Now that Preston Korn is supporting Dr. Sandra Livingston in the Republican primary for CD 1 there are only 4 people running. The other candidates in the GOP primary are front-runner Sydney Hay, Tom Hansen, and Barry Hall
Press Release: Preston Korn Suspends Campaign for CD-1
July 25, 2008 By 1 Comment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 25, 2008
CONTACT: PrestonKorn@PrestonKorn.com
Preston Korn Suspends Campaign
To Support Sandra Livingstone For CD-1
Flagstaff, AZ, 7/26/2008 – Preston Korn announced this morning to the Arizona Republican Executive Committee that he has suspended his campaign for U.S. Congress and is now supporting Republican candidate, Dr. Sandra Livingstone, for the same seat.
Korn explained, “My campaign has always been about making a needed change in the culture of Washington. I believe that the first step in this process is to elect representatives who will base their decision-making on what is best for our future generations rather than the next election. Our nation is facing some very significant challenges which have only been heightened by Washington’s poor stewardship.”
“Our district has an opportunity to elect someone who does value people over position. Dr. Livingstone and I line up very close on the issues, and most importantly, in our belief that honesty and quality of character are of utmost importance in a leader. Because of this, I have decided to suspend my campaign and focus my efforts on supporting Dr. Livingstone for CD-1. In doing so, I believe that we can achieve a Primary victory for all that I have fought for.”
Livingstone filed for candidacy just before the June 4 deadline. She was born and raised in Prescott and has taught law and international relations at Cambridge University. She has also worked at the U.S. Department of State where she worked on policies related to human rights and religious freedom.
Korn stressed his great appreciation for his supporters. “I want to sincerely thank everyone who has supported my campaign. I know that you may be disappointed by this news. Rest assured that I would not suspend my campaign for anyone less than someone who would stand just as firm on the issues and make the same decisions that I would. Dr. Sandra Livingstone will do that. I ask you now to give her your vote and your support. With our combined efforts, we can make a difference in Washington. I will be involved in the Livingstone campaign and plan to continue to fight for what is right for many years to come.”
Korn also remarked, “Hopefully, this is the only time I will be telling people not to vote for me!”
CONTACT:
Preston Korn
Preston Korn For Congress
P.O. Box 3731
Flagstaff, AZ 86003
877-564-5028
preston.korn@prestonkorn.com
http://www.prestonkorn.com
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DeSimone finally resigns
July 25, 2008 By 19 Comments
The Arizona Capital Times is reporting in story dated July 24 that Democrat State Representative DeSimone submitted his resignation on Thursday. The resignation by Democrat DeSimone follows an incident in which his wife called 911. The police arrested DeSimone for domestic violence when they arrive at his house.
The Capital Times story quotes DeSimone as stating that he did not hit his wife:
I have never struck my wife and any allegations to the contrary are false. Unfortunately, there was a family dispute that became public and has caused unnecessary pain to my children.
The Democrats have selected Dr. Eric Meyer to run on the Democrat ticket in LD 11.
Here is a timeline of the case.
11/7/06 DeSimone elected to the Arizona House of Representatives.
6/27/08 DeSimone arrested and charged with domestic violence.
6/27/08 Sonoran Alliance breaks the news that DeSimone will resign.
7/9/08 Tape of the DeSimone 911 call released.
7/10/08 Democrats select Dr. Meyer to run in place of DeSimone.
7/24/08 DeSimone resigns.
Group targets Pearce
July 25, 2008 By 8 Comments
Update: Mesa Issues has posted what sounds like a copy of the e-mail that was reported to us.
The East Valley Tribune is reporting that a independent expenditure group, Judgment Matters, has been set up to target Russell Pearce in the LD 18 Senate Republican Primary. The Secretary of State web site lists Mark Ogden as chairman of Judgment Matters. Alan Beckley shows up as Treasurer but Tribune story quotes Farrell Quinlan regarding the group. The paper is quoting Quinlan as saying:
the first priority of Judgment Matters is to prevent Pearce from winning the Senate seat in District 18
Reports of an e-mail circulated on Wednesday correlate with the facts of the Tribune story. The people behind Judgment Matters promise some mailing about the same time as early ballots arrive in the mail. Pearce is quoted in the story as not being worried about the attack strategy against him. Pearce must have pretty high name ID in LD 18 and Republican primary voters tend to be pretty conservative.
The group targeting Pearce might have been better off to find a business friendly Democrat to run against Pearce in the general.
The same Tribune story reports another group, Mesa Deserves Better, has been set up by Tim Bee’s campaign consultant, Nathan Sproul. We do not have any information at this time about this second group. Pearce was on the JD Hayworth show yesterday and said opponents may spend up to $400,000 against him. This should be an interesting primary to watch.
Pearce has been a strong conservative and works hard to keep government spending and taxes under control. To assist his campaign visit the web site at RussellPearce.com. Pearce is running as a clean elections candidate so he cannot accept any more money but people can volunteer for the campaign.
