials a boost and perhaps raising his profile in southern Arizona. Kolbe, who represented southeast Arizona for 22 years, met in 2004 at a leadership retreat in South Carolina. He says he was impressed by Cherny's intellect and his willingness to consider ideas from Republicans. "I've had the privilege of knowing Andrei for several years," Kolbe told me by phone Thursday from Tucson, where he appeared with Cherny at a campaign event. "We've had wonderful discussions about politics, about a ...read the rest of this post
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:22:53 -0700
Felecia Rotellini won the Democratic nomination for attorney general Thursday as her opponent David Lujan, who had trailed her closely since Tuesday's election, conceded his loss. "It was a good fight," Lujan said on Twitter. "Now I am going to work as hard as I can to elect Felecia Rotellini as our next attorney general! Congrats Felecia!" Lujan conceded after new vote totals released Thursday afternoon showed that Rotellini widened her lead to more than 3,000 votes. Rotellini, the former superintendent of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, is making her first run for elected office. She will face the winner of the ...read the rest of this post
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:55:59 -0700
In this brief period of calm between the primary and general elections, before the robo-calls ramp up again, it's worth noting that a lawmaker attempted to ban the calls several years ago. Rep. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, was a freshman lawmaker, and eager as many freshmen are, introduced a bill that would have spared Arizonans the annoying biannual ordeal of pre-recorded calls hitting their phones, usually around dinner time. The bill proposed a do-not-call registry that would block calls from any registered political committee in the state, just as there is a do-not-call registry for telemarketers. (Political calls are exempt from the ...read the rest of this post
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Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:37:51 -0700
Trying to find an overarching theme to Tuesday's legislative primary election is like trying to find the perfect outfit: You try on a lot of things, but nothing quite fits. For example, there's the ideological theme. Did the Legislature get more conservative, or did it drift a tad to the left? Hard to say. In the Senate, Sen. Russell Pearce's picks in contested primaries won in two cases, lost in two others. Gov. Jan Brewer's picks, which were far fewer, was one win, two losses. Hmm....how about the "comeback" theme? There are six former lawmakers who are a virtual lock to return ...read the rest of this post
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Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:34:50 -0700
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday rescheduled an order to show cause hearing for Sheriff Joe Arpaio and others in his office. The board voted to reset the contempt hearing for 10 a.m. Sept. 9. The hearing initially was set for Thursday. The board subpoenaed financial and personnel records weeks ago, but has not received them, said county spokeswoman Cari Gerchick. "The MCSO recently filed a motion to block the production of public records," she said, referring to an Aug. 13 motion to quash the board's subpoena. In that motion, lawyers for the Sheriff's Office state that the subpoena is overly-broad and does not ...read the rest of this post
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Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:14:27 -0700
The U.S. Department of Justice and an attorney representing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio met Tuesday to talk about the sheriff’s refusal to cooperate with the agency’s investigation into alleged civil rights violations. Both sides tell The Republic that they hope progress was made during the two-hour meeting in Washington. Since March 2009, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has been investigating Arpaio's operation amid accusations of discrimination and unconstitutional searches and seizures related to the sheriff's immigration-enforcement efforts. Arpaio has consistently refused to comply with federal investigators. An assistant U.S. attorney last month warned Arpaio the Justice Department would sue to gain access ...read the rest of this post
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Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:52:49 -0700
Most politicians are eager to tell voters what they stand for and how they plan to win their race, particularly on election night. Gov. Jan Brewer gave an energizing speech at GOP headquarters Tuesday night and then took time to answer media questions, as did many other candidates - including those like Andrew Thomas who found themselves in the midst of a tight race. But apparently not Ben Quayle, who is one of 10 candidates vying for U.S. Representative in Congressional District 3. Quayle showed up at GOP headquarters at about 11 p.m., after most supporters had left. He refused to answer any media ...read the rest of this post
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Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:39:42 -0700
The local Fox News affiliate, Channel 10, kept reporting that Gov. Jan Brewer won the GOP nomination for governor with 96 percent of the vote. But their math was off. Brewer had 82 percent of the vote as midnight approached. So where did the 96 percent come from? Possibly from a quick look at election results, which showed her opponent, Matt Jette, finished with 3.3 percent of the vote. With a generous rounding up to 4 percent, that would mean the two-person race ended up being 96 percent to 4 percent. But there were other vote getters. Buz Mills, who suspended his campaign ...read the rest of this post
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Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:58:27 -0700
Congressional candidate Jim Waring's claim that he "co-sponsored and voted for SB1070" was an attention getter, all right. As in, what the hey?!? Waring up and left the Legislature in early February, when SB1070 was barely being birthed. The crucial votes on the bill came in April, months after Waring had started knocking on doors in his CD3 quest. Turns out, the Republican lawmaker did co-sponsor the bill. And a check of SB1070's history shows that Waring helped move the bill along when he voted for it in a Senate committee in January -- when the bill was in a different version ...read the rest of this post
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