Updated SWAG: Early filers for 2012

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

It's 2012, and time to update the "Silly Wild Ass Guess" (SWAG) list of who is running for office in 2012. The new tentative district maps have not been finally approved and sent to DOJ, yet alone litigated in court, but there are a number of campaign committees for 2012 based upon the current legislative districts. State law permits candidates to collect signatures in the current districts as well as in the new districts.

As you might expect, this list is going to be subject to change when new districts are finally established. I am hoping that the Secretary of State will provide a conversion table or tabs for filings by current district and new district (hint, hint). Until then I will do the best I can for Baja Arizona candidates. This is a collaborative effort with reader feedback.

I will periodically update the list. You can follow along at home at the Arizona Secretary of State's web site Campaign Finance Search – Candidates.

Filer ID # beginning "2012" except where indicated (*). Some committees are exploratory committees.

Arizona Legislature

LD 01    Stephen Pierce, Senate (R)
LD 01    Karen Fann, House (R)
LD 01    Andrew Tobin, House (R)

LD 03    Salvatore "Sam" Scarmardo, Senate (R)
LD 03    Kelli Ward, Senate (R)
LD 03    Doris Goodale, House (R)
LD 03    Wyatt Brooks, House (R)
LD 03    George Schnittgrund, House (R)
LD 03    Peter Eidness, House (R)

LD 04    Scott Bundgaard, Senate (R)
LD 04    Jack Harper, House (R)*
LD 04    Phil Lovas, House (R)

LD 05    Sylvia Allen, Senate (R)
LD 05    Brenda Barton, House (R)
LD 05    Chester Crandall, House (R)

LD 06    Lori Klein, Senate (R)
LD 06    James Bearup, House (R)
LD 06    Amanda Reeve, House (R)*
LD 06    Carl Seel, House (R)

LD 07    Heather Carter, House (R)
LD 07    David Smith, House (R)

LD 08    Michele Reagan, Senate (R)
LD 08    John Kavanagh, House (R)
LD 08    Michelle Ugenti, House (R)

LD 09    Carol Lokare, Senate (D)
LD 09    Scott Morris, Senate (R)
LD 09    Richard "Rick" Gray, House (R)
LD 09    Debbie Lesko, House (R)

LD 10    Kimberly Yee, House (R)

LD 11    Adam Driggs, Senate (R)*
LD 11    Eric Meyer, House (D)*
LD 11    Kate McGee, House (R)
LD 11    Mary Hamway, House (R)

LD 12    John Nelson, Senate (R)*
LD 12    Bryan Kilgore, House (D)
LD 12    Robert Blendu, House (R)
LD 12    Tom Murray, House (R)
LD 12    Steve Montenegro, House (R)
LD 12    Jerry Weiers, House (R)*

LD 13    Steve Gallardo, Senate (D)
LD 13    Martin Quezada, House (D)
LD 13    Lorenzo Sierra, House (D)
LD 13    Anna Tovar, House (D)

LD 14    Robert Meza, Senate (D)
LD 14    Chad Campbell, House (D)*
LD 14    Michael Snitz, House (D)

LD 15    Kyrsten Sinema, Senate (D)
LD 15    Lela Alston, House (D)
LD 15    Katie Hobbs, House (D)
LD 15    Ed Bunch, House (R)

LD 16    Leah Landrum, Senate (D)*
LD 16    Douglas Coleman, House (R)

LD 17    David Schapira, Senate (D)
LD 17    Ed Ableser, House (D)

LD 18    Jerry Lewis, Senate (R)
LD 18    Robert McDonald, Senate (D)
LD 18    Steve Court, House (R)

LD 19    Steven Zachary, Senate (D)
LD 19    Justin Olson, House (R)*
LD 19    Justin Pierce, House (R)

LD 20    John McComish, Senate (R)*
LD 20    Jeff Dial, House (R)
LD 20    Bob Robson, House (R)

LD 21    Karyn Lathan, House (D)
LD 21    Tom Forese, House (R)*
LD 21    J.D. Mesnard, House (R)*

LD 22    Andy Biggs, Senate (R)
LD 22    Eddie Farnsworth, House (R)
LD 22    Warren Petersen, House (R)
LD 22    Kelly Townsend, House (R)
LD 22    Steven Urie, House (R)

