Arizona Republicans Archives

DLCC Targets Bolick, Peña In General Election

August 12, 2026 4:42 pmAugust 14, 2026 4:04 pm

National Democrats are expanding their Arizona target list with fewer than 100 days until the general election, adding two legislative races they believe could help break Republicans’ hold on the state House and Senate. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee added Amelia...

Republicans Call for Ralph Heap to Withdraw as Clean Elections Fight Escalates

August 10, 2026 12:20 pmAugust 14, 2026 4:04 pm

A dispute over Republican Corporation Commission nominee Ralph Heap’s campaign signs escalated at an Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission meeting on August 4 when several Republicans urged consequences for Heap, with defeated incumbent Nick Myers voluntarily appearing during public comment...

Arizona GOP Leadership Showdown: Swoboda vs. McGarr

December 20, 2024 8:37 amJanuary 9, 2025 1:59 pm

On January 25, 2025, the Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) will elect its chairperson. Typically, the party elects its chair during biennial statutory meetings held in January of odd-numbered years. Jeff DeWit was elected as chair in January 2023 for a...

Senator Kavanagh Revisits State Budget Shortfall

January 21, 2024 6:53 amJanuary 21, 2024 6:55 am

Senator John Kavanagh has been (R-LD3) standing at the forefront of Arizona’s budget battle with Governor Katie Hobbs. As Arizona Globe has previously reported here, Senate Republicans have been critical of the budgeting process, and now, Senator Kavanagh is explaining...

State Representative David Livingston speaking at the 2016 Arizona Manufacturing Summit at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona.

Budget Battle Lines Drawn Between Hobbs and Republican Legislature

January 19, 2024 3:17 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

If you believe Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’ State-of-the-State (SOTS) speech, 2024 promised to usher in a new spirit of bipartisanship. And then reality set in. Almost immediately, partisan rancor returned, especially on budget issues. As Arizona Globe reported on...

AZ Treasurer Yee Splits Republican and Democrat Teacher Pay Proposals

January 18, 2024 10:43 am

Arizona’s Treasurer, Kimberly Yee (R), came out strongly against Democrat Governor Hobb’s plan to raid the state’s Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund Prop 123 extension proposal. The proposition was initially approved by voters in 2016 in response to a lawsuit...