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The parking lot of Tucson Electric Park filled quickly Saturday morning with Tucsonans eager to take part in The Tucson Tea Party. Organizers said they expected up to 10,000 people to descend on Tucson Electric Park for the rally to demand less government. Long lines of cars and a healthy crown of tailgaters Saturday morning made it clear organizers could get as large a turnout as they had predicted. “We’re normal, non-racist everyday Tucsonans who are very concerned about the direction our government is going, ” said Chris Bubany, a small business owner who was serving chile relleno and peanut...

The timing was impeccable. On the day after HarperCollins released the cover photo for Going Rogue — Sarah Palin’s highly anticipated autobiography — Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s former chief campaign advisor, predicted that if Palin were to win the 2012 GOP nomination, “we would have a catastrophic election result.” It was Schmidt, a veteran Republican strategist, who first advised Senator McCain to select Palin as his running mate in 2008. And it was Schmidt who first criticized Governor Palin within the McCain camp as “going rogue.” Asked how Palin’s book might describe their relationship during the election, Schmidt suggested that...

Conservative radio commentator and former Scottsdale congressman J.D. Hayworth is consider a run against U.S. Sen. John McCain in next year’s Republican primary. A source in Arizona who asked not to be identified said Hayworth is pondering the move. The possible challenge also was reported Monday in the Washington Post.

A team of flyers risks their lives to deliver the mail in a mountainous South American country.

Though not widely reported, rumors slowly began circulating last month that former GOP presidential nominee John McCain may face a primary challenge in 2010 from former Congressman J.D. Hayworth. (Rep. Jeff Flake and Rep. John Shadegg were both likely candidates for the open seat if McCain were to win the presidency, but it appears unlikely either would challenge McCain.) McCain, of course, would be hard to beat. He garnered close to 54 percent of the vote in Arizona's general election. More importantly, he easily won the state's primary, garnering more than 47 percent of the vote (though exit polls show...

Phoenix — “Senator McCain, what do you make of Arizonans who think that for the last ten years you’ve been America’s senator, and not Arizona’s senator?” That, from a local reporter here in Phoenix, was one of the opening questions last week when John McCain held his first press conference since losing the presidential race on November 4. McCain’s purpose was to announce that he will run for reelection in 2010 and to say, in effect, “Remember me? I’m your senator.” The reporter’s question was to remind McCain that a number of people in this state aren’t entirely happy about...

Congressman JD Hayworth, author of Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security and the War on Terror endorses Duncan Hunter for President. Hayworth bucks the milquetoast trend of the GOP party-establishment to marginalize the immigration issue and tuck it out of the way of the current crop of amnesty candidates. Instead, he's voting for the last remaining border security hawk in the race: Duncan Hunter. Congressman Hayworth writes: "To base a primary vote on 'electability' instead of ideas and principles seems to me a reduction of your rights via rationalization. No one will ever completely agree with every position that...

This morning’s “USA Today” reports “all of the GOP candidates except California Rep. Duncan Hunter will gather in Myrtle Beach today for a debate sponsored by Fox News Channel.” Yesterday, your humble blogger appeared on Fox’s “Your World With Neil Cavuto” to dispute the latest hyperspin in this hypermedia age: the notion that illegal immigration is suddenly no longer an issue in this presidential campaign. Of course, its just a variation by the Open Borders Crowd on the same old theme. After the 2006 Midterm it was framed this way: “GOP Loses Congress Because of Failure to Pass ‘Comprehensive’ Immigration...

Liberal contributions aid final Mitchell campaign push The Business Journal of Phoenix - 5:24 PM MST Tuesday by Mike Sunnucks The Business Journal Arizona Congressman-elect Harry Mitchell received considerable help on the homestretch from liberal advocates in his come-from-behind victory over Republican incumbent J.D. Hayworth. Mitchell, the former mayor of Tempe and chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party, campaigned against Hayworth as a moderate. Campaign finance documents show contributions from U.S. Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, John Conyers, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Henry Waxman, David Obey and Charles Rangel. Watchdog groups on both sides of the political aisle rank those Democrats...

Immigration wasn’t a winning platform The Issue: Illegal immigration proves to be less of an issue for the American public than many in Congress had thought. Our Opinion: It is time for Congress to devise a reasonable immigration-reform measure that meets the need for a more secure border and recognizes the importance of foreign nationals to our econ-omy. In a campaign miscalculation that proved fatal to several candi-dates, incumbents and challengers — most of them Republicans — found that the illegal-immigration issue wasn’t nearly as important to the American public as they had thought. Actually, illegal immigration trailed several issues...

