Steve Kirwan, Author at Arizona Globe

Incumbent Schweikert Fends Off Shah for AZ CD1 Seat

November 12, 2024 12:55 pmNovember 18, 2024 7:12 am

After an intensely partisan battle between incumbent David Schweikert (R-CD1) and challenger Amish Shah (D), a former Arizona House representative, Schweikert looks to emerge victorious. The current vote count stands at 51.94% to 48.06%, or 222,366 to 205,717, with 97.85%...

Making American Great Again – by Moving Forward

November 6, 2024 2:29 pmNovember 14, 2024 11:02 am

In the wake of President-Elect Donald Trump’s historic victory last night, we find the country still deeply divided. After what was arguably the nastiest and most hate-filled political campaign, at least that I can recall, “we the people” face a...

State Representative Alexander Kolodin speaking on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives at the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Arizona Wins Last Minute Election Integrity Case

November 4, 2024 9:09 amNovember 12, 2024 12:56 pm

After a stunningly dramatic line of questioning by Obama-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Steven Logan, the court granted the plaintiff, Citizen AG (a non-profit public policy organization focused on government oversight and election integrity), access to approximately 1.2 Million allegedly...

Arizona Congressional Hopefuls Tout Phony Fentanyl Record

November 1, 2024 2:52 pmNovember 7, 2024 8:24 am

Election-year-conversion syndrome is an affliction that occurs frequently for some politicians. In a nutshell, these lawmakers oppose popular and common sense laws throughout their careers until election season. Then, in an attempt to woo voters to support them, they tout...

Tight Polls Show AZ’s ‘California Jungle-Primary’ Prop Losing

October 30, 2024 8:10 pmNovember 6, 2024 2:57 pm

Arizona’s Free Enterprise Club (AFEC), a right-leaning economic policy think tank, has been at the forefront of the fight against Prop 140, entitled the “Make Elections Fair Act,” but disparagingly referred to as the “Make Elections Un-Fair Act,” act. AFEC...

AZ Supreme Court to Hear 2022 Election Appeals – on Nov. 6th

October 30, 2024 6:00 amNovember 6, 2024 2:57 pm

Arizona Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer has agreed to hear cases filed by Kari Lake, Abe Hamadeh, and Mark Finchem stemming from the 2022 midterm election. The review is scheduled for November 6, 2024, two days after this year’s Presidential...

Mail-In Ballot Processing Maricopa County

Reports of Missing Ballots Fuel Concerns over Election Integrity

October 25, 2024 2:13 pmOctober 31, 2024 9:13 am

The Arizona Globe is receiving additional reports of missing ballots, fueling concerns over election integrity in the 2024 Presidential election. Anecdotal evidence from Chandler and Scottsdale residents, coupled with the official investigations over mail theft by USPS and the FBI,...