The latest Arizona headlines, breaking news, in-depth investigations, politics, and local community stories that matter to you. [96][97] Lake's reaction to this was tweeting that "Arizonans know BS when they see it. [10], Incumbent Senator Mark Kelly won reelection with 51.4% of the vote. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, left, Facebook Photos, middle and center). In the Democratic primary, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs defeated former CBP official Marco A. Lpez Jr. [55], Lake has opposed legislation to create non-discrimination protections for people based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and opposing restrooms accommodating transgender people. The 2022 Arizona Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024. Lake described Stevens' allegations as "defamatory lies", specifically denying they had been friends and denying that he had ever been in her home. Marco Lopez, Democrat Former Nogales Mayor Lopez became Arizona's first formal governor candidate on March 16. Ugenti-Rita is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 23 from 2011 to 2019. [135][136] The judge further ruled that "printer failures did not actually affect the results of the election", while highlighting that one witness called by Lake testified that "printer failures were largely the result of unforeseen mechanical failure. 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Marco Lopez is a former Mayor of Nogales, AZ where he served two terms. Lieberman is in his second term representingDistrict 28 which includes parts of Phoenix and Paradise Valley in the state House. Our Hometown [70][71] After the trial occurred on December 21 and December 22, Judge Thompson dismissed Lake's remaining case on December 24, as the court did not find clear and convincing evidence that misconduct was committed. DMCA NoticesNewspaper web site content management software and services. [137][138] The tweet was deleted by the next day. [21] She was previously married to Tracy Finnegan, an electrical engineer. Here's a rundown of who has thrown their hats into the race:. She calls herself a lifelong conservative Republican in her campaign video, is the founder and president of Phoenix-based land use strategy company Arizona Strategies. Shawnna Bolick is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 20. "[137] The tweet linked to an article from Townhall which had made the claim; the article provided no evidence for this claim, and does not cite which legal experts have this belief. The other Republican candidates consist of Matt Salmon, Kimberly Yee, Steve Gaynor, Jorge Rivas and Karrin Taylor Robson. 61. Hess serves as Director of the Hess Foundation Trust. The General Election is set for November 8, 2022. Yee served as state Senate majority leader from 2017 to 2019. Abraham Hamadeh is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. His current term ends on January 1, 2023. [28] Lake returned to being a Republican on January 31, 2012. [41], Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs refused to debate Lake during the election. Taylor Seely, Maritza Dominguez, Sasha Hupka, Stephanie Innes, Sam Kmack, Ananya Tiwari, false claims of Trump winning the 2020 presidential election, Dobbs v. 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Wade. - Under Advisement Ruling", "Arizona judge rejects Kari Lake's election challenge and confirms Hobbs' victory", "Kari Lake's Claims of Election Misconduct Rejected by Arizona Judge", "Kari Lake appeals her loss in election lawsuit, judge's order to pay rival $33K in fees", "2022 Election: Kari Lake files appeals in election lawsuit after Hobbs was sworn in as Arizona Governor", "Arizona appeals court rejects Kari Lake's challenge of election loss to Gov. Gaynor declared that the governor can't make laws. [92] On November 11, the Phoenix Police Department said that the Arizona state laboratory had tested the items turned over to them by Lake's campaign, and found "no substance" inside. She earned a bachelors degree from the University of Iowa in 1991. [17] In August 1994, Lake was hired by KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona, to be the weekend weather anchor. avg. The Court cannot accept speculation or conjecture in place of clear and convincing evidence". Bolding began serving as state House minority leader in 2021. Coopers career experience includes working as a federal prosecutor and border security section chief in the U.S. Attorneys Office and as Deputy County Attorney in Gila County. Hobbs is a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 24 from 2013 to 2019. News anchor Kari Lake defeated Arizona Board of Regents member Karrin Taylor Robson in the Republican primary. [54] Justices Beene and Montgomery were both appointed in 2019. election denier who marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the race to be Arizona's secretary of state. Lake has been affiliated with Andre House and the NRA. [78] On February 16, a three-judge panel for the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed Thompson's ruling; chief judge Kent Cattani wrote the opinion and two other judges, Maria Elena Cruz and Peter Swann, concurred. According to the poll, Arizona Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs, is the. [20], Former commissioner Kristin Mayes ran in the Democratic primary unopposed. [26], Lake was a member of the Republican Party until November 3, 2006,[28] when she changed her registration to become an independent. 