Gina Swoboda speaking with attendees at the Restoring National Confidence Summit at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)
By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services
Key Points:
- Ex- Republican Party chair files to run for Arizona secretary of state
- Gina Swoboda may face state Rep. Alexander Kolodin in GOP primary
- Swoboda’s congressional bid for CD 1 has drawn multiple Republican challengers
A potentially heated race is shaping up among Republicans who want to take on incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes.
Gina Swoboda, who just stepped down as chair of the Arizona Republican Party, filed a “statement of interest” on Feb. 3 to be the GOP nominee to become the state’s chief elections officer. That filing allows Swoboda to begin gathering signatures to have her name on the Aug. 4 primary ballot.
But whether Swoboda intends to take on state Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale, remains in question.