LD 23    Steve Smith, Senate (R) (New LD 11)
LD 23    John Fillmore, Senate (R)
LD 23    Thomas Shope, House (R)
LD 23    Frank Pratt, House (R) (New LD 8)

LD 24    Don Shooter, Senate (R) (New LD 4)
LD 24    Margaret Lynne Pancrazi, House (D) (New LD 4)
LD 24    Russ Jones, House (R)* (New LD 13)

LD 25    Patricia Fleming, Senate (D) (New LD 1)
LD 25    Gail Griffin, Senate (R) (New LD 1)
LD 25    Mark Stonebraker, House (D) (New LD 1)
LD 25    Peggy Judd, House (R) (New LD 1)
LD 25    David Stevens, House (R) (New LD 1)

LD 26    Jo Holt, Senate (D) (New LD 11)
LD 26    Victoria Steele, House (D) (New LD 9)
LD 26    Adam Kwasman, House (R) (New LD 11)
LD 26    Terri Proud, House (R) (New LD 9)

LD 27    Olivia Cajero Bedford, Senate (D) (New LD 11 – moving to New LD 3)
LD 27    Macario Saldate, House (D) (New LD 3)

LD 28    David Bradley, Senate (D) (New LD 10)
LD 28    Steve Farley, House (D) (New LD 9 – reportedly will run for Senate)
LD 28    Mohur Sarah Sidhwa, House (D) (New LD 9)

LD 29    Matt Heinz, House (D)* (New LD 3 – reportedly moving to New LD 9 or LD 10)
LD 29   Daniel Patterson, House (D) (New LD 3– reportedly moving to New LD 2)

LD 30    Robert Leach, Senate (D) (New LD 1)
LD 30    Frank Antenori, Senate (R) (New LD 10)
LD 30    David Gowan, House (R) (New LD 1)
LD 30    Ted Vogt, House (R) (New LD 10)

Corporation Commission

Sandra Kennedy (D)
Paul Newman (D)
Bob Burns (R)
Susan Bitter Smith (R)
Bob Stump (R)

Federal Election Commission filings (AZ) House and Senate Campaign Finance:

U.S. Senate

Don Bivens (D)
Richard Carmona (D)
David Crowe (D)
Sydney Dudikoff (D)
Tony E. Flores (D)
Rev. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. (D) – No FEC Filing
Wilford "Wil" Cardon (R)
Jeff Flake (R)
Bryan Hackbarth (R)
Douglas McKee (R)
Claire Van Steenwyke (R)
John Jeffrey Lyon (Tea Party)
Richard Grayson (GRN)
Michael Meyer (IND)
Ian Gilyeat (IND) – No FEC Filing

U.S. House

New District 1

Wenona Benally Baldenegro (D)
Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Paul Gosar (R) – Inc.

New District 2

Gabrielle Giffords (D) – Inc.
Anthony Prowell (D)
Frank Antenori (R) – exploratory committee
Jesse Kelly (R) – AIRC Commissioner Richard Stertz reports Kelly has moved to Texas
Adam Hansen (R)
John Lervold (R)
Dave Sitton (R) – exploratory committee – No FEC Filing
Monty Nafoosi (R) – No FEC Filing

New District 3

Raúl Grijalva (D) – Inc.
Amanda Aguirre (D) – exploratory committee – No FEC Filing
Christopher Flowers (R)
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R)
Christopher Scileppi (R)

New District 4

Walter Williamson (D)
Paul Babeu (R)
Ron Gould (R)

New District 5

Spencer Morgan (D)
Kirk Adams (R)
Travis Grantham (R)
Chuck Gray (R) – withdrawn
Matt Salmon (R)
Justin Winters (IND)

New District 6

Russell W. Jenna III (R)
Ben Quayle (R) – Inc.
David Schweikert (R) – Inc.

New District 7

Ed Pastor (D) – Inc.
Jaime Alfredo Vasquez (R)

New District 8

Trent Franks (R) – Inc.
Charles R. Black (R)

New District 9

David Schapira (D) – exploratory committee – No FEC Filing

Arizona Capitol Times reports that other well-known Democrats, possibly including Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Democratic Party chairman Andrei Cherny, outgoing Arizona Board of Regents chairman Fred DuVal, former Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano [has withdrawn his name] and former Congressional candidate and businessman Jon Hulburd are considering running in this new district.