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February 20, 2013
Arizona's Republican Congressmen Take the Jan Brewer Route on Immigration Proposals
The anti-immigration-reform crowd's broken record is currently playing in the offices of Republican Congressmen Matt Salmon, Trent Franks, Paul Gosar, and David Schweikert.The congressmen, like Governor Jan Brewer, insist that they can only even fathom immigration reform proposals if the border is s ... More >>
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November 6, 2012
Arizona's Congressional Elections: Good, Bad, and Ugly
As is the case every two years, all nine of Arizona's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs, and some are closer than others.For example, if it's 8 a.m. on Election Day, and we're on the Secretary of State's website trying to find the name of the Democrat running against Congre ... More >>
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November 6, 2012
Kyrsten Sinema, Martha McSally, and Jonathan Paton Cling to Small Leads
Several of the races for Arizona's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives ended up close, and at the time of this post, we still don't have the answer in three districts.Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Martha McSally, and Republican Jonathan Paton are each hanging on to small leads in t ... More >>
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August 28, 2012
Pearce Could be Toast, Sinema on Top, Schweikert Leads Quayle in Unofficial Primary Results
Russell Pearce's political career could be dead in the water with Bob Worsley maintaining a more than 10 percentage point lead over the former, recalled state senator in unofficial results from Tuesday's primary election. Kyrsten Sinema also was fending off challengers David Schapir ... More >>
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August 28, 2012
Ben Quayle Concedes Race to David Schweikert
Republican Congressman Ben Quayle's time in Congress officially has an expiration date.Quayle broke the news to his supporters in Scottsdale at 10 p.m., announcing that he'd just conceded the primary race to fellow freshman Congressman David Schweikert.
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August 27, 2012
David Schweikert Ads Accusing Ben Quayle of Involvement in Non-Existent FBI Investigation Take an Exit
See also: Ben Quayle Accused of Swimming, Which Is a Scandal or SomethingSee also: Ben Quayle Confirms He Was in the Israeli Lake to "Secure a Jar of Water"If you've heard that Congressman Ben Quayle was the subject of an FBI investigation, you probably heard that from his primary opponent, Congress ... More >>
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August 23, 2012
Reverend Jarrett Maupin Endorses Ben Quayle: "He's My N*gga"
For the second straight election, African-American civil-rights activist Reverend Jarrett Maupin has endorsed Republican Congressman Ben Quayle.Yes, politics aside, the Phoenix Democrat wants Quayle to stay in office -- mostly because he's a cool, young guy."He's my nigga," Maupin tells New Times.
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August 22, 2012
Are You Buying Ben Quayle's Israeli Lake Story?
See also: Ben Quayle Accused of SwimmingSee also: Ben Quayle Confirms He Was in the Israeli Lake to "Secure a Jar of Water"Congressman Ben Quayle is accused of swimming in a lake in Israel, and possibly witnessing one of his colleagues remove his clothes before jumping in that same lake.Congressman ... More >>
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August 22, 2012
David Schweikert Supporters Go Banana-Hammock Shopping for Ben Quayle
See also: Ben Quayle Accused of SwimmingSee also: Ben Quayle Confirms He Was in the Israeli Lake to "Secure a Jar of Water"Oh boy, the scandal involving Congressman Ben Quayle is getting sexy -- so sexy that supporters of his primary opponent went shopping for a floral-print banana hammock for Quayl ... More >>
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August 20, 2012
Ben Quayle Accused of Swimming, Which Is a Scandal or Something
Republican Congressman Ben Quayle is accused of swimming in a lake.Politico published the story last night, claiming several Republican congressmen jumped in a lake last year in Israel during a trip funded by a pro-Israel lobbyist organization.Congressman Kevin Yoder, of Kansas, hopped in naked. Qua ... More >>
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August 16, 2012
John McCain Gives Stamp of Approval to Ben Quayle, Stamp of Disapproval to David Schweikert
Senator John McCain joined Senator Jon Kyl yesterday to announce his endorsement of Congressman Ben Quayle.McCain's statements yesterday were a little more refreshing than the typical endorsement press conference, which is typically just an opportunity for ass-kissing.McCain also had a thing or two ... More >>
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August 10, 2012
Ben Quayle and David Schweikert Take Part in Forum, Say Mostly the Same Things but Use Different Words
If there are Republican voters in Arizona's Sixth Congressional District who still can't figure out which candidate's position on issues most closely match their own, yesterday's candidate forum in Scottsdale probably didn't help.Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert said mostly the same thing ... More >>
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August 9, 2012
Russell Pearce Is Denied Jan Brewer's Endorsement, But Uses Her Name and Pic Anyway
See also: Russell Pearce Claims David Schweikert's Endorsement, Schweikert Spokesman Denies Claim See also: Russell Pearce Scores David Schweikert's Endorsement, at Long Last See also: Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Scores Phoenix Chamber Endorsement There's one thing about recalled, disgraced ... More >>
Blogs
August 7, 2012
David Schweikert's "Goes Both Ways" Ad: Innocent Mailer or Dirty Politicking?
