Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael “Mick” McGuire has received “an overwhelming number of calls and emails” urging him to consider the Senate race since his retirement, a consultant said.
By Jeremy Duda | Arizona Mirror
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael “Mick” McGuire, the former head of the Arizona National Guard who was a ubiquitous presence at the governor’s weekly briefings about the COVID-19 pandemic last year, has filed paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate next year.
McGuire, a Republican, filed a statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday to run for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Mark Kelly, who was elected in a 2020 special election to finish the term of the late John McCain. McGuire has long been rumored to be interested in a Senate run, and his retirement in March fueled speculation that he would vie for the GOP nomination next year.
David Satterfield, the campaign consultant listed on the FEC paperwork, said McGuire has received “an overwhelming number of calls and emails” urging him to consider the Senate race since his retirement. He indicated that McGuire has not made a final decision on whether to join the race. “General McGuire has been meeting and speaking with everyday Arizonans from all 15 counties to determine whether there is broad-based support for his conservative vision, which is founded upon freedom, respect and trust with fidelity to the United States Constitution,” said Satterfield, of the Alexandria, Virginia-based consulting firm Huckaby Davis & Lisker. “General McGuire looks forward to continue (sic) serving our great nation and all Arizonans in some capacity and will announce his decision at the appropriate time.”
