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Arizona: Jim Ogsbury

Wed, 09/03/2008 - 00:37

Schweikert tops Bitter Smith in AZ-5 primary

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

David Schweikert will win the 5th Congressional District Republican primary, PolitickerAZ.com projects.

With 97.6 percent of precincts reporting, Schweikert tops the six-person field with just under 30 percent of the vote. Susan Bitter Smith, who has kept pace with him throughout the night, currently has 28 percent of the vote, but it will not be enough to overcome Schweikert's lead.

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Tue, 09/02/2008 - 21:06

At least one win for Ogsbury

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Jim Ogsbury doesn't know whether he'll be the Republican nominee for the 5th Congressional District seat, but at least Tuesday night won't be a complete loss for the former congressional aide, lawyer and lobbyist.

According to an announcement by his campaign, he has been elected a precinct committeeman for Legislative District 17.

From the release:

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Tue, 08/26/2008 - 16:43

Mitchell says GOP primary 'makes no difference'

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

DENVER -- U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe) is not worried about the outcome of the Republican primary in the 5th Congressional District, which will lead to the selection of his  opponent in the general election.

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Thu, 08/21/2008 - 17:28

Schweikert ends period with $244K

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The David Schweikert campaign will report having $244,174 on hand as of Aug. 13, campaign spokesman Michael Juel told PolitickerAZ.com.

The campaign is transmitting its Federal Elections Commission report Thursday, which covers the period from July 1 to Aug. 13. Juel said the campaign will report raising nearly $100,000 over the six week period.

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Wed, 08/20/2008 - 21:25

Ogsbury reports $259K at end of period

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

5th Congressional District Republican primary candidate Jim Ogsbury had $258,730 as of Aug. 13, according to the report the campaign filed with the Federal Elections Commission on Wednesday.

According to the report, Ogsbury raised $27,246, after a $150 refund, between July 1 and Aug. 13. His total cash on hand includes $250,000 he lent the campaign at the outset.

 

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Thu, 07/31/2008 - 22:37

Ogsbury burns Mitchell in front of effigy

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

TEMPE -- 5th Congressional District Republican candidate Jim Ogsbury used the 30-foot statue of U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe) near the ASU campus as the backdrop for an attack against the freshman representative, who he hopes to have the opportunity to unseat, on the topic of energy legislation. 

"This statue has done more to lower gas prices" than Mitchell, said Ogsbury, who spoke before a small gathering of press and supporters.

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Wed, 07/23/2008 - 16:10

The walking man

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

SCOTTSDALE -- Jim Ogsbury knows how to walk neighborhoods. He doesn’t mess with marker caps anymore – “I got sick of fumbling with them,” he explains – now he’s got a retractable one to mark off houses on his walk sheet. He also uses it to knock on doors, joking he “must have permanent tissue damage in my knuckles” from all the doors he’s knocked. By his count, that’s now about 16,000.

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Tue, 07/15/2008 - 16:08

Ogsbury raises nearly $50K for quarter

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Jim Ogsbury raised $49,783 during the second quarter of the year, outpacing his previous quarterly fundraising effort by about $9,000, according to his campaign. He has raised close to $500,000 to date in his 5th Congressional District primary campaign for the Republican nomination.

However, Ogsbury's cash on hand total is below what he reported at the beginning of the second quarter. As of now, his campaign has $323,442 - $30,000 less than he had on April 1.

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Tue, 07/08/2008 - 20:44

Ogsbury puts out balanced budget proposal

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Jim Ogsbury, the former Congressional aide and lobbyist running for the Republican nomination in the 5th Congressional District, has put out a proposal to balance the nation's budget. The detailed report proposes to eliminate government programs through cuts in discretionaray spending, which he estimates will save taxpayers over $1 trillion over the course of five years.

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Mon, 06/30/2008 - 14:59

Ogsbury first to hit airwaves in AZ-5

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

5th Congressional District candidate Jim Ogsbury is the first in his field to go up with a TV ad, his campaign has announced.

The 30 second ad, called "Action," has Ogsbury touting how he "helped to cut government spending" as an aide to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee in the 1990s, and speaking of how he plans to "secure the border"

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