Tom Dunn

Tom Dunn, campaign spokesman for Tim Bee for Congress, is pushing back against demands by Pima Democrats that the campaign pay the costs incurred to the city of Tucson and Pima County due to the visit of Pres. Bush on Bee's behalf.

"The campaign has paid the expenses based on longstanding regulations," said Dunn in a statement. "The White House has a formula that has been in place since Reagan that has been adhered to by Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush."

Dunn's response came as prominent Pima County Democratic officials, including Pima County Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard Elias, Tucson Vice Mayor Karen Uhlich and Pima County Democratic Party Chairman Vince Rabago gathered at a press conference to demand the campaign reimburse the city and county the estimated $99,000 spent on law enforcement escorts for Bush's July 17 visit.  

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Tucson) raised $562,138 in the second quarter of the year, bringing her cash on hand total to almost $2.1 million, according to her campaign. Her opponent in the 8th Congressional District race, state Sen. Pres. Tim Bee (R-Tucson), will not be releasing his second quarter figures until Tuesday or Wednesday.

Giffords campaign chairman Michael McNulty noted in the release announcing the totals that last quarter's contributions came from 1,898 individual contributors, with the average contribution coming in at around $200.

"This tells me that the voters in our district know better than anyone else how tireless [sic] Congresswoman Giffords has been in advocating for Southern Arizona in the House of Representatives," McNulty was quoted as saying. "These Arizonans come from all walks of life, they care about the future and they want the kind of change and common sense solutions that Congresswoman Giffords is fighting for."

A report by RedArizona that Nathan Sproul is being relieved of his position as an adviser and fundraiser on state Sen. Tim Bee's campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords(AZ-8) is unfounded, according to a spokesman for Bee.

"There's nothing to those reports," said Tom Dunn, Bee's communications director. Dunn told PolitickerAZ.com that Sproul, a former Arizona Republican Party chairman and past Arizona Christian Coalition leader, was remaining on the campaign, and that his position remains unchanged.

RedArizona reported Sproul's exit late Thursday night, quoting "sources close to the senator" as saying: "Nathan Sproul will not be playing a direct role in the campaign." The sources told RedState that Sproul was leaving to work for a ballot initiative, "Stop Hiring Illegals," that would overturn an employer-sanctions law that Bee helped pass.

The price of oil, which is almost certain to be among the top issues in the 2008 election, is the issue of the day in the CD8 congressional race, which is almost cetain to be among the top contests in the country.

State Senate President Tim Bee (R-Tucson) went after U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-8) over climing gasoline and food prices and plummeting consumer confidence, claiming she is part of a Congress that has ignored or bungled the serious issues of the day. Meanwhile the Giffords camp hit back, portraying Bee's charges as "mindless criticism."

Only a day after winning the Republican nomination for president, Sen. John McCain marked another first by declaring his support for a congressional candidate: Senate President Tim Bee.

According to a press release issued by Bee spokesman Tom Dunn, McCain declared:  read more »

According to Tom Dunn, press secretary for Sen. Pres. Tim Bee in his District 8 challenge to Rep. Gabby Giffords, the Bee campaign has picked up a "major endorsement" which will be revealed imminently.

Blogger and retail mortgage broker firm partner Tom Dunn, who runs the GOP-leaning ThinkRightAZ blog, has been tapped by Sen. President Tim Bee (R-Tucson) to act as Communications Director in his campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-8).  read more »

The campaign for Tim Bee in CD8, writes in on its fundraising, which totaled $151,074 in fourth quarter receipts. It has raised $285,694 to date and has $161,246 on hand.  read more »