By Hank Stephenson | Arizona Capitol Times
In the House and Senate Republican and Democratic caucuses, lawmakers are corralling votes for key caucus leadership positions that are opening up as current leaders prepare to leave their chambers.
The leadership election is held days after the November general election, and the results of the former depend heavily on the outcome of the latter. Lawmakers looking to move into leadership positions have to calculate which of their colleagues will be returning to the Capitol and count their votes among the newcomers.
Leadership hopefuls are already courting their rank-and-file counterparts for votes.
