Randy Parraz

Set to Boil: Board of Supervisors backs Sheriff Joe Arpaio; citizens vent rage, frustration at do-nothing Supes.

Day of Outrage: The Supes' Lockdown, MCSA's Walkout, and Guadalupe's Shame

County Supes Critic Randy Parraz Arrested by MCSO During Supes' Do-Over Meeting (w/UPDATE).

Hot Links: John McCain Gambles and Loses on House Vote, Supes Critic Randy Parraz Arrested, Sarah Palin Attends Debate Camp at McCain Ranch.

Joe Arpaio's Thugs Menace Press Conference for MCSA's Randy Parraz.

Four MCSA Demonstrators Arrested Outside County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Dressed as Pets

A chicken (activist Chris Fleischman) is interrogated by plainclothes po-po.According to witnesses and a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, four members of Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability, an activist group critical of the BOS and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, were arre ... More >>

MCSA Leader Raquel Teran Served with Bogus Summons by Sheriff's Deputies

MCSA lead organizer Raquel Teran: Maricopa County's version of the KGB paid her a little visit today. Seems like Sheriff Joe's goons at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office can't go a day without abusing their power, and attempting to intimidate and silence their critics. Following the absurd arres ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 30, 2008

MCSA lead organizer Raquel Teran: Maricopa County's version of the KGB paid her a little visit today. Seems like Sheriff Joe's goons at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office can't go a day without abusing their power, and attempting to intimidate and silence their critics. Following the absurd arres ... More >>

The Bird pecks away at Janet Napolitano’s lame defense of Russell Pearce and tears Fulton Brock a new one

MCSA lead organizer Raquel Teran: Maricopa County's version of the KGB paid her a little visit today. Seems like Sheriff Joe's goons at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office can't go a day without abusing their power, and attempting to intimidate and silence their critics. Following the absurd arres ... More >>

Jan Brewer Hides, as Kirk Adams Gets Cornered by Randy Parraz and Jen Allen Over Russell Pearce's Bigoted Bill

During this past Wednesday's rally against state Senator Russell Pearce's new apartheid-like bill SB 1070/HB 2632, I remained with the mass of the protesters, while a small contingent of demonstration leaders went into the Capitol's Executive Tower and up to the 9th Floor to try and meet with Govern ... More >>

Don Stapley, Mary Rose Wilcox to Meet With Citizens' Group Tomorrow in Supervisors' Auditorium

Randy Parraz​Critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will have the chance to air their grievances tomorrow before County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.Stapley and Wilcox, still fresh from their recent victories over attempts by Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas to ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas Get Pilloried by Don Stapley

Randy Parraz​Critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will have the chance to air their grievances tomorrow before County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.Stapley and Wilcox, still fresh from their recent victories over attempts by Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas to ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 6, 2010

Randy Parraz​Critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will have the chance to air their grievances tomorrow before County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.Stapley and Wilcox, still fresh from their recent victories over attempts by Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas to ... More >>

U.S. Senate Candidate Rodney Glassman Wants the World to Know He's Gonna Start Wearing an Arizona Flag Lapel Pin

​In a political move only newsworthy because of its high-level of tackiness, U.S. Senate hopeful Rodney Glassman actually put out a press release last night to make an announcement regarding his campaign wardrobe: In addition to the U.S. flag lapel pin he wears, he will be ... More >>

Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates Schedule Debates -- by Democratic Candidates, We Mean Everyone But Rodney Glassman

U.S. Senate hopeful Rodney Glassman​ Three of Arizona's four Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate have been busy scheduling a series of debates set to begin June 9. But one, former Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman, hasn't agreed to take part -- at least he hasn't let the other candida ... More >>

Democratic Senate Primary Debate Tonight; John Dougherty to Arrive in Electric-Car Motorcade -- How, Umm, Hip?

www.climateprogress.org​Despite this past Wednesday being "National Fuck Prius Day," former New Times scribe and Democratic Senate hopeful, John Dougherty, announced today that he will be arriving at tonight's debate in a "motorcade of electric cars."It probably won't be the coolest-looking ... More >>

Nearly Half of Arizona' Democratic Voters Undecided in U.S. Senate Primary, New Poll Shows

www.mklasing.com​The latest poll numbers in Arizona's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate show the race is still up for grabs -- and that's despite former Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman's war chest of more than a million dollars.According to the latest Rasmussen poll, released today, nearly half ... More >>

John Dougherty, Other Wannabes for U.S. Senate to Debate Tonight

Our former colleague John Dougherty and the other three aspiring Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate are set to debate tonight up at Paradise Valley Community College.   ​The scheduled two-hour session (7-9 p.m.) will be held at the school's Center for the Performing Arts, and ... More >>

Randy Parraz, Anti-Arpaio Activist and U.S. Senate Candidate, Files Federal Lawsuit Over 2008 Arrest