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"[16] During her 2022 gubernatorial campaign, she attracted support from right-wing extremists. [18] She later became evening anchor at KPNX before relocating to work for WNYT in Albany, New York, in the summer of 1998, when she replaced Chris Kapostasy. [64] Cochise County election officials certified the county's voting results on December 1, after a court order was issued by Pima County Superior Court Judge Casey McGinley, who cited that by law, since Cochise County were no longer tabulating votes and had no missing votes, a certification vote needed to take place within 20 days of the election, which was November 28. The General Election is set for November 8, 2022. [80] During a June 2022 debate among candidates for the Republican nomination, Lake continued to insist the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" and "corrupt". Do you know who the candidates are and who you want to support? Suggest a missing . 2. He served as Acting Town Manager of Cave Creek and now resides in Phoenix. [71] Lake attended events headed by My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, a prominent promoter of false claims regarding fraud in the 2020 election. As of Monday night, Hobbs. Election Day 2022 is Tuesday, Nov. 8 but many Arizonans will vote at home by mail. Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake condemned her opponent Katie Hobbs' support for allowing teens who claim to identify as transgender to have access to life-altering hormone drugs and surgeries. If this is true, I can't believe the corruption in our elections. Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake refused to commit to accepting the 2022 election results on Sunday.. [30], Republicans nominated Tom Horne, former superintendent and former Arizona Attorney General,[31] who defeated real estate manager Shiry Sapir,[32] and state representative Michelle Udall. *listed alphabetically by last name* Barry J. Hess (Libertarian Party) [3][4], Blake Masters, former president of the Thiel Foundation and former chief operating officer of Thiel Capital,[5] was the Republican nominee after defeating Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich,[6] businessman Jim Lamon,[7] retired Air Force Major General Mick McGuire,[8] and Arizona Corporation Commission member Justin Olson. 2022 Arizona Election Results Population 7,174,064 Est. Taylor Robson is the Founder and President of Arizona Strategies, a land-use strategy firm in Phoenix, AZ. Hamadeh is a former prosecutor of the Maricopa County Attorneys Office. Yee served as state Senate majority leader from 2017 to 2019. The hearing featured testimony from several people involved in researching the voter disenfranchisement that occurred in 2020 and 2022. These prompted groups such as Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix to call on Lake and other Arizona Republicans who endorsed Jackson to rescind their endorsements. Ugenti-Rita was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Arizona House of Representatives because of term limits. PHOENIX Arizona's Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, is seeking a review of what her office alleges was "likely unethical conduct" by the state's former attorney general, Mark Brnovich. Imposes a sales tax to support fire districts. The 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Arizona concurrently with other federal and state elections. [13], Lake grew up in Iowa. Quezada is also an at-large member of the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board in Arizona. WINNER Senator Mark Kelly. A storm bringing rain and high winds moved across metro Phoenix on Wednesday, knocking out power to thousands of residents. "We are already . A chance at academic glory will be on the line later this month as Arizona's top qualifiers compete in the state spelling bee. Yearly raises. Karrin Taylor Robson was born in Arizona. 2018 Signals. Entertainment Events & News! and how they might protest. Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said she will soon be taking her election lawsuit to the Supreme Court after an appeals . The General Election is set for November 8, 2022. Feb 25. Justin Olson (Republican)Sandra Kennedy (Democratic), Kevin Thompson (Republican)Nick Myers (Republican), Two of the five seats on the Corporation Commission were up for election, elected by plurality block voting. [84][85][86][87], Lake endorsed Jarrin Jackson, a far-right online streamer, in his campaign for State Oklahoma Senate. Gould was appointed to this court by Republican Governor Doug Ducey on November 28, 2016. ", "Kari Lake looks to harness her movement after Arizona loss", "Counting through the conspiracies in Arizona's midterms", "Arizona precincts with voting problems were not overwhelmingly Republican", "Kari Lake declines to concede, says she's assembling legal team", "What's in Box 3? Lopez, 42, a small business owner, served in the Obama administration and won. Kelly leads Masters by 2 percentage points. She had supported John Kerry in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008. Chandler City Council recently handed out a contract for diamond fields at Tumbleweed Park, paving the way for construction to begin. Republican candidates, Kari Lake, Scott Neely, Karrin Taylor Robson and Paola Tulliani Zen, vying to be the next Governor of Arizona, debate the issues affec. [111] Lake's campaign filed a lawsuit on Election Day to extend voting for another three hours, but Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Tim Ryan declined to do so, stating: "The court doesn't have any evidence that any voter was precluded from their right to vote". [16] In 2021 and 2022, Lake attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an annual meeting of conservatives and Republicans, in Orlando. It was one-sided", "Hobbs, Lake each spent more than $1M on Arizona governor race in 2021", "Trump-backed candidate Kari Lake wins Arizona primary", "Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake again bashes "McCain machine" during CPAC appearance", "Meghan McCain responds to "bile trash" from Kari Lake about John McCain", "Katie Hobbs sticks with no-debate stance, says Kari Lake wants a "spectacle", "Hobbs, Lake take the stage separately in Arizona gubernatorial candidate forum", "Kari Lake is trying to make the jump from TV news to governor of Arizona. 