By Jeremy Duda and Hank Stephenson, Arizona Capitol Times
With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.
A campaign spokesman confirmed that Ward, R-Lake Havasu City, will step down on December 15.
In a press statement, Ward said she initially believed that she would be able to “fight the good fight” in the state Senate while she campaigned to unseat the 30-year incumbent.