Bob Robson

State Rep. Bob Stump (R-Peoria) will be on the Arizona Corporation Commission ballot in November as one of three Republican candidates.

After over 67 percent of votes have been tallied in the Republican ACC primary, Stump is far ahead of any of his fellow seven rivals, at 22.2 percent. His closest competitor at the moment is state Rep. Marian McClure (R-Tucson), who has so far gained just over 14 percent.

Stump and McClure are running as a "team" with state Rep. Bob Robson (R-Chandler), who is thus far trailing most of the field at 10.4 percent. 

Sonoran Alliance today continued their endorsements in the primary by endorsing the candidates for Arizona’s Corporation Commission they thought were the most free-market candidates. Those candidates included Bob Stump, Joe Hobbs and Rick Fowlkes.

Hobbs and Fowlkes are running as part of a team with Keith Swapp, who was not endorsed by the Sonoran Alliance.

Bob Stump is running on as part of a ticket with Marian McClure and Bob Robson.

Rep. Bob Robson can be called the fiscal conservative and green candidate for Corporation Commission.  Robson is saving money, and doing his part in saving the planet, by using old signs for his campaign.  We have seen a few signs where Robson has printed his corporation commission logo on one side of the sign while something else was printed on the other.  Here is an example.  On one side is Robson’s name and on the other is a sign for a Chevy dealership.

Have an interesting sign you have seen, send it to us.

Robson On Recycling

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle GiffordsTUCSON -- The Southern Arizona Solar Energy Development Conference, brought over 100 elected officials, industry leaders and public administrators to the Arizona Historical Society Monday, provided more than a comprehensive look at the state of solar energy development in southern Arizona. It was a public declaration of the strength of the solar movement among leading political figures, prefiguring a spate of potential battles to come between those who prioritize solar development and those who don’t.

Lawmakers and their election year opponents are debating the nation’s energy future in all 50 states and the nation’s capitol, with all agreeing that there is a looming crisis but with little consensus on solutions.

In southern Arizona, which experiences more sunshine than any other region in the nation, the political ramifications of solar development are serious. As expected, the race to fill three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which oversees the state’s public utilities and is intimately involved in shaping Arizona’s energy policy, has and will continue to feature the question of renewable energy sources, solar chief among them.

L to R: John Allen, Rick Fowlkes, Keith Swapp, Joseph HobbsLast night, the seven Republican candidates for Arizona Corporation Commission gathered in Scottsdale to present their ideas on how they would operate if elected to the board that oversees Arizona's public utilities. During a rapid-fire series of questions from former state legislator and blogger, Greg Patterson, similarities - such as an across-the-board refutation that global warming is a threat - and differences emerged in experience, philosophy and goals. The conversation was sometimes suprising, sometimes lively, but above all, substantive.

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The AP takes a look at the GOP lawmakers who are looking to run for the Corporation Commission.

“Three state legislators have announced they're running for Arizona Corporation Commission seats to replace three fellow Republicans who are term-limited and cannot run for re-election.  read more »