JoAnna Mendoza Maintains Swalwell Endorsement

Democratic Congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza, who is running against Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), continues to highlight an endorsement from a political action committee (PAC) associated with disgraced former Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA).

Swalwell founded the Future Forum PAC in 2015, which intends to boost younger Democratic leaders. But with the accusations that he had sexually assaulted several women exploding over the weekend... READ MORE

State Senator Jake Hoffman: END BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP NOW!

State Representative Cody Reim: Great shout out from @realDonaldTrump to my friend and seat-mate and next AZ Secretary of State @realAlexKolodin!!

State Representative Lisa Fink: Listen to all of the lies about ESAs!! If you run into any of these paid circulators, record them and share it with others. The lies need to be exposed and these initiatives need to be defeated!

State Representative Alexander Kolodin: It was the honor of my life to get a shoutout from President @realDonaldTrump. I’ve been fighting for secure, transparent & lawful elections for years. This is the civil rights battle of our time. This November, we’re going to restore trust for every voter, once & for all!

State Representative Michele Pena: Independents and PNDs (Party Not Designated): be sure to respond quickly and choose a Republican ballot so you can single shot me!

State Representative Rachel Keshel: “It’s just a clump of cells.” No. It’s actually a tiny human being. EVERY life is precious.

State Representative Cheryl Caswell: The Gadsden Team of Southern Arizona is looking for team members - Now Hiring! Get Involved in Your Community! Apply Now! Positions are filling fast! Today is a good day to start! @TPAction

State Representative Consuelo Hernandez: WE WON! And, dark money shadow groups lost. Despite my opponent's goal of wasting my time and my resources, we prevailed, and the people of Ld21 will have the choice to vote for me.

State Representative Joseph Chaplik: Thank you to the Fountain Hills Republican Club for inviting me to speak again as a special guest. The room was completely packed with my supporters. There’s no doubt that Fountain Hills will turn out again for our campaign in big numbers to keep CD1 RED.

State Representative Nick Kupper: So Phoenix opposes my bill (HB2406) which prevents them from fining grocery stores after the homeless steal their shopping carts, but then @CityofPhoenixAZ wants to criminalize feeding those same homeless? What a bunch of geniuses running that city.

JoAnna Mendoza Maintains Support from Swalwell-Affiliated PAC— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich—

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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres