If the name Cody Reim doesn’t ring a bell, you’re not alone. The Rio Verde Foothills small business owner wasn’t exactly a fixture of Scottsdale-area political circles before this week. But as of Tuesday, he’s your state representative. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Reim to fill the Arizona House vacancy in Legislative District 3, created when Joseph Chaplik … Read More
Messiness and Chaos in Fountain Hills
Fountain Hills has generally flown under the radar recently; the quiet, wealthy enclave doesn’t make waves (except when a famous former sheriff decides that he wants to run for mayor), but a recent development is showing some serious cracks in the facade in the town. Town councilmember Allen Skillicorn has found himself in some hot water, being officially censured by … Read More
CHAOS with the LD3 Republicans: the Scottsdale/Fountain Hills GOP is Melting Down
As a rule of thumb, the higher up the politics go, the more professional they are, but when the stakes are the lowest (at the more local level), the more messy it can get. We have covered significant political messiness in both local parties here, but what is unfolding in the LD3 Republican Party (covering Scottsdale and Fountain Hills) might … Read More