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GOP Breathes Easier as No Consensus Challenger Emerges in CD1

November 13, 2023 3:22 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:54 pm

I was born, raised, and live in Arizona’s First Congressional District— Paradise Valley Hospital, elementary school in Scottsdale, and most of my upbringing in North Phoenix. Over this time, I’ve developed close relationships in the area from all across 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...

Kelli Ward Endorses Abe Hamadeh

October 19, 2023 2:12 pmDecember 22, 2023 6:21 am

Abe Hamadeh, the popular AZ Attorney General candidate who lost in 2022 by just a few hundred votes, appears poised to be the shoo-in replacement for veteran congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-CD8). His latest endorsement, by former AZ State Senator (R-LD5)...

Wendy Rogers Picks Abe Hamadeh for Congress in CD8

October 19, 2023 10:42 am

And they’re off! The endorsement sweepstakes have begun in what will surely be a hotly contested primary to be the Republican nominee to replace Debbie Lesko in Arizona’s eighth congressional district. State senator Wendy Rogers, a retired lieutenant colonel in...

Austin Smith Needles AZCentral Reporter Laurie Roberts

October 18, 2023 7:03 pmJune 17, 2024 10:37 am

The shocking retirement of Rep Debbie Lesko in CD8 has set off a frenzy of speculation about who might be interested in the safe red seat. Writing in the Arizona Republic this afternoon, Laurie Roberts rounded up who might be...

Abraham Hamadeh Announces Run for Lesko Seat

October 17, 2023 5:26 pmJune 17, 2024 10:37 am

What a day. At 2:31 pm today, 8th District Republican Representative Debbie Lesko announced that she will not be running for re-election this November. At 4:40 pm, the Arizona Globe had a story about the shocking decision by the Congresswoman,...

New York Times Signals Gallego Is Its Guy

October 15, 2023 6:16 am

In a 1600-word story that reads more like a campaign ad than objective journalism, the New York Times has declared it’s found a favorite in the 2024 Senate race, and his name is Ruben Gallego. The cheerleading tone of the...