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Arizona: Ld26

Tue, 09/02/2008 - 23:21

LD updates

By Politicker Staff

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Mon, 05/05/2008 - 18:35

Dark horse Dem in LD9?

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

For the Arizona Democratic Party, led in the House by Rep. Phil Lopes (D-Tucson), optimism meets caution when discussing their chances at taking control of the Arizona House in November. 

"It's a moving target," said Lopes, Arizona House Minority Leader, of the drive Democrats are making to net four House seats this fall, thereby handing the speaker's gavel over to him. "Things are going on all the time."

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Fri, 05/02/2008 - 18:02

Better Know a District Race: LD26 House Republicans

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The Democrats in LD26 have high hopes for this Republican-favoring district. Bolstered by the election of a Democratic senator, Charlene Pesquiera (D-Tucson), and House member, Lena Saradnik, in 2006, Democratic candidates Cheryl Cage, Rep.

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Fri, 04/25/2008 - 18:00

Better Know a District Race: LD26 House Democrats

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Many thought Dr. Don Jorgensen, business owner and active Tucson Democrat, would take over the seat from former State Rep. Lena Saradnik, who left in January following a stroke in order to devote her energies to recovery. Indeed, Jorgensen, who was already in the race to take Rep. Pete Hershberger's seat, was Saradnik's choice, and received the approval of the LD26 Democratic PCs (of the three candidates they selected, one was Jorgensen and another was his then-campaign manager Cheryl Cage).

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Fri, 04/04/2008 - 16:49

Better Know a District Race: LD26 Senate

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Some Republicans wrote it off as a fluke when Democrat Charlene Pesquiera beat challenger Al Melvin for the Senate seat in 2006, the result of a bad year for the GOP nationwide at every level of office. Others see it as the result of a primary that selected a candidate unsuitable in the general election, when Melvin upset the more moderate incumbent Toni Hellon.

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Mon, 03/10/2008 - 18:28

Pesquiera won't seek another term

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

PolitickerAZ has learned that State Sen. Charlene Pesquiera (D-26) will not run for reelection.

In a statement to supporters, Pesquiera explained:

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