Congressman David Schweikert's ad saying his primary opponent, Congressman Ben Quayle, "goes both ways," presumably achieved its intended purpose -- it actually got people's attention, instead of being tossed straight in the trash.It didn't necessary make everyone happy, as Senator Jon Kyl -- who's ... More >>
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August 6, 2012
Jon Kyl: David Schweikert's "Goes Both Ways" Ad Is the "Strangest of Allusions to Sexuality"
See also: Ben Quayle "Goes Both Ways," According to David SchweikertTurns out, we weren't the only ones who were wondering whether Congressman David Schweikert's campaign was trying to claim his primary opponent, Congressman Ben Quayle, is bisexual.Senator Jon Kyl, who's endorsed Quayle, has a thing ... More >>
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August 1, 2012
Ben Quayle "Goes Both Ways," According to David Schweikert
Now here's a campaign mailer worthy of the Daily Show's "Moment of Zen."
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August 1, 2012
Russell Pearce Scores David Schweikert's Endorsement, at Long Last
See also: Russell Pearce Claims David Schweikert's Endorsement, Schweikert Spokesman Denies Claim See also: Russell & Lester Pearce's Hillbilly-Fest: David Schweikert Not Attending, Though Lester Thinks Otherwise (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association": Olivia Co ... More >>
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July 30, 2012
Russell & Lester Pearce's Hillbilly-Fest: David Schweikert Not Attending, Though Lester Thinks Otherwise (w/Updates)
See also: Russell Pearce's Bro Lester Pearce, Busted See also: Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association": Olivia Cortes Part 2? (w/Updates) See also: NRA PAC Endorses Russell Pearce Despite His Blame-the-Victims Remarks on Aurora Massacre The gang that couldn't shoot straight, aims for ... More >>
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July 30, 2012
Russell Pearce Claims David Schweikert's Endorsement, Schweikert Spokesman Denies Claim
See also: Russell & Lester Pearce's Hillbilly-Fest: David Schweikert Not Attending, Though Lester Thinks Otherwise (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce's "Arizona Teacher's [sic] Association": Olivia Cortes Part 2? (w/Updates) See also: NRA PAC Endorses Russell Pearce Despite His Blame-the-Victims R ... More >>
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July 27, 2012
Citizens United President: Ben Quayle Campaign Acting Like (Gasp!) Obama's
Turns out, we weren't the only ones who found yesterday's comments from Congressman Ben Quayle's campaign a little...weird.In fact, the president of Citizens United -- which is supporting Quayle's primary opponent, David Schweikert -- says Quayle's campaign is doing stuff you'd expect from President ... More >>
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July 26, 2012
Ben Quayle's Campaign Pissed After David Schweikert Declares He's Winning
It happens all the time -- a candidate for public office says he's winning the race, based on a poll the candidate or his supporters paid for.Congressman David Schweikert did that today, saying he's up 13 points -- or 16. The credibility of that lies somewhere between of a well-respected nonpartisan ... More >>
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July 5, 2012
Arizona Congressman David Schweikert Falsely Claims Illegal Immigrants Are No Longer Afraid
See Also: Obama's 287(g) Move Bogus, Activists Call on Feds to Cut Ties with ArizonSee Also: Bill Montgomery Blames Obama's 287(g) Move for Attack on Phoenix Cop Arizona Congressman David Schweikert is taking a jab at the Obama administration for its decision to scrap part of a federa ... More >>
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June 22, 2012
David Schweikert Cites "Brock Landers" as Ben Quayle Denies Changing Stance on Immigration
Congressman Ben Quayle denies changing his stance on immigration policy, contrary to what Congressman David Schweikert and a few others have suggested.The Schweikert campaign's response to that: you're going to trust Brock Landers?Yes, Quayle's past contributions to TheDirty.com -- then known as Dir ... More >>
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June 21, 2012
David Schweikert Campaign Sasses Ben Quayle, Thanks Him for New Stance on Immigration
As we told you at the beginning of the week, Congressman Ben Quayle didn't seem incredibly upset about creating a way for many people who were brought to the United States illegally to be able to stay here, without a path to citizenship.In fact, he went on 12News to explain the idea, saying it's "so ... More >>
Blogs
June 19, 2012
David Schweikert Also Offers a Bill to Block Obama Immigration Policy
Congressman David Schweikert, not to be outdone by his primary opponent, Congressman Ben Quayle, introduced his own bill to block the implementation of the Obama administration's new immigration policy.This move by Schweikert may seem familiar, since Quayle did just about the same thing yesterday to ... More >>
Blogs
June 12, 2012
Ben Quayle Not Letting Go of the Spying Accusations Against David Schweikert
