Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he plans to run for a U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Jeff Flake. His 24 years as sheriff of metro Phoenix were defined by a series of tough-on-crime tactics and legal problems that cost the area millions of dollars. He opened the […]
BIG TIME Trump ally announces plans for Senate run
Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake. The 85-year-old Arpaio is a Republican and close ally of President Donald Trump. Arpaio tweeted Tuesday he seeking the post to support Trump’s agenda “in his mission to Make […]
Revenge? Sheriff Joe Arpaio convicted by Clinton appointee
The political defiance that made Joe Arpaio popular and seemingly untouchable as metro Phoenix’s sheriff of 24 years ultimately led to his downfall — and it has some of his supporters openly questioning if his conviction was an act of political revenge. Arpaio was convicted of a misdemeanor crime for […]