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No Democrats Leading In District One Congressional Race, Per New Poll

Jul 10, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A poll of voters conducted late last month revealed that the Democratic primary for Arizona’s District One congressional race remains highly competitive. Leading candidates Andrei Cherny and Amish Shah reflected 16 percent...

Johnson, Crane, Musk, Agree On SAVE Act

Jul 10, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona’s Congressman for the 2nd District, Eli Crane, definitively and vociferously professed his support this week for the SAVE Act, stating in a post to X that “American citizens are the only ones who should be voting in...

Arizona Voters Could Decide Whether To Enshrine Unrestricted Abortion In Constitution

Jul 10, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizonans will likely soon be faced with the proposition of enshrining abortion into their state’s constitution. Last week, Arizonans for Abortion Access dropped off 823,685 signatures with the Secretary of State, putting...

Attorney General Adds Five Progressive Democrats To ‘Politically Balanced’ Civil Rights Board

Jul 9, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Attorney General Kris Mayes' five new selections to the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board (ACRAB) are all progressive Democrats, challenging her characterization of the board as “politically balanced.” These latest ACRAB...

Gen Z Defies Political Norms In New ASU Study

Jul 8, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | A new study released by the ASU Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy found that while Generation Z voters have become frustrated with the current state of American politics, there is still major motivation to...

Rep. Kolodin Helps Draft 8 Proposed Platform Planks With Republicans For National Renewal

Jul 8, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Rep. Alexander Kolodin (R-AZ03) and Republicans for National Renewal issued “America First Platform Planks” on July 5 and put forth a call for them for to be adopted by the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled to...

Rep. Grijalva Wants President Joe Biden To Drop Out Of The Race

Jul 7, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Longtime Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva wants President Joe Biden to drop out of the race. Grijalva told reporters on Wednesday that he would support Biden as the presidential candidate, but would much rather see the president...

Sen. Marsh’s Tenure Marked By Fierce Opposition To School Choice And Other Bills Protecting Children

Jul 6, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A north central Phoenix legislative district may have a chance to replace its Democrat state senator in the upcoming November election. State Senator Christine Marsh is running for reelection in Arizona Legislative District 4...

Scantlebury Looks To Bring His Experience In Law Enforcement To The Arizona Senate

Jul 6, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The balance of Arizona’s Legislature may hinge on Republicans being able to pick up seats in districts under Democrats’ control in the upcoming election. Robert Scantlebury, who is running for state senate in Legislative...

Governor Hobbs’ Vetoes Rank Among The Highest Nationally For Election-Related Bills

Jul 5, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Governor Katie Hobbs' high rate of vetoes in election-related legislation was featured in a new Ballotpedia report released this week. That report also detailed the thousands of election-related bills considered nationwide,...

Hoffman Challenges Mayes’ “Politically Driven Prosecution” Against Republicans

Jul 5, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Senator Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) has raised a potent legal challenge to the politically driven prosecution that he and 17 other prominent Republican alternate electors have faced at the hands of Arizona Attorney General...

Senate Candidate, Congressman Gallego Flips On Illegal Migrant Voting

Jul 4, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Democratic Senate candidate and Congressman Ruben Gallego has flipped his stance on voting rights for illegal migrants. The congressman recently introduced legislation to clarify the illegality of non-citizen voting in...