Ruben Gallego

Arizona's Nutty Republicans Star in Anti-Agenda 21 Hearing: The Highlight Reel

Members of the conspiracy-theory wing of the Republican Party in Arizona, sometimes referred to as the "Black Helicopter Caucus," gathered last week at the Capitol to discuss Agenda 21 and their fears of the plan that appears to have been adopted from Glenn Beck.Republican State Senator Judy Burges ... More >>

Black Leaders in Phoenix Struggle to Retain Power in a District They've Historically Controlled

Pastor Warren Stewart's Campaign Touts Thousands Turned Out for Teleconference Town Hall

Last night, Warren Stewart's campaign says it logged a first in Phoenix politics -- a town hall where participants call in and ask questions, listen to a few stump speeches and vote on a few questions asked by the moderators. Stewart is seeking a seat on the Phoenix City Council, and he's running a ... More >>

Carl Seel, House Republican, Hates Agenda 21, but Doesn't Know What He's Talking About

Republican State Representative Carl Seel just detests the United Nations' Agenda 21 -- he and his pal, Senator Judy Burges, have been trying to prevent part of that agenda, the Rio Declaration, from being used in Arizona.On the House floor yesterday, however, Seel was unable to produce the reasonin ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Has "Less Than 200,000" Signatures to Gather, with 56 Days Left

As a tease to an event tonight, Respect Arizona, the group seeking to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office, has announced that it has fewer than 200,000 valid signatures left to score, with less than two months before its May 30 deadline. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall: A Chance to Prove the Pundits ... More >>

Pastor Warren Stewart Makes Phoenix City Council Candidacy Official

Although we heard a couple weeks ago that Pastor Warren Stewart was going to run for Phoenix City Council, he's made it official today.Stewart is now one of two African-Americans who are running for the Phoenix City Council seat in District 8 -- which is currently held by Vice Mayor Michael Johnson ... More >>

Jarrett Maupin: White Candidate for District 8 City Council Seat Is Attempted "Political Lynching of Phoenix's Black Community"

Although the election for the Phoenix City Council seat in District 8 -- a seat that has been held by African-Americans for the past 46 years -- is still months away, race is definitely going to be an issue.Several people, including leaders in Phoenix's African-American community, already have publi ... More >>

Pastor Warren Stewart to Run for Phoenix City Council's 8th District Seat in Bid to Continue Streak of African-Americans, Source Says

African-Americans have held the Phoenix City Council seat in District 8 -- which is currently held by Vice Mayor Michael Johnson -- for the last 46 years.That streak could be in jeopardy later this year, since Johnson is term-limited, and the district doesn't have the same demographic makeup as it d ... More >>

After Election Day, AZ's Far Right Now Has a Fight on Its Hands

Arizona's Legislative Elections: Five Districts to Watch

As is the case with the congressional races in Arizona, not every race for Arizona's legislative seats is competitive -- just 17 of the 30 state Senate races have candidates from both major parties, and 20 of the 30 state House races have at least one Democrat and one Republican.Still, that leaves p ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Sure Ain't a Conservative, and Here's Why

Dan Coleman, Once Charged With Murder, Now in Second Run for Arizona House

There are four names on the general election ballot for State Representative in District 27, and while two of those people will be elected, only one of those people fatally shot a woman in the face nearly a decade ago.That would be Dan Coleman, the lone Republican candidate in the race, who was dubb ... More >>

Jeff Flake, U.S. Senate Candidate, Says He's Opposed to Budget Earmarks, But Looked the Other Way When it was Politically Convenient

Congressman Jeff Flake, who is running for U.S. Senate against former U.S. Surgeon General Rich Carmona, says he doesn't like earmarks, which some call "pork barrel spending." He certainly has earned a reputation for fighting against federal funding for specific projects attached to unrelated bil ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Obliterated in New TV Ads by Citizens for Professional Law Enforcement

Elected on pink boxers? This ain't 2008, Joe. The independent expenditure committee Citizens for Professional Law Enforcement has a couple of killer new anti-Sheriff Joe Arpaio ads running on local cable and broadcast Television. See also: -Penzone Benefits from Arpaio's Latest Attack Ad -Paul Pe ... More >>

