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CNBC
April 18, 2018
Representatives for Lesko and Ryan declined to comment. The Lesko moneymaking event comes right on the heels of two potentially game-changing incidents for the special election, which is scheduled for April 24. The race began after Republican Rep. Trent Franks abruptly resigned in DecemberÃâà...
New Haven Register
April 18, 2018
27, 2018, file photo, Arizona State Rep. and U.S. Representative candidate Debbie Lesko speaks with a constituent during the meeting of the state ... Debbie Lesko in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Republican Rep. Trent Franks. less. In this April 10, 2018, photo, Democratic candidate for theÃâà...
The Daily Courier
April 18, 2018
The Legislation was originally intended to lengthen the time required for a special election for a vacant U.S. House seat and was prompted by the scramble to replace Trent Franks, a longtime Congressman who stepped down in December amid sexual misconduct allegations. House members who leaveÃâà...
KJZZ
April 18, 2018
Voters in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, northwest of Phoenix, are choosing a replacement for Trent Franks. The Congressman resigned abruptly last year. His former district is considered as red as the sun is bright. But while Republicans are taking nothing for granted, Tipirneni sees a path to victory.
Mic
April 17, 2018
He calls on voters to replace Republican members of Congress with representatives who will support families negatively affected by cuts to Medicare. “I'm losing my ... That race is taking place in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, where voters must decide who will replace Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)Ãâà...
FOX 10 News Phoenix
April 17, 2018
PHOENIX (KSAZ) - It's down to the wire for the hotly contested race to be the next representative for Arizona's 8th Congressional District. With the special election set to be held a week from Tuesday, Republicans are hoping to hold onto the seat vacated by Rep. Trent Franks. Rep. Franks gave up the seat,Ãâà...
Vox
April 16, 2018
When Republican Rep. Trent Franks resigned amid reports that he had offered a female staffer $5 million to be his baby surrogate, no one thought his deeply red Arizona district could be swept in the blue wave. Then a Democrat, Conor Lamb, won a Trump +20 district in Pennsylvania, and the RepublicanÃâà...
AZCentral.com
April 8, 2018
West Valley voters are getting something they haven't had for a long time: a new member of Congress. Either Republican Debbie Lesko or Democrat Hiral Tipirneni will replace former Rep. Trent Franks, who represented the area for 15 years before resigning in disgrace over sexual misconduct allegationsÃâà...
Politico
March 27, 2018
The Republican National Committee, meanwhile, is spending about $280,000 on a field operation to bolster Lesko. She's running to replace GOP Rep. Trent Franks, an eight-term congressman who resigned from his seat last year after reports that he pressed female aides to serve as a surrogate mother.
AZCentral.com
March 20, 2018
It would also be another step toward the 23 seats Democrats now need to retake the House of Representatives. ... glance, there are compelling similarities between Pennsylvania's 18th District, which Lamb won, and Arizona's 8th District, which holds a special election next month to replace Trent Franks.
The Daily Courier
March 1, 2018
The special election is being held to replace Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks, who resigned amid accusations of sexual misconduct. ... Montenegro, a married father and Christian minister who was Franks' district director, had the backing of the former congressman, popular former Sheriff Joe Arpaio,Ãâà...
AZCentral.com
February 23, 2018
“I work w a US Congressman. Trent Franks,” he wrote. Later that night, she texts Montenegro starting at 10:16 p.m., writing, “Anyways let me know if you stay late tomorrow … It's ok … I know you're at home … No worries.” “If you're free … let me know”: At 12:15 a.m. on Feb. 10, she wrote Montenegro: “Well IÃâà...
Roll Call
February 21, 2018
Rep. Trent Franks resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment. But that hasn't stopped him from being a factor in the race for his seat. Republican strategists say the former congressman is still well-liked among GOP voters in Arizona's 8th District, which could explain why he hasn't disappeared from theÃâà...
New York Times
February 20, 2018
Two coming special elections are for Congress: a race on March 13 to fill the seat of former Representative Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, a Republican who reportedly texted a mistress to seek an abortion; and one on April 24 to replace former Representative Trent Franks of Arizona, who asked female staffÃâà...
KJZZ
February 20, 2018
TOP: Debbie Lesko with voter Jerry McNelly and campaign volunteers in Sun City. LEFT: Christopher Sylvester had planned on challenging Trent Franks in 2018. RIGHT: Phil Lovas is a former state representative and former official in the Small Business Administration. (Photos by Bret Jaspers - KJZZ).
New York Times
December 9, 2017
WASHINGTON — Representative Trent Franks announced Friday that he would resign from Congress immediately after accusations emerged that he had ... A House leadership aide confirmed that two aides in Mr. Franks's office believed the congressman was suggesting that he impregnate them sexually.
