Time once again for the Silly Wild Ass Guess (SWAG) list of candidates running for Congress in 2014. Things just got interesting last week with the unexpected retirement of Congressman Ed Pastor (CD 7).
DISTRICT 1
Ann Kirkpatrick (D) – Incumbent
Gary Kiehne (R) rancher and businessman
Andrew “Andy” Tobin (R) House Speaker LD1
Adam Kwasman (R) State representative LD11
Jim Brown (R) (now running in CD 2)
DISTRICT 2
Ronald “Ron” Barber (D) Incumbent
Martha McSally (R) retired USAF officer, 2012 candidate
Edward “Ed” Martin (R) Tucson talk radio host and Tea Party activist (withdrawn)
Shelley Kais (R) President of Kais E Systems, Inc.
Charles Wooten (R) Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
Jim Brown (R) retired businessman
DISTRICT 3
Raúl Grijalva (D) Incumbent
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R) Tea Party activist and 2012 candidate
Miguel “Mike” Olivas (R) ex-congressional aide and perennial candidate
Jaime Alfredo Vasquez (R) general comtreactor and 2012 candidate (withdrawn)
Damien Kennedy (R) graphic designer
DISTRICT 4
Paul Gosar (R) Incumbent
Mikel Weisser (D) poet, artist, Democratic activist, 2012 candidate
DISTRICT 5
Matthew “Matt” Salmon (R) Incumbent
James Isaac Woods (D)
James Alan “Jim” Samuelson (IND)
DISTRICT 6
David Schweikert (R) Incumbent
DISTRICT 7
Note: With the recent retirement of Congressman Ed Pastor, there is rampant speculation about who is in and who is out in what could be a very crowded primary. I do not buy the scenario being hyped by The Arizona Republic(an) that Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (CD9) will change districts.
Edward “Ed” Pastor (D) Incumbent (retired)
Cesar Chavez (D) No, not that César Chávez; filed with the FEC
Mary Rose Wilcox (D) Maricopa County Supervisor – announced
Steve Gallardo (D) State senator LD29 – announced
Ruben Gallego (D) State representative LD27 – announced
Catherine Miranda (D) State representative LD27
Chad Campbell (D) House Minority Leader LD24
Anna Tovar (D) Senate Minority Leader LD19
Laura Pastor (D) Phoenix City Council, and daughter of Ed Pastor
Michael Nowakowski (D) Phoenix City Council
Daniel Valenzuela (D) Phoenix City Council
Rev. Jarret Maupin (D) African-American activist
DISTRICT 8
Trent Franks (R) Incumbent
Helmuth Hack (R) land surveyor and 2012 candidate (withdrawn)
DISTRICT 9
Kyrsten Sinema (D) Incumbent
Vernon Parker (R) former Paradise Valley Mayor and 2012 candidate (running for ACC)
Wendy Rogers (R) retired USAF officer and 2012 candidate
Andrew Walter (R) retired former pro football player