Tough anti-illegal immigration ad paid for by the NRCC, and Hayworth still lost

2000 Arizona-6 Hayworth 171,446 61% Nelson 101,697 37% 2002 Arizona-5 Republican Hayworth 86,191 61% Democratic Columbus 52,192 37% Libertarian Severin 3,703 2% 2004 Arizona-5 Republican Hayworth 159,455 60% Democratic Rogers 102,363 38% Libertarian Kielsky 6,189 2% 2006 Arizona-5 Democratic Mitchell 73,762 51% Republican Hayworth 67,830 46% Libertarian Severin 4,754 3%

Scottsdale Congressman J.D. Hayworth late Tuesday conceded defeat to former Tempe mayor Harry Mitchell in their contentious Arizona congressional contest. Mitchell, a Democrat, led Hayworth on election night but the Republican refused to concede until more early and provisional ballots were counted. Hayworth said in a statement Tuesday that it appeared he would not overtake Mitchell for the U.S. House seat representing Tempe, Scottsdale and Ahwatukee. The Arizona contest was an especially negative and bitter one, centering around ethics accusations, border security and the Iraq war. Mitchell's victory in a Republican-oriented suburban district was part of national tide for Democrats...

PHOENIX -- Democrat Harry Mitchell's lead over Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth increased as elections officials continued to count ballots Monday in the 5th Congressional District race. Mitchell had a total of 88,302 votes, or 50 percent. Hayworth had 82,485 votes, or 47 percent, according to the Secretary of State's office, which continues to compile early and provisional ballots. Libertarian Warren Severin had 5,578 votes, or 3.2 percent. The Associated Press called the race for Mitchell last Tuesday. Hayworth has not conceded the race. Elections officials say it will take several days to finish counting the more than 100,000 ballots that...

J.D. Hayworth, who ended up on the short end of the vote count on election night, refused to concede defeat in his re-election bid for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District on Wednesday. the six-term Republican said he planned to wait out the final count. Election officials said more than 250,000 ballots cast in Maricopa County have yet to be counted. They were unable to immediately determine how many of those ballots were from the 5th district, which includes Scottsdale, Tempe, Ahwatukee Foothills, Fountain Hills and surrounding areas.

More than 258,000 early and provisional ballots remained uncounted. Depending how many are from district 5, might be a chance JD Hayworth could pick up enough to carry him over. Something to keep an eye on while they are being counted. He needs 6,000 net out of the 258,000 to pull it off.

Heard on the radio here just now that there are roughly about 100,000 mail-in ballots still to be counted, and roughly 50,000 of those were brought to the polls yesterday. And with the race being this close: Mitchell - 71,077 - 51% Hayworth - 65,122 - 46% and with Hayworth not yet conceeding, its possible we could hold this seat.

 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10313   Hayworth Leads by 12 in AZ5: In an election in Arizona's 5th Congressional District today, 9/18/05, incumbent Republican J.D. Hayworth tops Democrat Harry Mitchell, 52% to 40%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KPNX-TV Phoenix. 7 weeks to the 11/7/06 election, Hayworth gets 52% of the vote. Mitchell gets 40%. Libertarian Warren Severin gets 4%. Hayworth gets 83% of Republican votes. Mitchell gets 84% of Democrat votes. Mitchell carries Independents 5:3, but this is not enough to overcome Hayworth's advantage in this heavily Republican district. Mitchell runs strongest among seniors,...

EAST VALLEY - VOICE - Rep. J.D. Hayworth is a Scottdale Republican who represents Congressional District 5. Sam Coppersmith has devoted two diatribes against me for quoting Henry Ford in my book, “Whatever It Takes,” saying that immigrants should learn English. Because Ford was an anti-Semite, Coppersmith implies I’m probably one, too. Anyone who actually reads the passage in question can see for themselves how silly Coppersmith’s attacks are. While Coppersmith stews about Henry Ford receiving a medal from Hitler, Israel faces one of the gravest crises in its existence from Hitler’s true heirs — Hezbollah. Israel and the U.S....

Dear PHXnews Readers, Following the United States House of Representatives San Diego hearing on America’s open borders, I logged a phone call to panelist Representative JD Hayworth (R, AZ), to talk about the GOP’s good cop, bad cop election year posturing, the Senate amnesty plan, the NAFTA super highway, Mexico suing Americans and many other border related topics.

