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By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIt's still early, but Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake appears poised to win the GOP nomination to replace retiring Sen. John Kyl. He has already been endorsed by The Club for Growth and RedState's Erick Erickson, and the most likely conservative competitor -- former Rep. John Shadegg -- has declined to run. But while many conservatives are excited about Flake, some social conservatives are less enthusiastic. For example, Mike Mears, who runs the Concerned Women for America PAC, posted this on his blog: So what's my problem with Flake? 1. He's bad on Don't Ask, Don't Tell. He obviously ...
Rep. Jeff Flake to Seek Jon Kyl's Senate Seat
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyRep. Jeff Flake will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jon Kyl. The six-term Republican congressman announced his intentions Monday at a press conference in Phoenix. "The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to bring federal spending under control," Flake said in a statement. "Senator Jon Kyl has given all of the eventual candidates in this race an excellent model of how to best serve Arizona and the country. He's set the bar extremely high, and I'll do my best to meet that standard." Kyl, who was elected ...
Advice for the House Class of 2011 From Their Revolutionary Predecessors in '95
By Linda Killian - Politics DailyIt is one of the most celebrated and historic classes in congressional history -- not the one seated Wednesday but the last group of Republicans who took over the House after the 1994 midterms. With 73 GOP freshmen, that class was smaller than this year's group, which boasts 87 new Republicans elected in November. But members of the historic '95 class contend their takeover was more significant because it was the first time Republicans had been in control of the House since the Eisenhower administration. "We were in the wilderness for 40 years. They were only in the wilderness for four ...
Ben Quayle Wins Tight GOP Race for House Seat in Arizona
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyBen Quayle, the 33-year-old son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, narrowly topped a crowded GOP field in the contest to succeed retiring Rep. John Shadegg (R) in Arizona's 3rd congressional district. Quayle collared 22.7 percent of the vote. Steve Moak, a successful Paradise Valley entrepreneur, was in second place with 18 percent, while Jim Waring was third with 17.4 percent, trailed by seven other candidates. The bitter contest pitted 10 candidates against one another in the conservative district, where three state legislators, two mayors, several businesspeople and the son of former ...
Ben Quayle in Crowded, Ugly Battle for Arizona House Seat
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyFor anyone who loves to watch a dramatic political race unfold, the contest to succeed retiring Rep, John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) in Arizona's third congressional district will not disappoint on Tuesday night. The increasingly bitter GOP primary has pitted 10 candidates against one another in the conservative district, where three state legislators, two mayors, several businesspeople and the son of former Vice President Dan Quayle have been battling for months to win the nomination. Local reports calling the race "atomic" seem to understate the vitriol the candidates have spewed in recent weeks. ...
Ben Quayle Says His Election Would Be a Referendum on Obama
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAt a Scottsdale, Ariz., bakery on Sunday, Ben Quayle proclaimed to me that his race for the open seat in the state's 3rd District "is a referendum on Barack Obama and his administration." Quayle, the son of the former vice president, is a candidate in the crowded primary field to replace retiring Rep. John Shadegg. In recent days, the campaign has turned nasty, but Quayle chose to turn much of his firepower not on the Republican opponents he will face this Tuesday but on president of the United states. To be sure, it sounds ambitious for a 33-year-old congressional candidate to believe his ...
Lawmaker Apologizes for Kidnapping Remark
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Nov. 18) -- Rep. John Shadegg isn't backing off his charge that holding 9/11 trials in New York would put the city at greater risk, but he says he's sorry he dragged the mayor's daughter into the argument. In remarks on the House floor Monday night, the Arizona Republican blasted Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to move admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his cohorts from Guantanamo Bay to New York, where they will be tried in civilian court. He scoffed at Mayor Michael Bloomberg's assurances that the city can handle any possible security problem. "Well mayor, ...
Another House Republican Calls it Quits
By Liza Porteus Viana - Politics DailyRep. John Shadegg, a Republican from Arizona, announced today that he won't seek re-election in the fall - making him the 29th member of his party to exit the House this year.Even though Shadegg was elected in 1994, he said in a statement today: " I still get goose bumps when I look up at the Capitol dome as I walk to a vote."Shadegg ran for House Majority Leader in 2006 when his party still had control of the chamber, finishing third in that contest. He was also chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. Shadegg tried to dispel any of the immediate rumors that may float around surrounding ...
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