Arizona Congressional District Eight includes parts of Western and Northern Phoenix (Peoria, Litchfield Park, Sun City West, Glendale, and New River). The district, as it is presently constituted, once thought of as a Republican stronghold, saw two competitive and exciting elections in 2018 with Dr. Hiral Tipirneni giving a serious challenge to Debbie Lesko that … Read more
When political junkies last read about Julie Gunnigle on the Blog for Arizona, she, along with Jennifer Samuels and Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko, were knocking on thousands of household doors in Legislative District 15, hoping to win seats in the Arizona State Legislature during the 2018 elections. While they did not prevail, they markedly helped increase turnout … Read more
Aaron Connor is the first Democrat to run for Maricopa County Assessor since 1992. Connor, who moved to Arizona from Denver, Colorado in 2016, has an extensive background in the mortgage and IT industries. He has been a “mortgage processor, loan officer, closer, junior underwriter, and title searcher.” His IT background focuses on software system … Read more
Arizona Congressional District Six, despite ethically embattled Republican incumbent David Schweikert’s arrogant hubris contention to the Arizona Mirror, is in play for a potential Democratic pickup in 2020. Currently, there are four well-qualified Democrats vying to run against Schweikert in 2020. The first is 2018 CD Six nominee Antia Malik. The second is 2018 CD … Read more
Anita Malik wants to finish the job she started in 2018. Facing a campaign funding disadvantage and family medical emergency, Ms. Malik defeated two primary opponents and erased 14 points off incumbent Congressional District Six Representative David Schweikert’s 2016 electoral margin in the 2018 elections. Ms. Malik wants to pick up where her 2018 campaign … Read more