Political operative Nathan Sproul has made millions of dollars doing one thing: Building a bigger Republican Party.

Political operative Nathan Sproul has made millions of dollars doing one thing: Building a bigger Republican Party.

June 8, 2004

The state Democratic Party is accusing Len Munsil’s gubernatorial campaign of violating campaign finance laws.

The Arizona Republican Party is losing momentum, mired in the somewhat new, but increasingly familiar position of trailing the Democratic Party in both new voter registration and fundraising.

A longtime Republican campaign consultant and the owner of a string of fast-food restaurants are behind a campaign to persuade Mesa residents to oust one of the most powerful Republicans from the Legislature.

October 6, 2004

A Scottsdale activist filed a complaint with the Arizona Attorney General's Office on Tuesday, asking the office to investigate whether developer Steve Ellman and members of the Maricopa County Republican Party attempted to improperly influence the Scottsdale mayoral election last spring.

The Arizona Republican Party has put a bounty on the heads of voters this year — and their hired guns are cashing in. Republicans are spending $10 for every person GOP organizations and paid strategists recruit to join the party as it looks to increase its registration edge over Democrats.

The Arizona Republican Party has put a bounty on the heads of voters this year — and their hired guns are cashing in. Republicans are spending $10 for every person GOP organizations and paid strategists recruit to join the party as it looks to increase its registration edge over Democrats.

Arizona voters would likely reject a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages because it also would deny government employee benefits to unmarried couples, according to a political poll from Arizona State University released Tuesday.

State Rep. Meg Burton-Cahill, D-Tempe, said she will not seek a fourth term in the House, but could take a run at the Senate in the highly competitive District 17.

Mesa Senate candidate Russell Pearce is backing away from an endorsement by a campaign supporter who is being prosecuted in connection with urinating in public.

Voters scouring the Internet for the latest political updates need to beware — some sites are not what they seem. Political cybersquatters are snatching up domain names — such as www.janetnapolitano.com — to fool people into visiting sites that bash candidates instead of praise them.

Voters scouring the Internet for the latest political updates need to beware — some sites are not what they seem. Political cybersquatters are snatching up domain names — such as www.janetnapolitano.com — to fool people into visiting sites that bash candidates instead of praise them.

“The snowbirds are returning and so are the unkind, immature, and unrealistic comments by some East Valley residents. Age happens. Just look around at your grandparents.”

Republican Len Munsil is going to get a last-minute cash infusion of more than $135,000 for his gubernatorial campaign.

A petition drive to ban same-sex marriages may not qualify for the ballot. And a campaign organizer is blaming the owner of a company that circulates petitions for a fee.

A petition drive to ban same-sex marriages may not qualify for the ballot. And a campaign organizer is blaming the owner of a company that circulates petitions for a fee.

July 21, 2004

Rep. Russell Pearce is the target of a new political committee that aims to block the Mesa Republican's bid for a state Senate seat.

July 2, 2004

May 24, 2004