SWAG Update

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Time once again to update candidate filings. Time is running out boys and girls. The filing deadline is May 26, 2010. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx

Since the last SWAG Update, Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman resigned from office to run for U.S. Senate. Nan Stockholm Walden decided not to run for U.S. Senate. I understand that there is a union guy from Maricopa County who is exploring running for U.S. Senate, whose name escapes me at the moment (Hint: it's not a good sign when I can't recall your name). If anyone knows anything, post it in the comments.

Miguel Olivas of Coolidge, AZ filed to run as a Democrat for Governor. According to his profile, "Miguel spent eleven years as a staff member with the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate where he was promoted to directly advise the Congressmen on a diverse platform of issues." I have been told he worked for Republican congressmen – not that there is anything wrong with that, but still. Miguel and Jose Olivas head a "public advocacy and government liaison group," The Olivas Group, LLC http://www.theolivasgroup.com/. I did not find a campaign web site.

Candidates participating in Citizens Clean Elections are beginning to qualify for their primary campaign disbursements. Gubernatorial candidates Jan Brewer and Terry Goddard have qualified. Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate John Huppenthal has qualified. Corporation Commissioner candidate Brenda Burns has qualified. Senate candidate Sue Dolphin (LD4) has qualified. Candidates for the House of Representatives Richard Gray (LD9), Michael Conway (LD18), Scott Perkinson (LD19), Frank Pratt (LD23), Bob Gilby (LD27), Mohur Sidhwa (LD28), and Tim Sultan (LD28) have qualified. You can check Citizens Clean Elections "certifed participating candidates" here Primary Election; click on the (.pdf) download to view weekly updates.

A word of caution, the list below does not distinguish between an "exploratory committee" and a "candidate committee." "NP" indicates no party affiliation designated on the face of the filing.

So who is out there exploring if not actually running for office in 2010?

Governor

Janelle Wood – NP
Kent Warren Couchee – NP
Fredrick 'Fred' Scotty – NP
Robert Winn – NP
Stanford Collins – Independent
Alvin Ray Yount – Independent
Harold F. Howard – Independent
Benjamin Jankowski, Jr. – Independent
Barry Hess – Libertarian
Bruce Olsen – Libertarian
Ronald Cavanaugh – Libertarian
Samuel Tim Willis – Republican
Hugh Kealer – Republican
Karen Johnson – Republican
Johnnie E. Robinson III – Republican
Robert Shaw Graham – Republican
Matthew Jette – Republican
John Munger – Republican
Steven H. Slaton – Republican
Jan Brewer – Republican
Buz Mills – Republican
Dean Martin – Republican
Charles Caston – NP (ASU College Republicans)
Terry Goddard – Democrat
Miguel Olivas – Democrat

Secretary of State

Sam Wercinski – Democrat
Christopher Deschene – Democrat
Ken Bennett – Republican

Attorney General

David Lujan – Democrat
Felecia Ann Rotellini – Democrat
Vince Rabago – Democrat
Tom Horne – Republican
Andrew Thomas – Republican
Tajudeen "Taj" Oladiran – Republican

Treasurer

Andrei Cherney – Democrat
Thayer Verschoor – Republican
Barbara Leff – Republican
Theodore "Ted" Carpenter – Republican
Doug Ducey – Republican
Thane Eichenauer – NP

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Jason Williams – Democrat
Penny Kotterman – Democrat
John Huppenthal – Republican
Margaret Dugan – Republican
Beth Price – Republican

Corporation Commission

Jorge Luis Garcia – Democrat
David Bradley – Democrat
Renz Jennings – Democrat
Gary Pierce – Republican
Brenda Burns – Republican
Barry Wong – Republican
Rick Fowlkes – NP

State Mine Inspector

Manuel Orozco Cruz – Democrat
Joe Hart – Republican

Arizona Legislature

LD  1 Robert "Bob" Donahue – Democrat – Senate
LD  1 Steve Pierce – Republican – Senate
LD  1 Lindsay Bell – Democrat – House
LD  1 Andrew Tobin – Republican – House
LD  1 Karen Fann – Republican – House
LD  1 Noel Campbell – Republican – House