​ Randy Parraz has filed a federal lawsuit against Maricopa County and several deputies regarding his trumped-up arrest for protesting at a 2008 meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The pro-union, anti-Joe-Arpaio attorney-activist is currently running for U.S. Senate as a Democr ... More >>

Rodney Glassman's Campaign Staffers Jumping Ship, Sources Describe Glassman as "Out of Control"

rodneyglassman.comCampaign workers are ditching Glassman like he's a prom queen with monoStaffers for Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Rodney Glassman's campaign are jumping ship so fast it might as well be a reenactment of James Cameron's Titanic.Since July, three top staffers have bailed o ... More >>

John Dougherty and Randy Parraz's TV Ads

Dougherty's campaign spot, running this weekendI like both Randy Parraz and John Dougherty in the Dems' primary for U.S. Senate. I wish I could vote for both of them, to be honest. Both are very different kinds of candidates. And neither one is a traditional politician. Not by a long shot.This is bo ... More >>

August 23 In Blogs: John Dougherty, Just Blaze, Wyclef Jean, Burger King, and Andrew Thomas

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

John McCain to Debate Rodney Glassman on September 26

Will John McCain break a sweat debating with Rodney Glassman? Tune to Channel 3 on September 26 to find out​ Republican Senator John McCain and his Democratic contender, Rodney Glassman, will match wits later this month in a televised debate. The political show-down will take ... More >>

Russell Pearce Fundraiser To Be Protested Friday

Pearce builds his own trough and goes hog-wild FridayAnti-Russell Pearce activists are set to protest both a Friday, January 7 fundraiser for the state Senate President-elect, and the opening day of business for the Arizona Legislature on Monday, January 10, when Pearce will take his seat as the Dar ... More >>

Russell Pearce Recall, Part Two, Drops Monday

Pearce is being slapped silly with recall bids: Couldn't happen to a nicer guyMore bad news for state Senate President Russell Pearce.There's another group that's going to file paperwork to recall Pearce on Monday: Citizens for a Better Arizona, led in part by former Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate ... More >>

Russell Pearce Is His Own Worst Enemy

Pearce is being slapped silly with recall bids: Couldn't happen to a nicer guyMore bad news for state Senate President Russell Pearce.There's another group that's going to file paperwork to recall Pearce on Monday: Citizens for a Better Arizona, led in part by former Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate ... More >>

Russell Pearce Is Going Down, But the Recall Still Needs Your Help

Randy Parraz (in black) with volunteers and staff at recall headquartersAs I type this, Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and a number of local activist groups are having a press conference calling on Sheriff Joe Arpaio to resign and for the feds to take the sheriff's office and the jails ... More >>

Russell Pearce Recall Scores 18,315 Signatures and Counting, Let the Battle Begin

Mark my words, Pearce is going down...Russell Pearce, have a heapin' helping of freshly baked humble pie.Citizens for a Better Arizona, the group spearheading the effort to recall the powerful state Senate President, made history today, turning in 18,315 signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State' ... More >>

Russell Pearce Is On the Ropes, Even if the Horizon Brain Trust Can't See It

Mark my words, Pearce is going down...Russell Pearce, have a heapin' helping of freshly baked humble pie.Citizens for a Better Arizona, the group spearheading the effort to recall the powerful state Senate President, made history today, turning in 18,315 signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State' ... More >>

Russell Pearce Receives "Unemployment Check," and He's Gonna Need It

A little dose of the reality in store for Russell Pearce...Even though I'm on deadline for this week's column, I couldn't miss today's action by the Russell Pearce-recall group Citizens for a Better Arizona, during which organizer Randy Parraz attempted to deliver to the state Senate President his f ... More >>

John McCain's Racist Statements on Wildfires: After Pearce, Recall McCain

In the most disgusting, reprehensible, and irresponsible comments of his political career (and that's saying a lot), Arizona's senior U.S. Senator John McCain is blaming illegal immigrants for Arizona's recent plague of wildfires, saying it's the reason the country needs a "secure border."As reporte ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Issues Order for November 8 Russell Pearce Recall Election

I like Sinema, but she flubbed a couple of facts on OlbermannThough it's mostly a formality, Governor Jan Brewer today officially called a November 8 recall election for state Senate President Russell Pearce.In a terse memo issued on her website, she stated:"Today, in accordance with state law, I is ... More >>

Russell Pearce Operative Matt Tolman's Bag of Dirty Tricks

Christopher Bradley via FacebookPhoto of one of the sleazy, pro-Pearce placards going up in MesaIf you need a sign of state Senate President Russell Pearce's desperation, look no further than above: one of the placards sprouting up around Mesa, smearing the recall effort, Citizens for a Better Arizo ... More >>

Russell Pearce Lobbyist Shindig Crashed by Citizens for a Better Arizona

Pearce, keeping a low profile at a fundraising event in his honorFour hundred clams. That's what some lobbyists may have paid to attend a fundraiser held for embattled state Senate President Russell Pearce Wednesday night at Alexi's Grill in Phoenix.By my estimation, there were about 30 or 40 attend ... More >>

