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Arizona: Joshua Kilroy

Mon, 11/10/2008 - 14:33

Former Nelson campaign manager says low turnout among key groups cost them

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Low turnout among youth and Latino voters was largely to blame for Tim Nelson's defeat at the hands of incumbent and now re-elected Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, said Joshua Kilroy, who managed Nelson's campaign.

"We were counting on youth voters and especially Latino voters, and they just didn't show up," Kilroy told PolitickerAZ.com. 

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Wed, 10/15/2008 - 18:44

UPDATED: Nelson campaign fires at Republicans over SCA donations; Thomas camp raises allegations back

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The Tim Nelson campaign Wednesday called for an investigation into the $105,000 donation from an unidentified group called SCA to the Arizona Republican Party, which state Democrats allege violated several campaign finance laws and went toward financing anti-Nelson advertising.

Thomas's campaign shot back immediately, suggesting Nelson was "irresponsible."

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 14:45

Nelson declares victory in Maricopa County attorney debate

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The Tim Nelson campaign has declared a "decisive victory" in last night's debate against incumbent Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, while Thomas called Nelson a "Johnny-Come-Lately" on the subject of domestic violence.

The forum, held Wednesday night and hosted by the Men's Anti-Violence Network, focused on the problem of domestic violence, and each man claimed he'd proven himself the strongest candidate on the issue.

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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 18:31

Nelson accuses Thomas of distorting words, views

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The Tim Nelson campaign was playing defense Tuesday, battling back against a string of criticisms from Nelson's opponent, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, centered around Thomas's assertion that Nelson opposes the death penalty due to what he wrote on behalf of a death row inmate in 1998.

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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 21:38

Death penalty latest battlefront in Maricopa County attorney race

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

PHOENIX -- Tim Nelson's defense of a death row inmate in 1998 provides the foundation for the latest charge against him from the camp of Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, who is running to protect his seat from Nelson's challenge. 

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Tue, 09/23/2008 - 04:20

Thomas keeps up attack on Nelson-ACLU link

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas continued his assault against opponent Tim Nelson Monday, accusing him of "misusing" his position as general counsel to Gov. Janet Napolitano in order to benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, who Nelson had represented in private practice.

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Mon, 09/22/2008 - 19:22

No debates set in Maricopa County attorney race

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Forty-two days until the election, there have been no public debates finalized in the race between Democrat Tim Nelson and incumbent Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas.

Though the two will appear on NBC 12's "Sunday Square-Off" on Nov. 2, two days before the election, no other dates or venues have been set for the two to go head-to-head between now and then.

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Thu, 09/11/2008 - 14:21

Death puts Thomas campaign on hold

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2218|title=Andrew Thomas|desc=Campaign Photo|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=200]The death of Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas's father has forced the incumbent to suspend his campaigning against Democratic opponent Tim Nelson for the remainder of the week, according to a statement issued by his campaign.

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Thu, 09/11/2008 - 14:13

UPDATED: Maricopa county attorney rivals to 'Square Off'

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will meet his Democratic opponent, Tim Nelson, on Channel 12's "Sunday Square Off" on Oct. 10 - the first time they will go head-to-head.

Nelson campaign manager Joshua Kilroy confirmed to PolitickerAZ.com that the two candidates will face off against each other, the first appearance in what Kilroy said his campaign hopes will be a number of

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Thu, 09/11/2008 - 11:41

Brawl continues between Nelson, Thomas

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The campaigns of Democrat Tim Nelson and Republican Andrew Thomas, who are battling over the Maricopa County attorney position Thomas currently holds, continue to refute assertions the campaigns have made against each other.

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