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With Gabrielle Giffords Resigning, Special Election Starts Taking Shape
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Jan 24, 2012 03:46am |
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| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 09:45:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A day after announcing her resignation from Congress, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) may be in the position to pick her successor as a crowded Democratic primary field shape up to fill her Tucson seat.
At least four Democrats and one Republican are mulling campaigns for Giffords' office in the special election that will be called by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) to fill the seat for the remainder of 2012 using the current district lines. The special election will likely occur around June, right as the field shapes up to elect a member of Congress for the new district encompassing parts of Tucson and the surrounding area in November.
On the Democratic side, state Sen. Paula Aboud, airline pilot Jeff Latas and State Reps. Matt Heinz and Steve Farley are seriously considering entering the race, while on the Republican side state Sen. Frank Antenori is inching closer to moving his exploratory committee into full-fledged campaign mode. None of the candidates would confirm a potential race, indicating that it was too early to make an announcement.
"It is a great deal of sadness here in southern Arizona," said Aboud. "It's hard to move out from the emotional to the political."
Under state law, special election candidates don't have much time to think, with Brewer required to set a primary date within 72 hours of Giffords' resignation next Tuesday for an election that must occur 80 to 90 days later. Candidates for the primary will have 30 days following Brewer's announcement to collect approximately 800 signatures to get on the ballot. The special election will be held 50 to 60 days following the primary. |
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