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Toma Talks State of the CD8 Race with Globe

January 5, 2024 12:06 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

The Arizona Globe has been comprehensively covering the race to succeed Debbie Lesko in CD8. Today, the candidate who has earned her endorsement checked in to offer his observations on the state of the race. The contest has attracted a...

Ben Toma Junket to Qatar in 2019 Attracts Scrutiny

January 5, 2024 11:32 amJune 17, 2024 10:35 am

The nation of Qatar has been aggressively trying to increase its influence in American public affairs over the last several years. According to the Dept of Justice, that effort has included alleged bribes paid to Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), whose...

Internal Poll Shows Hamadeh Sitting on 23-Point Lead

December 21, 2023 7:16 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:45 pm

The Hamadeh for Congress campaign commissioned an internal poll that it shared yesterday with Politico. Campaigns don’t share this kind of thing unless it portends good news, and this one certainly rang cherries for the campaign of the candidate who...

Lukeville Closure Highlights Biden Border Failure

December 19, 2023 9:05 amJune 17, 2024 10:35 am

Despite Governor Hobbs and Republican legislature pressure, the Biden administration continues to deny the border crisis. In a letter to President Biden, AZ Governor Katie Hobbs implored the President to reopen the Lukeville port of entry and to reimburse the...

QAnon Shaman to Run for Lesko Congressional Seat

November 12, 2023 11:21 amJune 17, 2024 10:36 am

Jacob Chansley, better known as the QAnon Shaman, filed paperwork on Thursday, October 9, 2023, to throw his buffalo-horn hat in the ring for Debbie Lesko’s soon-to-be-vacated congressional seat in CD8. You may remember Chansley as the half-naked, tattooed, and...

SCOOP: Globe Gets First Look at CD8 Poll Showing Hamadeh Up On Masters

November 9, 2023 3:15 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:54 pm

The Arizona Globe got its hands on a survey conducted by the PAC supporting Abraham Hamadeh for Congress, and it includes several tantalizing bits of info regarding this hotly contested race. The seat unexpectedly opened two weeks ago when Congresswoman...

AZ House Speaker Toma Announces Run for CD8

November 2, 2023 2:55 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:55 pm

The water’s warm in CD8 and lots of Republicans are jumping in. In a prolix announcement made moments ago on X, AZ House Speaker Ben Toma (R-22) announced that he would seek the CD8 seat being vacated by Debbie Lesko....