SWAG Update: Early Filers for 2010

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Time once again to update the early filers with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2010. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx

Since the last update, Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker, a Republican, has been receiving a lot of media attention as he explores running for goveror PV mayor forms exploratory panel on run for governor, not all of it welcome PV Mayor Vernon Parker: Accused by Feds of false filing « Seeing Red AZ. State Treasurer Dean Martin, a Republican, is also considering running for governor State Treasurer Dean Martin considers a run for governor. Former Arizona Republican Party Chairman and Republican National Commiteeman John Munger told Bill Buckmaster of KUAT's Arizona Illustrated on Monday that he is leaving the segment "Face Off" and would have an announcement shortly about a new direction in his life, looking like the cat who swallowed the canary. [UPDATE 10/3/09: Ex-leader of Ariz. GOP enters race for governor] Yeah, no surprise here, I reported months ago that Munger will run for governor. Disgraced former Arizona Governor J. Fife Symington III, a Republican, is also considering running for governor again. Symington 'thinking seriously' about run for governor For the love of God, why? And polarizing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a Republican, is said to be considering running for governor. Arpaio may be considering run for governor – Phoenix Business Journal; Arpaio’s dislike of Goddard propels look at governor run – Phoenix Business Journal

Finally, Attorney General Terry Goddard did not file an exploratory committee in June as anticipated. Goddard can afford to wait now that his chief rivals Jim Pederson, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, and Rep. David Bradley have all backed away from a run, leaving former Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano, a Republican turned Democrat, and little known Benjamin Jankowski exploring a primary run.

The race for attorney general is heating up with Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas having filed his exploratory committee as anticipated. Arizona Capitol Times » Blog Archive » Thomas files exploratory committee to run for AG Democrat Felecia Ann Rotellini, a former assistant Attorney General, has filed an exploratory committee to run for attorney general. Ex-prosecutor enters attorney-general race. And Democrat Vince Rabago, a current assistant Attorney General, received a nice write up in the Arizona Capitol Times Rabago will decide on AG race by year’s end.

[Update 10/2/09: Attorney Michael Manning, a registered independent, is exploring registering as a Democrat to run for Attoerney General. He is best known for successful legal battles with Fife Symington, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Charles Keating. Manning weighs race for attorney general]

Republican Sen. Thayer Verschoor reportedly is running for State Treasurer. Verschoor could run for state treasurer I guess this means current State Treasurer Dean Martin will be running for governor.

It's looking like a heated GOP primary for senate in LD 4 and LD 7, and the house in LD 7. What's up with that?

There has been an extraordinary number of early candidate filings this year for 2010. I do not recall ever seeing this many early filers. Many of the ranked contenders, however, may not file until as late as January of 2010 because of Arizona's "resign to run" law. So the early filers are not necessarily indicative of who's in and who's out for 2010. Some of the early filers have not even designated what office they are seeking.

A word of caution, the list below does not distinguish between an "exploratory committee" and a "candidate committee." "NP" indicates no party affilliation 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
Roy Miller – NP
Kent Warren Couchee – NP
John Paul Mitchell – Independent
Alvin Ray Yount – Independent
Hugh Kealer – Republican
Karen Johnson – Republican
Johnnie E. Robinson III – Republican
Robert Shaw Graham – Republican
Matthew Jette – Republican
Vernon B. Parker – Republican
John Munger – Republican
Benjamin Jankowski, Jr. – Democrat

Secretary of State

Sam Wercinski – Democrat (office sought is not designated in his filing)
Steve Gallardo – Democrat (his filing designates District 13 Senate)*

Attorney General

David Lujan – Democrat
Felecia Ann Rotellini – Democrat
Tom Horne – Republican
Sam Crump – Republican
Andrew Thomas – Republican

Treasurer

Andrei Cherney – Democrat
Thayer Verschoor – Republican (office sought is not designated in his filing)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Jason Williams – Democrat
Penny Kotterman – Democrat
John Huppenthal – Republican
Margaret Dugan – Republican
Mary Lou Taylor – Republican
Gary Nine – Republican
Beth Price – Republican

