State Secretary of Arizona Adrian Fontes, Democrat, may run for late Ambassador Raúla heating headquarters in the congress After heating had died last week.
The decision could lead to a major earthquake in state policy. It is a place that heated, Democrat, held from 2003 until his death associated with lung cancer earlier this month at 77.
“I have long admired the congressman heating. We should all be grateful for his long -standing service,” Fontes in a statement Tuesday.
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State Secretary Adrian Fontes at an event in Tucson, Ariz., April 12, 2024. (Reuters/Rebecca Noble)
“I am strongly thinking about running to represent the AZ-07, the place where I was born and grew up, I served my country in the Marine Corps and protected a democracy. I will have more to say in the days ahead.
“We must currently remember and appreciate the life and heritage of the late congressman heating.”
As part of the State Law “Run Out of Run”, Fontes should leave his role, and Democratic Government Katie Hobbs He would have to appoint his replacement.
The next regular election for the State Office is 2026. When the governor leaves the state, the Secretary of State becomes the acting of the governor. If the governor deviates, the Secretary of State climbs the governor.
This happened mostly when the former Democratic Government Janet Napolitan resigned as Minister of Homeland Security for Obama’s administration, which resulted in the reproduced Republican Jan Brewer. The Lieutenant’s Office will be created in 2027, which the lieutenant will do the following in line for the governor.
Member of the House Raul House Natural Resources Committee, D-ARIZ, makes a final statement at the 2020 home. (Bonnie Cash-Pool/Getty Images)
This move is a public turn from previous reports that Fontes thought about the primary offer against Hobbs in the 2026 elections, which is expected to be one of the most concise gubernator races in the country.
The heating daughter, the supervisor of the Pimali district, said that she might have dived into the race, but that he waited until her father announced before the announcement of the decision.
The Government of Katie Hobbs of Arizona brings its state of state to the Arizona capitol in Phoenix on January 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)
“Many asked me if I would consider running to continue my father’s legacy. Between tears and hugs, my family and I process our deep loss as well as that of our community, state and nation,” she said in a statement.
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Special primary elections for the place will be July 15, and the general election will be on September 2nd. The heating won the November election with over 63% of the vote.
As for other democratic candidates on the ground, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and state Ambassador Alma Hernandez decided not to run in a special election. Geographically speaking, the vast majority of district fall along the southern border in Arizona, which in recent years has become a national flash point due to the crisis of migrants and drugs.
