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Swoboda Retains AZGOP Chair after Contentious Race

January 26, 2025 11:35 amFebruary 8, 2025 1:50 pm

At yesterday’s Arizona Republican Party Statutory Meeting (January 25, 2025), incumbent Chair Gina Swoboda was re-elected as AZGOP Chair. She defeated former State Representative Cory McGarr in a 978 to 754 win (93% voter attendance), a relatively narrow margin that...

Hoffman Endorses McGarr for AZ GOP Chair

January 4, 2025 4:11 pmFebruary 5, 2025 2:17 pm

Arizona’s Republican National Committee member, Senator Jake Hoffman (R-LD15), has declared his unwavering support for former State Representative Cory McGarr in the upcoming Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) leadership election. Hoffman stated, “As RNC National Committeeman for Arizona, my support for...

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...

Hamadeh Unfurls Steady Slate of Endorsers in CD8

October 24, 2023 6:44 amNovember 21, 2024 12:57 pm

The Arizona Globe is already on record expressing our opinion that endorsements of candidates by elected officials and other notables usually don’t matter so much at the ballot box. You don’t walk in to vote and think “I wanted to...