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  • Arizona sees the most candidates running for U.S. House since at least 2014

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Arizona this year was April 4, 2022. Thirty-nine candidates are running in Arizona’s nine U.S. House districts, including 10 Democrats and 29 Republicans. That’s 4.33 candidates per district, more than the 4.22 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.11 in 2018. Here are some other…

  • $24.4 million raised in the race for Arizona governor

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    The general election for Governor of Arizona will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. In total, candidates running for Arizona governor have raised $24.4 million and spent $14.3 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. The Democratic and Republican primaries are on Aug. 1, 2022. Here’s the breakdown for the 11 candidates who…

  • Ninth Circuit greenlights Arizona challenge to federal tax mandate (2022)

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    A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 19, 2022, ruled 3-0 that Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) has standing to challenge the constitutionality of the federal tax mandate under the American Rescue Plan Act..  Brnovich filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury…

  • Arizona Republican candidates have raised $23 million more than Democrats

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    In Arizona, state-level candidates have raised $44.4 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $10.6 million and Republican candidates spent $33.6 million. Arizona Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 130 state-level Democrats have filed campaign…

  • In Arizona, Republican candidates have spent $9.6 million more than Democrats

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    In Arizona, state-level candidates spent $22.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. Democratic candidates spent $6.26 million and Republican candidates spent $15.82 million.  Arizona Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 130 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports…

  • Facebook was paid $123,154 from Arizona campaign accounts; other states reported millions

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    In Arizona, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $123,154 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.19 percent of all reported expenditures.  According to reports filed with the Arizona Secretary of State between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022, here are the top candidates…

  • Percentage of Arizona state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014

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    Twenty-eight of the 51 Arizona state legislators running for re-election this year—nine Democrats and 17 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 55% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 45% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. Twenty-eight incumbents is, by itself, the largest number of incumbents in contested primaries since 2014.…

  • Arizona Secretary of State raises $3.69 million this election cycle

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    According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s office, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has raised $3.69 million and spent $2.19 million between Jan. 1, 2021 and Mar. 31, 2022. Hobbs is currently ranked third in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle. Hobbs is a member…

  • Here are the top 10 places Arizona candidates and PACs are spending campaign money

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    In Arizona politics, state-level candidates and PACs spent $63.7 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. More than $20.1 million or 31.6 percent of all campaign finance expenditures went to the 10 payees at the top of the list.  A payee is an entity or individual who has received money from a campaign…

  • The top 10 Arizona candidates raised 28.2% of all donations

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    Editor’s note: A previous version of this article did not include attorney general candidate Rodney Glassman. In Arizona politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $100.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. More than $28.3 million or 28.2 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the…