Advertise with Googlier.com LD24 | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business Wed, 05 Aug 2020 03:34:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://azcapitoltimes.com/files/2023/05/az17.jpg LD24 | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com 32 32 43761567 Veteran senator keeps win streak alive https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/08/04/136136/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/08/04/136136/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2020 03:34:10 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=136136 Sen. Lela Alston continues a four-decade streak of never losing legislative races, easily fending off a Democratic primary challenge in Legislative District 24 from an opponent who sought to make the race about her age.

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]]> Sen. Lela Alston continues a  four-decade streak of never losing legislative races, easily fending off a Democratic primary challenge in Legislative District 24  from an opponent who sought to make...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/08/04/136136/feed/ 0 136136 Presumptive lawmaker ushers in accessibility at the House https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/10/01/arizona-jennifer-longdon-presumptive-lawmaker-ushers-in-accessibility-at-the-house/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/10/01/arizona-jennifer-longdon-presumptive-lawmaker-ushers-in-accessibility-at-the-house/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:10:53 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=125142 Being a member of the minority party of the state House of Representatives isn’t the only obstacle that may keep Jennifer Longdon away from the speaker’s desk.

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]]> Jennifer Longdon, a presumptive state representative from Legislative District 24, poses before a set of stairs to the speaker’s desk. “It’s more than our numbers that...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/10/01/arizona-jennifer-longdon-presumptive-lawmaker-ushers-in-accessibility-at-the-house/feed/ 0 125142 Voters send some candidates from ‘varsity’ to the bench https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/08/31/voters-send-some-candidates-from-varsity-to-the-bench/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/08/31/voters-send-some-candidates-from-varsity-to-the-bench/#respond Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:40:16 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=124664 To stand up against legislative heavy hitters like House Speaker J.D. Mesnard or Sen. John Kavanagh, you need the varsity squad, Rep. Ken Clark told voters during a debate.

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]]> Rep. Ken Clark To stand up against legislative heavy hitters like House Speaker J.D. Mesnard or Sen. John Kavanagh, you need the varsity squad, Rep. Ken...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/08/31/voters-send-some-candidates-from-varsity-to-the-bench/feed/ 0 124664 Newcomers take lead in LD24 House Dem primary https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/08/28/arizona-newcomers-take-lead-in-ld24-house-dem-primary/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/08/28/arizona-newcomers-take-lead-in-ld24-house-dem-primary/#respond Wed, 29 Aug 2018 04:07:07 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=124539 Early voting poll results show that two political newcomers could oust two-term lawmaker Rep. Ken Clark from the state Legislature.

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]]> Rep. Ken Clark explains (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer) Two political newcomers ousted two-term lawmaker Rep. Ken Clark from the state Legislature. First-time candidates...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/08/28/arizona-newcomers-take-lead-in-ld24-house-dem-primary/feed/ 0 124539 Well, which one is it? https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2014/06/16/well-which-one-is-it/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2014/06/16/well-which-one-is-it/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:27:24 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=74623 In the same breath that she said the name-change issue concerning Gallego has “been put to rest,” Wilcox insisted last night (June 12) at an LD24 meeting that there nonetheless “still are questions” because he has used both Gallego and Marinelarena “several times” since legally changing his surname in 2008.

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]]> In the same breath that she said the name-change issue concerning Gallego has “been put to rest,” Wilcox insisted last night (June 12) at an LD24 meeting that there nonetheless...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2014/06/16/well-which-one-is-it/feed/ 0 74623 Hot contests https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/11/01/hot-contests-the-most-notable-legislative-races-shaping-up-for-2014/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/11/01/hot-contests-the-most-notable-legislative-races-shaping-up-for-2014/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:13:04 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=64499 Early voting in the 2014 primary begins in nine months, and candidates are already firing up their campaigns.

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/11/01/hot-contests-the-most-notable-legislative-races-shaping-up-for-2014/feed/ 0 64499 Familiar name not enough to carry Cheuvront McDermott past Dem Leader Campbell https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/28/veteran-democratic-lawmakers-hold-off-challenge/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/28/veteran-democratic-lawmakers-hold-off-challenge/#respond Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:38:46 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=50261 House Democratic Leader Chad Campbell and Rep. Lela Alston held back a challenge in Legislative District 24 from political newcomer Tom Nerini and Democratic activist Jean Cheuvront McDermott, the mother of former lawmaker and Senate candidate Ken Cheuvront.

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Incumbents Rep. Katie Hobbs (left) and Rep. Chad Campbell smile and celebrate their Democratic primary wins August 28. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/28/veteran-democratic-lawmakers-hold-off-challenge/feed/ 0 50261 Arizona son, mother aim to be statehouse colleagues https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/27/arizona-son-mother-cheuvront-aim-to-be-statehouse-colleagues/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/27/arizona-son-mother-cheuvront-aim-to-be-statehouse-colleagues/#respond Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:16:36 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=49938 Ken Cheuvront and his mother, Jean Cheuvront-McDermott, are hoping to go into business together ai??i?? the politics business.

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]]> [caption id="attachment_49955" align="alignleft" width="575" caption="Ken Cheuvront, right, who has previously served in the Arizona House and Senate, is running for the state Senate again, shown here with his mother Jean...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/27/arizona-son-mother-cheuvront-aim-to-be-statehouse-colleagues/feed/ 0 49938 AZ Supreme Court reinstates Cheuvront’s mom on ballot https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/07/03/az-supreme-court-reinstates-cheuvronts-mom-on-ballot/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/07/03/az-supreme-court-reinstates-cheuvronts-mom-on-ballot/#respond Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:42:17 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=47934 The Arizona Supreme Court today reinstated Jean Cheuvront-McDermott, a Democrat who is running for a House seat in central Phoenix, on the primary ballot.

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]]> The Arizona Supreme Court today reinstated Jean Cheuvront-McDermott, a Democrat who is running for a House seat in central Phoenix, on the primary ballot. • See the ruling A trial...

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/07/03/az-supreme-court-reinstates-cheuvronts-mom-on-ballot/feed/ 0 47934 Ex-Sen. Cheuvront’s mom thrown off the ballot https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/06/19/ex-sen-cheuvronts-mom-thrown-off-the-ballot/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/06/19/ex-sen-cheuvronts-mom-thrown-off-the-ballot/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 01:44:50 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=47214 Jean Cheuvront-McDermott won’t be the spoiler in an intraparty fight over House seats in Legislative District 24.

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Jean Cheuvront-McDermott won’t be the spoiler in an intraparty fight over House seats in Legislative District 24. A judge today removed Cheuvront-McDermott from the ballot,...

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