* - OK, when I say "may be", I mean "probably will be" IMO.
Republican David Marshall Sr., the now former State Representative for LD7, resigned from the legislature in order to accept a job as Navajo County Recorder. He's also ended his campaign for Arizona Corporation Commission (AZCC).
There have been some questions raised about his eligibility to hold that office, but it will take a lawsuit to make that determination.
He HAS resigned from the lege, though, and state law requires that the relevant county's Board of Supervisors (BOS) appoint a replacement from the same party as the person who resigned.
To that end, Republican Party PCs in that district have nominated three people to fill the spot and forwarded those names to the Navajo County BOS.
From an emailed press release from the AZ GOP -
Dewitt is a town council member in Taylor, AZ.
Carlisle is a Republican activist and PC.
Allen is a former legislator and member of the Navajo County BOS.
I know which one I think that the BOS will appoint (Allen), but regardless of who is appointed, that person will only hold office until the next session of the legislature - none are candidates in LD7 for the 2026 election.
The main benefit for Marshall resigning and ending his campaign for AZCC (for Marshall himself only; the person who replaces him in the legislature/wins a seat on the AZCC will be just as right-wing as him [unless the AZCC winners are Democrats], so the people of AZ will reap no benefit) will be saving on gas costs - he no longer will have to travel to Phoenix.
