Schweikert faces Democratic challenger as he seeks 7th term
Associated PressPHOENIX — Republican efforts to pick up seats in Arizona’s nine-member U.S. House delegation run right through the northeast Phoenix suburbs, where six-term Republican Rep. David Schweikert is trying to persuade voters that multiple campaign finance violations don’t disqualify him from office. Hodge pointed to the $125,000 fine imposed by the Federal Election Commission on Schweikert’s campaign committee earlier this year for misreporting spending and diverting some campaign funds for his own use. Stan Barnes, a political consultant in Phoenix and former Republican state lawmaker, said Schweikert isn’t vulnerable, in part because he is well-known in the district and has Republican winds at his back this election cycle. Hodge posted a link to the video, tweeting that even “Joe Arpaio knows David Schweikert is as shady as they come.” In an interview with The Associated Press, the 90-year-old former sheriff maintained that he was tricked by the person who requested the video, saying he didn’t know it would be seen as an attack on Schweikert, who the former sheriff supports.
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