After months of flirting with another congressional bid, Arizona sheriff Paul Babeu tells The Hill he’s officially jumping in the race to replace outgoing Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.).
“I spent a number of years fighting Washington’s inaction. Now it’s time to bring that fight directly to our nation’s capital,” Babeu, the Republican two-term Pinal County sheriff and border-security hawk, said in a phone interview.
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