Arizona Democrats Use Speaker Fiasco to Ramp-Up Attacks on Rep. Eli Crane
Rep. Eli Crane (L) Jonathan Nez (R)
Guest post by R.C. Maxwell
Rep. Eli Crane, who defeated a three-term Democrat incumbent in the last election to represent Arizona’s newly drawn 2nd congressional district, faces renewed attacks from Democrats and Arizona’s media establishment amid drama in the House of Representatives over the lack of a permanent Speaker of the House.
Rep. Crane was one of the eight representatives who voted to oust former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.
As Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for Speaker ended in failure, a challenger for Rep. Crane’s seat publicly announced his intention to run.
Jonathan Nez, the former Navajo Nation President who lost his re-election campaign for the position,
