SCOTTSDALE (Wednesday, April 2, 2014) – Scottsdale City Councilman Bob Littlefield is pleased to announce the endorsement from Former State Senator Carolyn Allen of his bid for the Arizona House in District 23. Senator Allen joins a growing list of supporters for the Littlefield campaign, including: • Paradise Valley Vice Mayor Michael Collins • Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes … Read More
Waring Opposed City Manager Pay Hike
Yesterday, the City Council voted to give City Manager Ed Zuercher a $56,000 pay increase. Councilman Gates, Councilman DiCiccio and myself voted against this pay raise, like I voted against former City Manager David Cavazos’ pay raise. At a time when the City is facing a $37.7 million deficit, I felt it was unacceptable to give a pay raise. This … Read More
Senator John McCain, Other Republican Leaders Endorse Hugh Hallman for State Treasurer
From the Hugh Hallman Campaign April 2, 2014 McCain Praises Hallman’s Record of Fiscal Responsibility, Commitment to Conservative Causes. U.S. Senator John McCain has endorsed Hugh Hallman to serve as the next Arizona State Treasurer. Senator McCain, one of the leading figures in the Republican Party and one of the most recognized Republican leaders in the country, said Hallman’s long … Read More
Closing Tonalea Elementary School Creates an Opportunity
News release from Scottsdale City Council Candidate Jennifer Petersen: When Scottsdale voters failed to pass the Scottsdale Unified School District Override elections over the past two years, it created significant challenges for our school district. Some voters may have voted against the overrides thinking that nothing would really change; however, by voting no or not voting at all, it has … Read More
News Release: Republican Corporation Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith Endorses Mary Hamway for the Arizona House of Representatives
PHOENIX (Tuesday, April 1, 2014) – Former Vice Mayor and Councilwoman for the Town of Paradise Valley Mary Hamway announced the endorsement from Republican Corporation Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith in her bid for the Arizona House in District 28. Bitter Smith, a native Arizonan and former member of the Scottsdale City Council, was elected to the Corporation Commission in November … Read More
Burke, Thomas, The State Bar & Hypocrisy
Unlike most elephant snorting blogs we don’t have posters of Art Bell on our walls and advance the latest conspiracy theories. We believe in the best of people’s opinions, even when it is wrong and left-wing induced. But the cases of former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke and former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, both of which made appearances before the … Read More
News Release: Profit for Prisons while Kids Suffer
From the Jeff Schwartz Campaign Jeff Schwartz calls on John Kavanagh to return or refuse campaign donations from lobbyist, and their clients, pushing for Private Business Profit Guarantees SCOTTSDALE (March 31, 2014): Citing kids in failing schools with crowded classrooms and continuing issues for Child Protective Services, Republican candidate for Senate in LD 23, Jeff Schwartz, is calling on candidate … Read More
Shawnna Bolick Receives Endorsement from Barry Goldwater, Jr.
From Shawnna Bolick Campaign Today, I received the endorsement from former congressman and conservative leader Barry Goldwater, Jr. the son of Arizona icon Barry Goldwater. “With so many serious challenges facing the State of Arizona, I support Shawnna Bolick for the Legislature 110%,” stated former Congressman Goldwater, Jr. “She has one of the sharpest minds of anyone I’ve met in … Read More
Evangelical leader shows how GOP can finesse gay marriage
By Byron York Washington Examiner In 2008, both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain supported defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. In 2012, only Republican Mitt Romney supported traditional marriage, Obama having announced a change of heart six months before the election. What about 2016? It’s impossible to imagine a Democratic candidate not supporting … Read More
Personnel is Policy
It has been said that you can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends. That’s why so many people say it is unfair to judge someone by what a family member does. On the other hand, it is also why so many people look long and hard at the advisers and staff members that elected officials hire. When … Read More