Thread: AZ:Republican Rep. Candidates hit illegal immigration

Candidates hit illegal immigration



Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:01 AM CDT
SEASON OPENER: The Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce building was a packed house for the State of Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission debate Tuesday. JEFF MANGUM/The Daily News

Republican Rep. hopefuls debate at forum Tuesday

By NEIL YOUNG/The Daily News

BULLHEAD CITY - Three candidates vying for the Republican nomination for District 3 state representative appeared at a well-attended forum Tuesday night at the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce, which co-sponsored the forum with the Arizona Clean Elections Commission.

Challenger Doris Goodale of Kingman faced incumbents Trish Groe of Lake Havasu City and Nancy McLain of Bullhead City. Both Groe and McLain were first elected in 2004 and are seeking their third term in office.

The candidates were allowed time for opening and closing statements. The remainder of the forum was dedicated to the candidates answering questions from the audience, read by moderator Bruce Clark from KLBC/Channel 2.

All three candidates stressed their fiscal conservatism, but Groe also emphasized her social conservatism. Both Groe and McLain criticized Arizona's Democratic governor, Janet Napolitano. She's “fast and loose with your money,â€

[quote]All three took a hard line against illegal immigration but Groe took the extra step in saying, “We have to kick the illegals out.â€