House Republican leaders are expected to introduce a resolution today condemning The New York Times for publishing a story last week that exposed government monitoring of banking records. The resolution is expected to condemn the leak and publication of classified documents, said one Republican aide with knowledge of the impending legislation. The resolution comes as Republicans from the president on down condemn media organizations for reporting on the secret government program that tracked financial records overseas through the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), an international banking cooperative.

Arizona Race Tests a Hard Line on Immigration Six-Term GOP Congressman Faces a Challenge in a State Seen as Moving to the Center TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Republican in the race is a firebrand by disposition and design. The Democrat is so low-key his advisers make a point of saying he really is energetic. The Republican is an immigration hawk who favors cracking down on illegal immigrants and wrote a book called "Whatever It Takes." The Democrat calls himself an immigration realist who would combine tighter border controls with a path toward legal status. At 47, Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth...

May 25, 2006, 5:56 a.m.Call It What It Is.The president’s plan is an illegal-immigrant amnesty. By Rep. J. D. Hayworth Am-nes-ty: the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals. Last week, I had the honor to travel to Arizona aboard Air Force One with President George W. Bush to see firsthand the situation along the Mexican border. President Bush is a good man, and when he is right I am among his strongest supporters in Congress. But on the issue of illegal immigration, he is profoundly wrong.  In...

Arizona Rep. J.D. Hayworth said Saturday that the pro-illegal immigration demonstrations that have swept the nation in the last two weeks send a message of "intimidation" to the general public, which overwhelmingly supports tougher measures on border security. "To those who say this is simply freedom of expression, I would beg to differ," Hayworth told Westwood One radio host Monica Crowley. "Because under-girding this is the intimation of intimidation." The Arizona Republican complained: "When you see the Mexican flags and other flags - rather than American flags - being hoisted at these demonstrations, you essentially are getting this message: 'Yes,...

BISBEE — As Congress has taken up the issue of immigration reform, the Mexican government of President Vicente Fox has been anything but a disinterested bystander. When the House of Representatives approved a bill in December that would have built 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border and made it a felony to reside illegally in the U.S., Fox denounced the measure as shameful. His foreign minister, Luis Ernesto Derbez, went further and called it stupid and underhanded. After thousands of marchers took to the streets of U.S. cities last week to protest the pending immigration legislation, Fox’s spokesman,...

SIERRA VISTA — What Arizonans have known for years but most of the nation doesn’t understand is the problem illegal immigration is causing, U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth told an appreciative audience Saturday. Speaking at the Cochise County Republican Committee’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner, the six-term Republican congressman from Scottsdale said Americans will be called again to be more active in defending the nation against an invasion at the southern border. While most U.S. citizens do not understand the impact illegal immigration is having, defense of the nation is at a critical junction, Hayworth said. The federal government is only required...

It's not often that Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton find themselves on the same side of an issue. But the Scottsdale conservative and Democratic presidential contender agree in their opposition to Bush administration support for letting a state-owned company from United Arab Emirates take over port operations at as many as 21 U.S. seaports, including New York, Baltimore, New Orleans and Miami. Hayworth has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives prohibiting companies or other groups controlled by a foreign government from overseeing operations at U.S. ports. Dubai-based DP World is acquiring a...

(CNSNews.com) - The federal government must address illegal immigration and border security or risk the wrath of voters in upcoming elections, congressional Republicans told attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., Thursday. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said the consequences of ignoring porous U.S. borders cannot be ignored.

With the Senate about to finally address immigration reform and President Bush renewing his call for a guest-worker program in last week’s State of the Union, Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R.-Ariz.) tells HUMAN EVENTS he foresees a troubling scenario that will result in an amnesty plan being “shoved down the throats� of the American people. Buy Now Save 29% Hayworth, author of the new book Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and the War on Terror, said Senate Republicans are poised to tinker with an already weak House immigration reform bill and bow to Bush’s demands to include a guest-worker...

Before heading to Congress, Republican J.D. Hayworth of Arizona was a sportscaster with a signature home-run call: "It's vapor!" Now the conservative Hayworth, 47, is making a similar charge about President Bush's plan to tighten the border with Mexico and establish a limited guest-worker program. He is about to publish an anti-immigration manifesto, Whatever It Takes, that should rile up right-wing radio just as the White House was hoping to gain traction for a broad immigration-reform package. In the book, due out January 16 from conservative publisher Regnery, Hayworth calls for deploying active-duty troops to the border and considering a...

