Arizona House speaker eyes run for Congress

Andy Tobin
Andy Tobin

By Bob Christie | The Associated Press

Republicans are lining up to take on Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in Arizona’s sprawling 1st Congressional District, but the wild card is House Speaker Andy Tobin.

Tobin must leave the state House under term limits in 2014 and is seriously considering running in the 1st District. The Paulden Republican told The Associated Press he expects to decide by the end of next month at the latest.

If Tobin runs in the GOP primary he’ll be taking on a fellow member of the Arizona House, Adam Kwasman. He’ll also face a political newcomer who announced his candidacy this week, Springerville businessman and rancher Gary Kiehne (Key-NEE).

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