By: Jeremy Duda | Arizona Capitol Times
A Scottsdale businessman is challenging Rep. John Kavanagh for the Republican nomination for their district’s open Senate seat.
Jeff Schwartz, a real estate consultant, filed paperwork on Friday to run for the GOP nomination in the Scottsdale-based Legislative District 23. In a press statement, Schwartz said he is running because it’s important to have leadership that is focused on the “actual needs of the state,” and that lawmakers must do more than “fight enemies that don’t exist.”
Schwartz opened his campaign by criticizing the passage of SB1062, a recently vetoed bill that critics dubbed as anti-gay and put Arizona under the national spotlight.