LD  2 Sylvia Laughter – Democrat – Senate
LD  2 Jamescita Mae Peshlakai – Democrat – Senate
LD  2 Jack Jackson, Jr. – Democrat – Senate
LD  2 Jaquelyn Yvonne Etsitty – NP – Senate
LD  2 Albert Tom – Democrat – House
LD  2 Tom Chabin – Democrat – House
LD  2 Patrick Carr – Democrat – House
LD  2 Albert Hale – Democrat – House
LD  2 Frank Mulligan – NP – House

LD  3 Beth Weisser – Democrat -Senate
LD  3 Ron Gould – Republican – Senate
LD  3 Thomas Howell – Republican – Senate
LD  3 Nancy McLain – Republican – House
LD  3 Doris Goodale – Republican – House
LD  3 Ray Cullison – Republican – House

LD  4 Sue Dolphin – Democrat – Senate
LD  4 Scott Bundgaard – Republican – Senate
LD  4 Shawn Kohner – Republican Senate
LD  4 Tony Bouie – Republican – Senate
LD  4 Karina Guerrero – Democrat – House
LD  4 Jack Harper – Republican – House
LD  4 Judy Burges – Republican – House
LD  4 Timothy 'Tim' Zobel – Republican – House
LD  4 Eric Sheats – Republican – House

LD  5 Elaine Bohlmeyer – Democrat – Senate
LD  5 Sylvia Allen – Republican – Senate
LD  5 Bill Konopnicki – Republican – Senate
LD  5 David Rodriguez – NP – House
LD  5 Bill Shumway – Democrat – House
LD  5 Brenda Barton – Republican – House
LD  5 Chester Crandell – Republican – House

LD  6 Patricia Flickner – Democrat – Senate
LD  6 Lori Klein – Republican – Senate
LD  6 David Braswell – Republican – Senate
LD  6 Teri Conrad – Democrat – House
LD  6 Steven Henry Kaiser – Republican – House
LD  6 Nicholas Burr – Republican – House
LD  6 Carl Seel – Republican – House
LD  6 Richard Newhouse, Jr. – Republican – House
LD  6 David Fitzgerald – Republican – House
LD  6 Clint Van Wuffen – Republican – House
LD  6 Amanda Reeve – Republican – House
LD  6 Rick Robinson – Republican – House

LD  7 Eric Shelley – Democrat – Senate
LD  7 Ray Barnes – Republican – Senate
LD  7 Nancy Barto – Republican – Senate
LD  7 Brad Buch – Republican – Senate
LD  7 Robert "Bob" Green – Republican – Senate
LD  7 Peter Joseph Royers – Democrat – House
LD  7 Donald Chilton -Democrat – House
LD  7 Michael Coskun – Republican – House
LD  7 David Burnell Smith – Republican – House
LD  7 Kristen Burroughs – Republican – House
LD  7 Howard Sprague – Republican – House
LD  7 Craig Barton – Republican – House

LD  8 Stuart Turnansky – Democrat- Senate
LD  8 Michele Reagan – Republican – Senate
LD  8 John Alan Kriekard – Democrat – House
LD  8 Walter John Williamson – NP – House
LD  8 Ray Mahoubi – Republican – House
LD  8 Eric Ulis – Republican – House
LD  8 Dennis Robbins – Republican – House
LD  8 James Rich – Republican – House
LD  8 Michael Blaire – Republican – House
LD  8 Paul LoBianco – Republican – House
LD  8 John Kavanagh – Republican – House
LD  8 Michelle Ugenti – Republican – House
LD  8 Paula Anne Pennypacker – Republican – House
LD  8 Jacob Roy Chapman – Republican – House

LD  9 Sheri van Horsen – Democrat – Senate
LD  9 Rick Murphy – Republican – Senate
LD  9 James Andrew Clark – Republican – Senate
LD  9 Michael Patti – NP – Senate
LD  9 Shirley McAllister – Democrat – House
LD  9 Diane Douglas – Republican – House
LD  9 Debbie Lesko – Republican – House
LD  9 Richard "Rick" Gray – Republican – House
LD  9 Nathaniel Martin – Republican – House