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His appointment filled one of two vacancies created when a 2016 law expanded the state supreme court from five justices to seven. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. "[131] During the two-day trial, Northrop Grumman information security officer Clay Parikh, a witness called by Lake, testified that some ballots had printing errors that would cause tabulation issues, but also testified that these misprinted ballots would ultimately be counted after duplicates were made. He was re-elected in 2018 with 51.7% of the vote. He left office on January 1, 2021. He was re-elected in 2018 with 56.0% of the vote. William Pounds was born in Tempe, Arizona. Lake, a teacher and coach of football and basketball, from Richland Center, Wisconsin, and Sheila A. Hobbs served as state Senate minority leader from 2015 to 2019. At Arizona Capitol, far-fetched election conspiracies receive spotlight from Republican leaders. She was first elected in 2018 with 51.6% of the vote. [44] During her 2021 campaign for governor, she said that she would not have certified Biden's 2020 election victory in Arizona if she had been governor at the time. Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake speaks to supporters during her election night event at The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch on November 08, 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Beau Lane has decades of business leadership experience. Quezada is also an at-large member of the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board in Arizona. Barry J. Hess earned his B.A. She earned a bachelors degree in 1994 and a law degree in 2003, both from Arizona State University. Abraham Hamadeh is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. [5] Lake repeatedly claimed that defendants arrested in connection with the January 6 United States Capitol attack were "being held in prison without being charged". She has advocated imprisoning Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, her Democratic opponent in the gubernatorial race, on baseless and unspecified allegations of criminality related to the 2020 election. Hobbs, the current Secretary of State of Arizona, recently changed her position with regard to . He also attended Seton Hall Law School, Frankin Pierce Law Center, and the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth. He was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Your email address will not be published. Kris Mayes was born in Prescott, Arizona. Repeals proposition 300 that bans in-state tuition for undocumented high school students in Arizona. Learn how your comment data is processed. Katie Hobbs, Arizona's Democratic secretary of state, has defeated Kari Lake, a Trump-endorsed former TV anchor in the Arizona governor's race, CBS News projects. Lake claimed a coalition of. Hobbs also previously represented District 15 in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. Katie Hobbs is the Arizona Secretary of State. Can she do it? Entertainment Events & News! He left office on January 1, 2021. Elections 2022: Focus turns to independent voters for candidates vying to be Arizona governor. He assumed office in 2017. Doug Ducey is not able to run for re-election due to term limit. Primary: August 2, 2022 GOP Candidates: Kari Lake, Matt Salmon, Kimberly Yee, Steve Gaynor, Karin Taylor Robson, Jorge Rivas Dem Candidates: Katie Hobbs, Marco Lopez . Kari Lake, Republican candidate for Arizona governor, smiles at supporters as she arrives to speak at a post-election news conference in Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 3, 2022. [62] Previously on November 21, Arizona's State Elections Director, Kori Lorick, had sent Cochise County officials confirmation that the Cochise County's voting machines had been certified by the United States Election Assistance Commission in an accredited laboratory. Lake tweeted quotes made by Sidney Powell on Lou Dobbs Tonight falsely asserting there was a sweeping election fraud conspiracy. The Republican Party picked up two of the five Democratic-held seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and an additional seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission, while the Democrats held on to the state's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat, flipped the governorship, and flipped the Attorney General's office. Would allow the legislature to amend voter approved ballot initiatives. Sandra D. Kennedy (Democratic Party) (Incumbent). Kimberly Yee (Republican Party) (Incumbent). Former President Donald Trump, left, introduces Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake, right, as Trump speaks at a rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. Ross D. Franklin / AP He earned a degree from IntelliSchool in 2014. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. Tiffany Shedd grew up in Pinal County, AZ. Gov. Victor withdrew from the race and endorsed Masters on November 1, 2022. Doug Ducey on Sunday blasted a Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate in his state who has claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen and suggested the 2022. In recent years, Arizona's status as a Republican stronghold has significantly weakened; since 2018, Democratic candidates have made substantial gains in the state's legislature, congressional delegation, and statewide executive offices. Hobbs served as state Senate minority leader from 2015 to 2019. 