Jim Waring

Arizona Sen. Jim Waring (R-Phoenix) and Democratic LD12 candidate Eve Nunez, who have both turned in the maximum number of signatures allowable to Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer. Waring raked in 1,316, maxing out for a Republican in LD7, and Nunez's 1,132 signatures are the most allowed to be recorded for a Democrat in LD12.

Though filing only opened at the beginning of the month, a steady stream of filings have been presented to Brewer's office, and already some races are starting to take shape, in particular the House races for LDs 18 and 30.

SCOTTSDALE - Arizona Right to Life's annual gala dinner and silent auction, held Saturday night at Chapparal Suites, was not only the place to support the anti-abortion, anti-assisted suicide cause; it was the place to see a slew of major politicos mingling and dining in the same room, including four candidates running for the Republican spot on the ticket against CD5 Rep. Harry Mitchell.  read more »

State Sen. Jim Waring (R-Phoenix) plans to officially announce his candidacy today for the seat being vacated by Rep. John Shadegg, who shocked the political world on Monday by abruptly announcing he won't seek re-election.

And yet, as Roll Call reported yesterday:  read more »

Two days ago, Rep. John Shadegg was the odds-on favorite to keep the 3rd District seat in Republican hands for an umpteenth straight term (when it was the 4th District, it had been in the GOP column since at least the Ford administration).  read more »

A source inside the state legislature has revealed that Sen. Jim Waring (R-Phoenix) may resign by the end of the week.

State Sen. Jim Waring (R-Phoenix) confirmed he is "seriously considering" declaring for the 3rd Congressional District race, and acknowledged that it may be a crowded field on the Republican side.

With John Shadegg's surprise resignation today names will continue to surface as possible candidates float their names. Three names that are almost definite to run will be State Senator Jim Waring, House Speaker Jim Weiers and Shadegg’s Chief of Staff Sean Noble.  read more »

Will the statewide property tax be coming back in 2009? If it is up to House Speaker Jim Weiers the answer is no. Speaker Weiers and Senator Jim Waring have introduced bills that would permanently repeal the state property tax which is scheduled to return in 2009. The tax was repealed for three years starting in 2006.