Time once again for the Silly Wild Ass Guess (SWAG) list of candidates running for Congress in 2014. This is likely to be the last update to candidates running for Congress, given the late date in the political calendar. But anything is possible.
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Edward “Ed” Martin (R) Tucson talk radio host and Tea Party activist (withdrawn)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Jaime Alfredo Vasquez (R) general comtreactor and 2012 candidate (withdrawn)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
Edward “Ed” Pastor (D) Incumbent (retired)
Cesar Chavez (D) No, not that César Chávez
Mary Rose Wilcox (D) Maricopa County Supervisor
Steve Gallardo (D) State senator LD29
Ruben Gallego (D) State representative LD27
José Luis “Joe” Peňalosa, Jr. (IND)
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Helmuth Hack (R) land surveyor and 2012 candidate (withdrawn)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
I am running as a Democrat for House of Rep for LD1. Frank Cuccia
Please! Please!
Somebody needs to run against “rusty” schweikert.
He can’t be that entrenched, can he?