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Joe Sweeney: An Electoral History

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The man who brought a whole new dimension to the phrase “perennial candidate,” Joe Sweeney, passed away this weekend. I’m not going to pretend for even a minute like he was some political colossus that strode across Southern Arizona or even that he had something valid to contribute to our civic dialogue: the man was [...]

Filed in Local Media, New CD 2 (Old CD 8), New CD 3 (Old CD 7), Passings | Also tagged Al Piña, Al Rodriguez, Christopher Flowers, Craig Runyon, David Kaplan, Ed Pastor, Gene Chewning, Harley Meyer, Jim Kolbe, Jim Nintzel, Jim Toeves, Joe Sweeney, Kathleen Henry, Lori Lustig, Lou Muñoz, Mo Udall, Raúl Grijalva, Raymond Petrulsky, Robert Wilson, Ron Drake, Ross Heib, Ruth McClung, Sheldon Clark, Terry Myers, Tucson Sentinel, Tucson Weekly, Virginia Yrun | Comments (9)

What Does Paul Hackett Mean?

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

I get a regular e-mail bulletin from Charlie Cook. Unfortunately, I can’t remember how it was I managed to subscribe to it, and the posting on his website requires a password. His latest one, which I recieved yesterday, is a rundown on his thoughts on the special election in Ohio, where Democrat Paul Hackett did [...]

Filed in Congressional District 1, Congressional District 5, GLBT, Iraq War, New CD 2 (Old CD 8), US Congress | Also tagged Barry Goldwater, Charlie Cook, Ernest McFarland, George W Bush, J D Hayworth, Jack Jackson Jr, Jay Blanchard, Jeff Groscost, Jim Kolbe, Mort Nelson, Randy Graf | Comments (1)