You may have heard last month that Congressman Ben Quayle accused Congressman David Schweikert of sending a spy to Quayle's office, which the Quayle campaign has dubbed "Spygate."Ahead of the Republicans' impending primary battle in Arizona's Sixth Congressional District, the Quayle camp says it got ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2012
Test PAC Loves the Internet, and May Get Involved in Ben Quayle/David Schweikert Race
A mostly online-based political-action committee is considering getting involved in Arizona's Sixth Congressional District primary between Republican Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert.Test PAC loves the Internet. Quayle, several of the PAC's members believe, does not."Quayle co-sponsored [ ... More >>
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April 30, 2012
David Schweikert Goes Against Internet Security Bill "CISPA," Appears to Reject Ben Quayle's Assertion of Privacy Protections
For those who are struggling to find differences between Congressmen David Schweikert and Ben Quayle in their impending primary election in CD6, House activity late last week brought another division between the two.Despite the popular belief, there actually are differences in the House records of S ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2012
John Boehner Appears to Be a Pushover -- David Schweikert's Reportedly Getting a Check
A strongly worded letter seems to be all it takes to get a check for five grand out of House Speaker John Boehner, as the feud over GOP leadership's support of Congressman Ben Quayle appears to have ended quickly.The president of the conservative political-action committee Club for Growth release ... More >>
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March 22, 2012
Ben Quayle: Club for Growth in a "Highly Questionable Role" as Referee in Primary Race
Congressman Ben Quayle offered a response to the conservative political-action committee Club for Growth's apparent threat to GOP leadership not to favor Quayle over Congressman David Schweikert in their primary match.Yesterday, Club for Growth president Chris Chocola released a letter he sent to ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
Conservative Group: GOP Leadership May Be Favoring Ben Quayle Over David Schweikert
To the casual observer, Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert may seem like the same dude.They're both freshman in the House, and they've voted the same in 94 percent of the 1,146 roll call votes they both voted on.They're both running for the Republican nomination in Arizona's Sixth Congre ... More >>
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March 16, 2012
David Schweikert's Plan for Dollar Coins: Yay or Nay?
Arizona Republican Congressman David Schweikert's trying to phase out the dollar bill, and replace it with a dollar coin through his "COINS" Act.According to a poll commissioned by a pro-dollar bill advocacy group, Schweikert's own Republican constituents and base voters aren't too hip to the idea b ... More >>
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March 15, 2012
Poll: David Schweikert's Idea for a Dollar Coin Is Awesome, According to Just About No Republicans in His District
Remember the Sacagawea dollar? Remember how reverse-awesome that was? Susan B. Anthony, anyone? Eisenhower?! Well, Arizona Republican Congressman David Schweikert's trying to bring back the dollar coin, and according to a recent poll, Schweikert's own constituents aren't fans of the idea -- by a ... More >>
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March 7, 2012
Democratic Congressman Says Ben Quayle Took His Bill and Put His Own Name on it
With the blessing of the Obama administration, Republican congressmen are proud to announce the parts they contributed to the GOP's Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, including Arizona Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert.Problem is, a Democratic congressman from Connecticut says ... More >>
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March 7, 2012
Ben Quayle's Office Calls Jim Himes' Accusation of Bill-Stealing "Ridiculous," and Now Barney Frank's Involved
Democratic Congressman Jim Himes' observation that Congressman Ben Quayle's being credited for a bill very similar to his own has people getting testy.Quayle's office tells New Times that Himes' accusation is "ridiculous," meanwhile, Congressman Barney Frank lost his speaking privileges for ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2012
Ben Quayle And David Schweikert Begin Bickering Nearly 200 Days Before Primary
With nearly 200 days to go before the August 28 primary between Republican Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert in Arizona's newly formed sixth Congressional district, there's already drama.It started earlier this week, with the Schweikert campaign sending an email to supporters about Quay ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2012
Congressman Ben Quayle to Face David Schweikert in District 6 Congressional Primary
James King Congressman Ben QuayleIn what comes as no surprise to anyone who keeps tabs on Arizona Congressional politics, Republican Congressman Ben Quayle announced today that he plans to run in Arizona's newly formed sixth Congressional district -- which is likely unsettling news for GOP ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Best Democratic Candidate For District 9 Congressional Seat: Kyrsten Sinema, David Schapira, Or Andrei Cherny (Maybe)?
