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LD3 GOP Advances Reim, Ugenti-Rita, Khalaf for Chaplik Seat

March 11, 2026 5:22 pmMarch 12, 2026 4:33 pm

Republican precinct committee members in Arizona’s Legislative District 3 (Maricopa County) gathered Monday night to fill the House vacancy created by Joseph Chaplik’s resignation. They ultimately advanced Cody Reim, Michelle Ugenti-Rita, and George Khalaf as the three finalists whose names...

Kolodin Visits Goodyear’s Hoop Therapy Session

March 9, 2026 8:39 amMarch 12, 2026 4:33 pm

Arizona Secretary of State candidate Alexander Kolodin recently drove from Scottsdale to Goodyear to spend time with the men who gather weekly for the community basketball program known as Hoop Therapy. While Kolodin didn’t lace up for a run on...

Livingston Addresses AZ Leg’s Record-Setting Votes

March 7, 2026 1:33 pmMarch 12, 2026 4:33 pm

PHOENIX — What began as a single extraordinary floor session on February 25, 2026, became the defining week of Arizona’s 2026 legislative session — one that observers called “unlike anything seen” this early in a session year. The Arizona House...

Peña to Face Snyder as GOP Single-Shot Strategy Collapes

March 6, 2026 8:57 amMarch 7, 2026 2:49 pm

A Republican political strategy circulating inside Arizona’s Legislative District 23 appears to have collapsed, after former candidate Gary Garcia Snyder declined to participate in what activists described as a “single-shot” voting strategy. The approach, occasionally discussed in multi-seat legislative primaries,...