2018 Signals. "[95], Multiple media outlets projected on November 14, 2022, that Lake had lost the gubernatorial election to Hobbs. Search titles only; Posted by Member: . She explained leaving the Republican Party in 2006 as a reaction to the then-ongoing Iraq and Afghanistan wars. She withdrew before the Republican primary on August 2, 2022. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. [93] Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen noted that Hamadeh's lawsuit was different from others because Hamadeh "is not alleging political motives or fraud or personal agendas being pushed", but "is simply alleging misconduct by mistake, or omission by election officials, led to erroneous count of votes and which if true could have led to an uncertain result" of the election. Lawsuits contesting the election results were filed by the Republican candidates for governor, secretary of state, and attorney general, but the Arizona Superior Court ruled against the Republican candidates. This election will fill the Class III Senate seat currently held by Mark Kelly (D). DMCA NoticesNewspaper web site content management software and services. Salmon retired after his congressional term ended in 2016. [30], Lake filed paperwork in June 2021 to seek the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona in the 2022 election to succeed incumbent governor Doug Ducey, who is term-limited. Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, defeated Mark Finchem, a G.O.P. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Lacy Cooper graduated from Texas A&M University in 2002 and received her J.D. He assumed office in 2010. Katie Hobbs, several of the Maricopa County Supervisors, 12 Maricopa County Superior Court judges and the mayor of Mesa of taking bribes from the Sinaloa drug cartel . - MTD Ruling", "Arizona judge dismisses most of Kari Lake's lawsuit challenging election results", "Kari Lake gets trial in election misconduct allegation, other claims tossed", "Arizona Judge Rejects Kari Lake's Effort to Overturn Her Election Loss", "CV 2022-095403: Lake v. Hobbs, et al. If you like this story, consider subscribing to Signals Updates, [134][133] The judge wrote: "Every single witness before the Court disclaimed any personal knowledge of such [intentional] misconduct. Nick Myers, policy advisor to commissioner, Kim Owens, Arizona Power Authority commissioner and candidate for the corporation commission in, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 00:52. [36] The primary was seen as a "battle" between Republicans aligned with Trump and establishment Republicans. About 17,000 Maricopa County ballots that wouldn't scan", "Kari Lake claimed Maricopa County voters were "disenfranchised". [104] Conversely, the analysis found that Lake received less than 6,000 voters from Democrat-leaning voters in Maricopa County. Primary elections in Arizona took place on August 2. Both the Republican Party primary and Democratic Party primary will take place on August 2, 2022 in Arizona to determine which Republican and Democratic candidates will run in the states general election in November. [18], Fontes defeated Finchem in the general election with 52.4% of votes.[19]. ( Dmytro "Henry" Aleksandrov , Headline USA) The Arizona Senate and House Elections Committees heard testimony and presentations on Thursday from multiple individuals about election anomalies and fraud in the state's elections over many years. Look no further! The Shield, North Scott High School, 1986, pg. Arizona's Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County both urged a judge on Monday to sanction Republican Kari Lake over "unfounded attacks" against elections officials. In Arizona's governor race, two candidates who couldn't be more different October 29, 20227:55 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Ben Giles Audio will be available later today. My pronouns are: I won. [94], In October 2022, Lake twice refused to say that she will accept the result if she lost the election: "I'm going to win the election, and I will accept that result. [3][4] Her campaign was marked by various controversies, including promoting false claims of Trump winning the 2020 presidential election and calling for the imprisonment of those who accepted Trump's defeat, including her Democratic opponent, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. Your email address will not be published. He previously served as minority whip in the state House. She did not file to run for re-election in 2018. Voters will elect members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. [16] In July 2019, Lake was caught on "hot mic" footage promoting her account on the web platform Parler. The 2022 Arizona gubernatorial elections take place on November 8th, 2022. The deadline for candidates to qualify for the 2022 Arizona ballot was April 4, and a total of 292 candidates filed enough signatures from voters to earn a chance to win over voters in the Aug. 2 primary election. "[98] On November 17, Lake still refused to concede her loss, and announced she was assembling a legal team to challenge the results. [111] On December 18, 2022, Lake continued to refuse to concede at a Turning Point USA event, calling for the arrest of Maricopa County election officials and saying "I identify as a proud election denying deplorable. 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