By Evan Wyloge| Arizona Capitol Times
The Republican primary race for the Arizona Corporation Commission became competitive last month, when former state lawmaker Lucy Mason announced she and former Paradise Valley mayor Vernon Parker would run on a slate for the two nominations.
They face current state lawmaker Tom Forese and Scottsdale businessman Doug Little, who are also running as a team.
Parker’s entrance to the race also marks the end of his third bid for Congress. He came in third in the ten-way GOP primary to replace John Shadegg in 2010. He lost to now-U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in 2012 after a combative campaign. In 2013 he raised more than $400,000 for his campaign to unseat Sinema.
Parker said he thinks a Republican could win in the district, but he listed several adverse factors, most notably the huge amount of money required for a winning campaign in his estimation.
