Here is a website detailing who will be competing for Rick Renzi's seat in Arizona Congressional District 1: http://www.arizonapolitics.net/azcongressionaldistrict1electionrace.htm
Does anybody have any intel on any of the candidates or any thoughts on who we poker players should be supporting?
Good call I was just writing about this under one of your other posts. I to would be interested to know this information.
Here is an article out of today's Arizona Republic that discusses Renzi's seat:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/07/13/20080713congress0713.html
This is what it says about the front runners:
"The leading contender to keep the seat in GOP hands is Sydney Hay, a mining-industry lobbyist who divides her time living in Scottsdale and Munds Park. A handful of Democrats are vying for the seat, as well, led by former Flagstaff legislator Ann Kirkpatrick and Howard Shanker, who practices law in Flagstaff and Tempe."
We should definitely get some intel on where the candidates stand in respect to poker.
I'll do some digging and see if I can't find an email or a phone number to contact them.
I have gathered this info so far. I have their congressional emails last because most of the time it is just an automatic response. So I searched for their work information to contact them there as I am sure they still are involved. I have sent them emails and will try and call them tomorrow to see what I can find out. Here is some of the information I have gathered if any others would like to try and get a response.
Howard is lawyer and here is his work address and info.
Howard M. Shanker
201 East Birch Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Direct Dial: (928) 226-0560
Email: howard@shankerlaw.net
howard@howardshankerforcongress.com
Ann has been involved in politics for quite sometime here is her info from the house of rep. website
1700 W. Washington
Room 322
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-5160
Fax Number: (602) 417-3002
Email Address: akirkpatrick@azleg.gov
info@kirkpatrickforarizona.com
Sydney was actually a school teacher, turned house mom, turned business owner (ran a fitness club out of her house) then she got into politics, then opened a consulting firm and also ran for the seat in 2002 (AZ republic reported she won and she had not...oops that darn Dewey-Truman thing lol)
ARIZONA MINING ASSOCIATION
Sydney Hay
President
Arizona Mining Association
5150 N. 16th St.
STE B134
Phoenix, AZ 85016-3900
PHONE
(602) 266-4416
FAX
(602) 230-8413
Sydney@SydneyHayforCongress.com
Ok well hopefully someone will get a response or we can set up an interview with them to find out where they stand.
7/15/08 AZ Republic Article regarding Renzi's corruption trial:
8/12/08 AZ Republic article on candidates for District 1:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/08/12/20080812CD1intro0812.html
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