Corporation Commission

Brenda Burns – Republican
Barry Wong – Republican

Arizona Legislature

LD  1 Andrew Tobin – Republican – House
LD  3 Beth L. Weisser – Democrat -Senate
LD  3 Doris Goodale – Republican – House
LD  4 Scott Bundgaard – Republican – Senate
LD  4 Tom Boone – Republican – Senate
LD  4 Shawn Kohner – Republican Senate
LD  4 Sue Dolphin – Democrat – Senate
LD  4 Karina Guerrero – Democrat – House
LD  4 Judy Burges – Republican – House
LD  5 Sylvia Allen – Republican – Senate
LD  5 Brenda Barton – Republican – House
LD  5 Becky Nutt – Republican – House
LD  5 Bruce Olson – Republican – House
LD  5 Bill Shumway – Democrat – House
LD  6 Pamela Gorman – Republican – Senate
LD  6 Patricia Flickner – Democrat – Senate
LD  6 Steven Henry Kaiser – Republican – House
LD  6 Leonard Clark – Independent – House
LD  7 Ray Barnes – Republican – Senate
LD  7 Nancy Barto – Republican – Senate
LD  7 Brad Buch – Republican – Senate
LD  7 Michael Coskun – Republican – House
LD  7 Lawrence Coutts – Republican – House
LD  7 James Waring – Republican – House
LD  7 David Burnell Smith – Republican – House
LD  8 Ted King – NP – Senate
LD  8 Walter John Williamson – NP – House
LD  8 Eric Ulis – Republican – House
LD  8 Dennis Robbins – Republican – House
LD  9 Diane Douglas – Republican – House
LD  9 James Andrew Clark – Republican – Senate
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 David Caparaso – Republican – House
LD10 James Weiers – Republican – House
LD11 Rich Davis – Republican – Senate
LD11 Jon C. Altmann – Republican – House
LD11 Beverly Kraft – Republican – House
LD12 Angela Cotera – Democrat – House
LD12 Steve Montenegro – Republican – House
LD13 Steve Gallardo – Democrat – Senate*
LD13 Ana Tovar – Democrat – House
LD13 John Martin Quezada – Democrat – House
LD14 Robert Meza – Democrat – Senate
LD14 Chad Campbell – Democrat – House
LD15 Krysten Sinema – Democrat – Senate
LD15 Bob Thomas – Republican – Senate
LD15 Katie Hobbs – Democrat – House
LD15 Lela Alston – Democrat – House
LD15 Luis Alberto Garcia – Democrat – House
LD16 Dr. Cristy Lopez – Democrat – House
LD16 Jimmie Munoz, Jr. – Democrat – House
LD16 Robert Michael Gular – Republican – House
LD17 Wendy Rogers – Republican – Senate
LD17 Augustus H Shaw IV – NP – House
LD20 Christopher Tolino – Republican – House
LD20 Bob Robson – Republican – House
LD21 Steve Yarbrough – Republican – Senate
LD22 Andy Biggs – Republican – Senate
LD22 Adam Armer – Republican – House
LD22 Steven Urie – Republican – House
LD23 Rebecca Rios – Democrat – Senate
LD23 Barbara McGuire – Democrat – House
LD23 Frank Pratt – Republican – House
LD23 John Fillmore – Republican – House
LD25 Manuel Alvarez – Democrat – Senate
LD25 Patricia Fleming – Democrat – House
LD25 David Stevens – Republican – House
LD26 Cheryl Cage – Democrat – Senate
LD26 Terri Lynn Proud – Republican – House
LD27 Olivia Cajero Bedford – Democrat – Senate
LD27 Bob Gilby – Democrat – House
LD27 Sami Hamed – Democrat – House
LD27 Dustin Curtis Cox – Democrat – House
LD27 Gene Chewning – Independent – House
LD28 Ted Prezelski – Democrat – House
LD28 Ted Downing – Democrat – House (his filing does not designate the office sought)
LD28 Mohur Mona Sidhwa – Democrat – House
LD29 Matt Heinz – Democrat – House
LD29 Daniel Patterson – Democrat – House
LD30 Andrea Dalessandro – Democrat – House
LD30 David Gowan – Republican – House
LD30 Frank Antenori – Republican – House

A few incumbents have filed but do not designate the office sought:

Robert Burns (R) currently LD 9 Senate (and Senate President); Bill Konopnicki (R) currently LD 5 House (and rumored to be exploring running for Congress); Michele Reagan (R) currently LD 8 House; David Bradley, currently LD28 House (and termed out in 2010); and Adam Driggs (R) currently LD 11 House.

Ray Mahoubi, a Republican, did not designate the office sought, but is believed to be running for LD 8 Senate.

Finally, Lucy Mason, a Republican from Yavapai County, filed an exploratory committee but did not designate the office sought. Laurin Hendix, a Republican from Maricopa County, also filed an exploratory committee but did not specify the office sought.