By Alexander Lomax The Arizona Governor’s Race Narrows to Two (plus Hobbs) Karrin Taylor Robson’s exit in February cleared the Republican gubernatorial field down to Andy Biggs and David Schweikert. Both are sitting members of Congress. Both will face off on July 21. Biggs holds a commanding financial edge. His campaign reports roughly $2.7 million raised for the cycle and … Read More
Rodney Glassman Is Running Again. Of Course He Is
By Ronald Sampson If there is an open seat in Arizona, Rodney Glassman wants it. City council, U.S. Senate, corporation commission, county assessor: he has tried them all. Now the heir to a vast agribusiness fortune is back for another crack at Arizona Attorney General, because apparently the voters just haven’t said no loudly enough yet. Glassman’s résumé is a … Read More
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs…Still
Political street signs are one of the most prevalent forms of political advertising, and simultaneously one of the most obnoxious. For half a year every high-traffic corner in the county turns into an arms race to see who can get the best placement, and as a result as many as a dozen signs crowd out every free square foot of … Read More
The Breakdown – The Race to be Arizona’s Top Attorney: Arizona Attorney General
One common theme in many of these races that we’ve covered and will cover on The Breakdown is the fact that most of these races are open seats, making them more interesting to cover. The first Breakdown of a more top-ticket race, the race for Attorney General, is no different since incumbent Mark Brnovich is vacating the seat for what … Read More
The 2021 Campaign Finance Reports are In: What Do We Know about Arizona Races?
By Ronald Sampson Money is not the end all be all of politics, but it is the best determinant of success of a campaign. You need money to get your message out and to demonstrate your level of support. The first Arizona campaign finance reports for this election season are now in, and they cover an entire year’s worth of … Read More