Scott Neely Archives - Arizona Globe

Lombardo, Collier, Neely Face $4.7M in Clean Elections Repayments Over Questionable $5 Donations

August 26, 2026 4:02 pmAugust 26, 2026 4:02 pm

Where were all the $5 bills? Clean Elections Commission executive director Thomas Collins is calling on Green Party gubernatorial candidate Risa Lombardo and two other candidates to repay $4.7 million in public Clean Election Funds because of allegedly improper qualifying...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 8-26: Clean Elections To Initiate Clawback Against Green Party Candidates, Shope Challenges Mayes, Hobbs and Biggs Tussle Over Jan. 6

August 26, 2026 9:22 amAugust 26, 2026 4:03 pm

The news dam broke yesterday, and it was every story, everywhere, all at once. Here’s what Arizona Globe is following, and probably following up on, today: •After an Arizona Mirror story where a half-dozen Arizona residents say that Green Party...

GOP Candidates Shine in Pre-primary Clean Elections Debate

June 18, 2026 11:51 amJuly 3, 2026 8:10 am

Four Republican candidates seeking Arizona’s highest office took the stage for a Clean Elections gubernatorial debate, offering voters a glimpse of their competing visions for the state’s future. The debate featured businessman Scott Neely, businessman Ken Miceli, U.S. Congressman David...

ACC’s Kevin Thompson Denies Ever Stating ‘People Don’t Understand’

June 16, 2025 5:23 pmJune 23, 2025 4:29 pm

Kevin Thompson, Republican Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission, privately messaged the Arizona Globe to dispute the suggestion that he and fellow Commissioner Nick Myers have ever said “people don’t understand,” as stated in the Globe story dated June 12, 2025....

2026 AZ Gov Race Offers Epic Republican Showdown

January 22, 2025 7:11 amJanuary 26, 2025 11:36 am

In the ever-entertaining circus of Arizona politics, the 2026 gubernatorial race promises brutal primary fights. The winners of each party’s fight will emerge as formidable general election challengers. Arizona’s governor, Katie Hobbs (D), faces declining approval ratings, making a 2026...