State Senate Minority Leader David Schapira, a Democrat, announced yesterday that he's running for Congress in Arizona's newly formed District 9.Much to the minority leader's chagrin, we're sure, he's not the only lefty with his eye on the seat -- former state Senator Kyrsten Sinema also has anno ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
State Senator David Schapira Jumps Into District 9 Congressional Race
As predicted, former state Senator Kyrsten Sinema's not the only Democrat with her eye on Arizona's new Congressional seat -- this morning, state Senate Minority Leader David Schapira announced that he, too, will run in Arizona's newly formed 9th Congressional district.Schapira's announcement isn ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Arizona's 10-Member Congressional Delegation is Collectively Worth More Than $60 Million
www.dollardollarbillsyall.comArizona's Congressional delegation could "make it rain"... for years.The Center for Responsive Politics recently released its list of the net worth of every member of Congress, and we've learned a few things about Arizona's Congressional delegation.For starters, Arizo ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Arizona's GOP Congressmen on Joe Arpaio's Botched Sex-Crime Investigations: (Crickets)
Attention GOP congressmen: grow a set, would ya?Since the old, 2009 Pulitzer Prize-worthy tale of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 432 botched sex-crime investigations was thrust into the national spotlight thanks to an oddly timed Associated Press article last week, two of Arizona's three De ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Sheriff Paul Babeu Raises More Than $127,000 in Two Weeks For Possible Congressional Campaign
Sheriff Paul Babeu can raise some cash.Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is often compared to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for several reasons -- his crusade against illegal immigrants, and love of TV cameras, to name a few.There's another similarity: dude can raise cash.Babeu announced last ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Sheriff Paul Babeu's Chief Deputy, Steve Henry, Announces Potential Candidacy For Sheriff
Steve Henry officially announced this morning that he's considering running for Pinal County Sheriff.As we reported last week, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's chief deputy, Steve Henry, is considering running for his boss' current gig -- and this morning, he made it official."With the possible ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Arizona Democratic Party's Wacky Mailer for Nick Coons
Dems supporting Libertarians? How about helping fellow Dems for a change?I agree with Espresso Pundit's Greg Patterson about as often as I agree with state Senate President-elect Russell Pearce, which is, almost never. But he exposed an ugly little problem with the Arizona Democrats recently th ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
Election Day: Crawling Over Broken Glass Not Required
Um, we're pretty sure that the Maricopa County Election officials aren't scattering broken glass -- or hot coals, bear traps, or land mines for that matter -- in front of polling sites.(This is one of the photos that greets you on LD5 Congressional candidate David Schweikert's campaign website.)& ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
David Schweikert: Driven Into Politics Because of Arizona Heat?
David Schweikert back in the day David Schweikert might just have stumbled into politics because it was "too hot outside."That's the story that Lois Fitch just told New Times at Schweikert's campaign headquarters in Scottsdale.Fitch, a former American History teacher at Saguaro High Schoo ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
Night's Still Young, but Proposition 203's Trailing in Early Votes; Potential Landslides Could be Ahead for Republicans Jan Brewer, David Schweikert, and Ben Quayle. John McCain Landslide All but Certain
Proposition 203 is failing to live up to expectations of a landslide victory as very early ballots come in, with the medical-marijuana measure trailing 52 percent to 48 percent. These are the results of about 430,000 early ballots in Maricopa County. The early votes&n ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
David Schweikert: Early Figures Show Comfortable Lead
Schweikert: The margin is growingCongressional candidate David Schweikert is up by nearly 12,000 voters as early polling numbers start rolling out. The margin has been widening between Schweikert and his opponent Congressman Harry Mitchell. Schweikert: 59,134Mitchell: 47,148And his fel ... More >>
News
January 19, 2006
Ballot Boxing
GOP honchos keep hiding the truth about election foul-ups, as it's learned that local ballots may be stored illegally
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January 12, 2006
Ballot Box Breakdowns
An independent voting-technology expert finds serious problems in the Maricopa County Elections Department
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