JEROD MACDONALD-EVOY
Arizona Mirror
Former state lawmaker Jeff Weninger announced Monday that he is seeking a return to the Capitol in 2024 in what is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races that could determine which party controls the Arizona House of Representatives.
Facing term limits after eight years in the state House, Weninger ran for state treasurer in 2022, but lost in the Republican primary after incumbent Kimberly Yee abandoned her bid for governor and instead sought re-election.
Weninger was replaced in the House by Liz Harris, who was expelled from the legislature for inviting a woman who made unfounded criminal allegations against lawmakers at a February hearing, then lying about it to the Ethics Committee. Harris was replaced by Julie Willoughby.