Russell Pearce Challenger Jerry Lewis Takes on the Critics, Swears Off All Freebies

Lewis promises not to take freebiesAs I discuss at length in my column this week, state Senate President Russell Pearce wrestles almost daily with the truth, and so, too, do many of his supporters. So, not surprisingly, Pearce's main challenger in the Legislative District 18 recall election, Me ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Fave Website Sonoran Alliance Steps in the Shinola

sonoranalliance.comIs that egg on SA's face, or something a lot worse?God, I love Republicans. Especially the crazy ones. They're just way too easy. In fact, whether or nor state Senate President Russell Pearce survives the Legislative District 18 recall race, I'll be heartbroken, as right now, ever ... More >>

Russell Pearce Recall: Yellow Sheet Admits Senate President Is On the Ropes

Pearce loyalist Dan Grimm: Did he commit perjury, and if so, will the MCAO hold him accountable? The Arizona Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet costs $250 per month? Crikey, that equals my liquor store tab for September. Well, almost.Which is why I won't be subscribing anytime soon to YS, the dai ... More >>

Prediction: State Senator Russell Pearce Will Be Kissing His Political Career Goodbye on November 8

Pearce loyalist Dan Grimm: Did he commit perjury, and if so, will the MCAO hold him accountable? The Arizona Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet costs $250 per month? Crikey, that equals my liquor store tab for September. Well, almost.Which is why I won't be subscribing anytime soon to YS, the dai ... More >>

Activist Randy Parraz Led an Army of Non-Partisan Warriors to Take Down Russell Pearce

Pearce loyalist Dan Grimm: Did he commit perjury, and if so, will the MCAO hold him accountable? The Arizona Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet costs $250 per month? Crikey, that equals my liquor store tab for September. Well, almost.Which is why I won't be subscribing anytime soon to YS, the dai ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Pearce loyalist Dan Grimm: Did he commit perjury, and if so, will the MCAO hold him accountable? The Arizona Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet costs $250 per month? Crikey, that equals my liquor store tab for September. Well, almost.Which is why I won't be subscribing anytime soon to YS, the dai ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Sniveling New Memoir Laughably Paints Her as a Tough-as-Nails Governor

Pearce loyalist Dan Grimm: Did he commit perjury, and if so, will the MCAO hold him accountable? The Arizona Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet costs $250 per month? Crikey, that equals my liquor store tab for September. Well, almost.Which is why I won't be subscribing anytime soon to YS, the dai ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Pearce loyalist Dan Grimm: Did he commit perjury, and if so, will the MCAO hold him accountable? The Arizona Capitol Times' Yellow Sheet costs $250 per month? Crikey, that equals my liquor store tab for September. Well, almost.Which is why I won't be subscribing anytime soon to YS, the dai ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Resignation Sought at Board of Supervisors Meeting Wednesday

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, protector of sexual predators, on blast this Wednesday at the BOSCall it the revenge of Randy Parraz. The man who organized the end of former state Senate President Russell Pearce's Career is returning -- MacArthur-like -- to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors' auditorium, ... More >>

Latino GOP Group Doesn't Just Want Sheriff Arpaio to Leave Office, They Want Him to Leave the Republican Party

Sheriff Joe Arpaio​The hits keep coming for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. First, the media continues to hound him about hundreds of botched sex-crime investigations. Then Randy Parraz, the man who organized the takedown of ousted former Senate President Russell Pearce, demands his resignat ... More >>

Arpaio Corruption: The Feds Have Spoken, But Justice Won't Be Served Until the Sheriff's Indicted

Sheriff Joe Arpaio​The hits keep coming for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. First, the media continues to hound him about hundreds of botched sex-crime investigations. Then Randy Parraz, the man who organized the takedown of ousted former Senate President Russell Pearce, demands his resignat ... More >>

Can Kyrsten Sinema Win in Congressional District 9?

Sheriff Joe Arpaio​The hits keep coming for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. First, the media continues to hound him about hundreds of botched sex-crime investigations. Then Randy Parraz, the man who organized the takedown of ousted former Senate President Russell Pearce, demands his resignat ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 19th, 2011

Sheriff Joe Arpaio​The hits keep coming for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. First, the media continues to hound him about hundreds of botched sex-crime investigations. Then Randy Parraz, the man who organized the takedown of ousted former Senate President Russell Pearce, demands his resignat ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Targeted by Republican Paula Pennypacker in Purple Letter Campaign

PennypackerFacebookpagePaula Pennypacker kicks off Purple Letter campaign to BOS Chair Max WilsonThe problem with the opposition to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, as I see it, is that the loudest voices calling for Arpaio's resignation are perceived to be those of leftists.In reality, there are ... More >>

Joe Arpaio on Blast by Citizens for a Better Arizona in New Video

CBA demands accountability of Arpaio in the latest video by Dennis Gilman A point some local journos missed concerning the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors' recent hearing on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's various misdeeds was that the special meeting, which addressed Arpaio's racial profiling and his bun ... More >>