Paul Penzone Can Beat Arpaio, If He Turns Up the Heat

Joe Arpaio Begs for Votes, and Devin Fleenor's Anti-Arpaio Ad Hits TV

Joe practically begs viewers to let him keep his job in this new ad Sheriff Joe looks like a worried old man in his new TV commercial, the latest in a series of pricey ads that his re-election campaign has been inundating county boob tubes with. "Despite all the criticism," he says, gesticulating ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Chad Willems, E.J. Montini and the $8 Million Whopper

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's campaign guru Chad Willems is as shameless as you'd expect a guy to be who's funneling suckers' campaign contributions through the bank account of his company, Summit Consulting Group. See also: -Joe Arpaio's Pink Underwear Torn to Shreds in Hilarious New Video from CPLE -Russ ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Pink Underwear Torn to Shreds in Hilarious New Video from CPLE

CPLE scores with this animated skewering of Sheriff Joe Citizens for Professional Law Enforcement, the bi-partisan group headed by Democratic Arizona state Representative Ruben Gallego and Republican operative Carlos Sierra, have just released the hilarious, blistering animated video above, which t ... More >>

Joe Arpaio-Stooge Mike Stauffer Is "Olivia Cortes on Steroids," Says Randy Parraz

See also: Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff's Race or Forever Be the Goat See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Is Mike Stauffer Joe Arpaio's Stooge? (Answer: Yes.) See also: Joe Arpaio on the Run from Paul Penzone, Mike Stauffer the Goat in New Poll (w/U ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Foe Paul Penzone Scores Endorsements of Paul Charlton, Others

Ex-Phoenix Police Sergeant Paul Penzone, the man running as a Democrat against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, recently announced a slew of new endorsements via his campaign website, the most prominent of which comes from former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Paul Charlton, a Republican and stalwart ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Hammered by Politicians, Activists Praising DOJ Report

Supervisor Wilcox, with the DOJ report on Joe's racial-profiling ways...Flanked by community activists and fellow elected leaders at her El Portal restaurant in central Phoenix, Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox held aloft the recently-released U.S. Department of Justice report on Sheriff ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Resignation Drive Endorsed by Congressman Ed Pastor

America's "toughest" sheriff -- not so tough on child molesters...​Congressman Ed Pastor of Arizona's 4th District has joined the ranks of Sand Land politicians calling for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's resignation over the MCSO's mishandling of more than 400 sex crimes cases in El Mirage, many involving c ... More >>

Joe Arpaio (Unintentionally) Holds Second Press Conference About Botched Sex Crime Investigations. Won't Resign, Claims Other Agencies Have Way Worse Problems

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's back in the hot seat as two more lawmakers call for his resignation.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio seems to think Democratic politicians are using his office's bungling of more than 400 sex crime investigations as a reason to call for his resignation -- no ... More >>

MLB All-Star Game Boycott Bad Idea Says State Representative Ruben Gallego

Arizona state Representative Ruben Gallego opposes a boycott of the upcoming All-Star Game in Phoenix.Ever since Governor Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law, pro-immigrant activists and politicians have had different perspectives on how to best show disapproval of the controversial imm ... More >>

Arizona Democratic Party and Ruben Gallego Take Money from Nativist Mark Spencer's PLEA

from gallegoforarizona.comReally, Ruben, it's not worth the $410...There's absolutely no doubt that Mark Spencer, head of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, has turned the police union into an anti-immigration juggernaut. Spencer has been a tireless backer of state Senator (and neo-N ... More >>

White House Staffer Disappoints Phoenix Latino Leaders in Meeting at El Portal

Will the White House ever act to protect the civil rights of Arizona Latinos? Don't hold your breath waiting for the Obama administration to do anything in the near future about immigration reform, or yanking Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 287(g) authority. That's the message some local Latino leaders t ... More >>

Michael Nowakowski’s unlikely Phoenix City Council win puts him on Big Money’s radar

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