LD10 Justin Johnson – Democrat – Senate
LD10 Linda Gray – Republican – Senate
LD10 Jackie Thrasher – Democrat – House
LD10 Edy Blackwell – Democrat – House
LD10 Aaron Jahneke – Democrat – House
LD10 James Weiers – Republican – House
LD10 Bill Adams – Republican – House
LD10 Doug Quelland – Republican – House
LD10 Kimberly Yee – Republican – House

LD11 Rita Dickinson – Democrat – Senate
LD11 Allen Harlan – Republican -Senate
LD11 Rich Davis – Republican – Senate
LD11 Adam Driggs – Republican – Senate
LD11 Andrew Smigielski – Republican – Senate
LD11 Eric Meyer – Democrat – House
LD11 Beverly Kraft – Republican – House
LD11 Dusti LeeAnn Morris – Republican – House
LD11 Kate McGee – Republican – House
LD11 Shawnna Bolick – Republican – House
LD11 Eric West – Republican – House

LD12 Tyler Kissell – Democrat – Senate
LD12 John Nelson – Republican – Senate
LD12 Clark Silver – Republican – Senate
LD12 Evangeline 'Eve' Nunez – Republican – Senate
LD12 Michael White – NP – Senate
LD12 Angela Cotera – Democrat – House
LD12 Jerry Weiers – Republican – House
LD12 Steve Montenegro – Republican – House

LD13 Steve Gallardo – Democrat – Senate
LD13 Martha Garcia – Democrat – Senate
LD13 Ana Tovar – Democrat – House
LD13 John Martin Quezada – Democrat – House
LD13 Lydia Hernandez – Democrat – House
LD13 Richard Miranda – Democrat – House

LD14 Robert Meza – Democrat – Senate
LD14 Chad Campbell – Democrat – House
LD14 Debbie McCune Davis – Democrat – House
LD14 Cynthia Combs – NP – House

LD15 Kyrsten Sinema – Democrat – Senate
LD15 Nathan Oshop – Democrat – Senate
LD15 Bob Thomas – Republican – Senate
LD15 Katie Hobbs – Democrat – House
LD15 Lela Alston – Democrat – House
LD15 Luis Alberto Garcia – Democrat – House
LD15 Ken Clark – Democrat – House
LD15 Robert Johnson – Democrat – House
LD15 Bernice Condit – Republican – House
LD15 Paul Dean Yoder – Republican – House
LD15 Kathryn Marquoit – Independent – House
LD15 Leslie White – Independent – House

LD16 Victor Jett Contreras – Democrat – Senate
LD16 Leah Landrum – Democrat – Senate
LD16 Cloves Campbell, Jr. – Democrat – House
LD16 Cristy Lopez – Democrat – House
LD16 Jimmie Munoz, Jr. – Democrat – House
LD16 Ruben Gallego – Democrat – House
LD16 Catherine H. Miranda – Democrat – House
LD16 Sandra Gonzales – Democrat – House
LD16 Robert Michael Gular – Republican – House

LD17 David Schapira – Democrat – Senate
LD17 Wendy Rogers – Republican – Senate
LD17 Teddy Eichenauer – NP – Senate
LD17 Ed Ableser – Democrat – House
LD17 Ben Arredondo – Democrat – House
LD17 Donald Hawker – Republican – House
LD17 Augustus H Shaw IV – Republican – House

LD18 Robert McDonald, Jr. – Democrat – Senate
LD18 Russell Pearce – Republican – Senate
LD18 Andrea Garcia – Libertarian – Senate
LD18 Michael Conway – Democrat – House
LD18 Cecil Ash – Republican – House
LD18 Steve Court – Republican – House

LD19 Rich Crandall – Republican – Senate
LD19 James Molina – Republican – Senate
LD19 Kathryn "Kit" Filbey – Democrat – House
LD19 Kirk Adams – Republican – House
LD19 Scott Perkinson – Republican – House
LD19 Justin Olson – Republican – House

LD20 John McComish – Republican – Senate
LD20 Rae Waters – Democrat – House
LD20 Christopher Tolino – Republican – House
LD20 Bob Robson – Republican – House
LD20 Jeff Dial – Republican – House

