This week there are a lot of new faces in East Valley government positions. Find out who joins Scott Smith on our weekly Winners & Losers list for May 23, 2008.
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Scott SmithMesa’s new Mayor ran a professional well oiled campaign. |
TIMEThe appearance of impropriety over the $100,00 is there and their explanation doesn’t clear it up much. |
Harry MitchellThe freshman Congressman got a boost to his campaign this week when well respected communications director Seth Scott left the congressional staff to manage the re-election efforts. |
Hut HuttonThe outgoing Tempe vice-mayor lost his reelection bid this week. He also cannot remember if he asked a friend for a donation before or after his friends company received a city contract. |
Fresh faces in valley city governmentsTempe and Mesa will be getting a batch of fresh faces in city government from this spring’s elections. |
John McCain’s campaignThe candidate gets favorable media from the press because he is so accessible, his campaign staff could take some lessons from him. Also in encouraging supporters to post on blogs, they list ThinkRight AZ as a place to post positive comments. If they actually read the blog it says right on front “On hiatus ‘til November.” It will be kind of late by then. |
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