Month: August 2014

In the waning weeks of the GOP primary for governor, Doug Ducey made a habit out of ducking debates with his opponents to avoid giving them any opportunity to confront him directly on the issues, and to avoid making any gaffes. Opponents question recent Ducey debate absences.

Dicey Ducey prefers to let Sean Noble from the “Kochtopus” dark money network behind his campaign do his dirty work for him through false or misleading television ads.

Now Dicey Ducey is ducking debates again. The Pinal Partnership debate in Coolidge on September 4th had to be cancelled because Dicey Ducey ducked the debate.

Buck-Buck! Chicken!

Press release from the Fred DuVal campaign:

Debate Ducking Doug Strikes Again

Phoenix, AZ — The campaign of business and education leader Fred DuVal released the following statement today regarding Doug Ducey’s withdrawal from the Pinal Partnership debate in Coolidge on September 4th.

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News that you will never see in the Arizona Daily Star (“All the news that Jim Click says is fit to print”), because its political reporters only publish GOP press releases as “news.” Got to keep our advertisers happy.

Press release from the Ron Barber campaign:

More Than 100 Southern Arizona Republicans Endorse Ron Barber
Republican Leaders Stand With Ron at Kick Off of Southern Arizona Values Tour

Tucson, AZ — Today more than 100 Southern Arizona Republicans endorsed Ron Barber as the best leader to represent Arizona’s Second Congressional District, including former elected officials, business owners, and veterans. Republican leaders stood with Ron Barber this afternoon at the launch of his 2014 Southern Arizona Values Tour at his campaign headquarters in Tucson.

The Republican leaders endorsing Ron includes former Arizona State Representative Peter Hershberger, former Tucson mayor Bob Walkup, former Sierra Vista mayor Bob Strain, former Oro Valley mayor Paul Loomis, former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes, Sahuarita City Council member Lynne Skelton, former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General John Wickham, former Adjutant General of Arizona USAF General (Ret) David Rataczak, former A-10 pilot, USAF Lt Col (Ret) Tom Norris and Tucson area business owner John Wesley Miller.

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings

As a result of Tuesday’s primary election, there will be a slew of new faces in many of Arizona’s highest profile elected offices.

Statewide offices, where every holder of an office that’s in a “line of succession” office (in line for the governor’s office) will be new to the office:

Also new at the Capitol in January:  The AZ House of Representatives will have a new speaker as the current Speaker of the House, Rep. Andy Tobin, is term-limited and running for Congress (his primary there is still considered too close to call, though he is ahead by 346 votes).

Others:

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