LD21 Steve Trang – Democrat – Senate
LD21 Steve Yarbrough – Republican – Senate
LD21 Manuel Torres – Democrat – House
LD21 Sharon Spane – Democrat – House
LD21 Jeff Vance – Republican – House
LD21 Venessa Whitener – Republican – House
LD21 J.D. Mesnard – Republican – House
LD21 Tom Forese III – Republican – House
LD21 Scott Bergren – NP – House

LD22 James Samuelson – Democrat – Senate
LD22 Andy Biggs – Republican – Senate
LD22 Adam Armer – Republican – House
LD22 Steven Urie – Republican – House
LD22 Kelly Townsend – Republican – House
LD22 Paul Howell – Republican – House
LD22 Laurin Hendrix – Republican – House
LD22 Brett Matthew Petillo – Republican – House
LD22 Eddie Farnsworth – Republican – House

LD23 Rebecca Rios – Democrat – Senate
LD23 Matthew Byers – Republican – Senate
LD23 Steve Smith – Republican – Senate
LD23 Barbara McGuire – Democrat – House
LD23 Ernest Bustamante – Democrat – House
LD23 Ralph Varela – Democrat – House
LD23 Frank Pratt – Republican – House
LD23 John Fillmore – Republican – House

LD24 Amanda Aguirre – Democrat – Senate
LD24 Robert Cannell – Republican – Senate
LD24 John "Jack" Kretzer, Jr. – Libertarian – Senate
LD24 Lynne Pancrazi – Democrat – House
LD24 John Weil – Democrat – House
LD24 Russ Jones – Republican – House

LD25 Manuel "Manny" Alvarez – Democrat – Senate
LD25 Craig Smith – Republican – Senate
LD25 Gail Griffin – Republican – Senate
LD25 Patricia Fleming – Democrat – House
LD25 Kenneth "Ken" Davis – Democrat – House
LD25 Ruben Ortega – Democrat – House
LD25 David Stevens – Republican – House
LD25 Gurmeet 'George' Nerhan – Republican – House
LD25 Timathy Davies – Republican – House

LD26 Cheryl Cage – Democrat – Senate
LD26 Al Melvin – Republican – Senate
LD26 Nancy Young Wright – Democrat – House
LD26 Terri Lynn Proud – Republican – House
LD26 Vic Williams – Republican – House
LD26 William McLean – Republican – House

LD27 Olivia Cajero Bedford – Democrat – Senate
LD27 J.D. 'Duke' Schechter – Republican – Senate
LD27 Bob Gilby – Democrat – House
LD27 Sami Hamed – Democrat – House
LD27 Dustin Curtis Cox – Democrat – House
LD27 John Martin Bernal – Democrat – House
LD27 Sally Ann Gonzales – Democrat – House
LD27 Eric Carbajal Bustamante – Democrat – House
LD27 Macario Saldate – Democrat – House
LD27 Robert Compton – Republican – House
LD27 Gene Chewning – Independent – House

LD28 Paula Aboud – Democrat – Senate
LD28 Ted Downing – Democrat – Senate
LD28 Dave Ewoldt – Independent – Senate
LD28 Ted Prezelski – Democrat – House
LD28 Mohur Mona Sidhwa – Democrat – House
LD28 Tim Sultan – Democrat – House
LD28 Steve Farley – Democrat – House
LD28 Bruce Wheeler – Democrat – House
LD28 Marlena Fineberg – [Democrat] – House
LD28 Ken Smalley – Republican – House
LD28 Gregory Krino – Republican – House

LD29 Linda Lopez – Democrat – Senate
LD29 Matt Heinz – Democrat – House
LD29 Daniel Patterson – Democrat – House
LD29 Pat Kilburn – Republican – House

LD30 Todd Camenisch – Democrat – Senate
LD30 Frank Antenori – Republican – Senate
LD30 Marian McClure – Republican – Senate
LD30 Andrea Dalessandro – Democrat – House
LD30 David Gowan – Republican – House
LD30 Doug Sposito – Republican – House
LD30 Kurt Knurr – Republican – House
LD30 Parralee Schneider – Republican – House
LD30 Ted Vogt – Republican – House
LD30 Edward Wagner – Republican – House
LD30 Brian Abbott – NP – House