PHOENIX -- The president's plan for an expanded guest worker program is really amnesty for those who broke the law by coming here illegally, Congressman J.D. Hayworth said Tuesday. Hayworth criticized the call Monday by President Bush to make a new guest worker program part of any plan to deal with the problems of illegal border crossers. The six-term Republican congressman said new programs should not even be considered until the border is secure. Bush wants not only to expand existing programs but also to allow those here illegally to remain for up to six years if they already are...

Congressman John P. Murtha (D-PA) widened has call for a strategic withdrawal to include Washington, D.C. “Let’s face it,” Murtha said. “The capitol has led the nation in crime for more than a decade. There is nothing more than can be accomplished by staying. It’s time to pull out.” A snap poll conducted by NBC showed a majority of Americans agree with Murtha’s latest proposal. “Congress has been looting and pillaging taxpayers for generations,” said pollee John Smith of Anytown, U.S.A. “Shutting down the capitol sounds like a pretty good idea.” Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asserted that Murtha’s words have...

Just watched J.D. Hayworth on Fox and Friends. I think this man could go far. His is the one that brought the recent battle to a vote in the House. He brought up the fact that the debate isn't about Murtha. Its about our Men and Women in uniform who would be affected by Murtha's policy of pulling out. Murtha voted in the end to keep the troops in place. He was part of the 403. .D. welcomes faxes from his constituents at his district office. The fax number is: 480-926-3998 Visit J.D.'s Offices J.D.'s district office is located in...

Hayworth Introduces 'Enforcement First' Immigration Reform Bill Proposes Zero Tolerance for Illegal Immigration WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth today introduced sweeping legislation containing core conservative principles that should guide the national effort to confront illegal immigration. The Hayworth bill, a 115-page document incorporating new proposals authored by the Arizona Republican and a host of anti-illegal immigration measures offered by House conservatives, takes an enforcement first approach and rejects guest worker plans. Hayworth said he hopes the Enforcement First legislation "will serve as a rallying point for the overwhelming majority of Americans that are dedicated to creating an effective, commonsense...

J.D. has decided against a run for governor. Hayworth to skip governor's race U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, widely considered the Republicans' top contender to defeat Gov. Janet Napolitano in 2006, decided Wednesday to stay in Congress instead of running for Arizona's top statewide office. "http://azcentral.com/arizonarepublic"

THE WASHINGTON TIMES The two hot-button issues that President Bush wants to tackle this year — Social Security and immigration — are about to collide. Two members of Congress will try to block an agreement that the Bush administration signed with Mexico that would allow Mexicans who have worked in the United States, including some illegal immigrants, to receive Social Security payments. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., Virginia Republican, will introduce a resolution today calling on the president not to submit the agreement to Congress. And Rep. J.D. Hayworth, Arizona Republican, has prepared another resolution to block the deal, called...

Give us more power, says GOP class of '94 By Alexander Bolton The GOP freshman class of 1994 is growing restless and dissatisfied with being frozen out of leadership positions in the House. Members of that revolutionary class, which came to Congress 74 strong 11 years ago, are talking among themselves about the need to become more outspoken and to take at least an informal leadership role within the Republican caucus. They held a reunion last weekend in Scottsdale, Ariz., where they reminisced about their capture of nearly 50 Democratic seats a decade ago and the triumphs and disappointments of...

Hayworth Condemns Mexican Government Sponsorship of Illegal Immigration Act of 'Deliberate Hostility' Must Cease, Congressman Warns WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth's first act after being sworn in for a sixth term in Congress was to send a pointed message condemning state-sponsored illegal immigration by the government of Mexico. In a letter to Carlos de Icaza, Mexico's ambassador to the U.S., Rep. Hayworth called the Mexican government's continued encouragement of Mexican citizens to come to the U.S. in violation of our immigration laws "nothing less than an act of deliberate hostility against the United States - an attack on our sovereignty...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The availability of federal campaign money could provide Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth a unique advantage should he run for governor in 2006. The provision was passed as part of the 3,300-page omnibus federal spending bill and is a significant change in the 2002 campaign finance reform law sponsored by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Federal lawmakers from both parties are already considering taking advantage of the change in bids for state or local offices, according to the Washington, D.C., newsletter Roll Call. Hayworth, who lives in Scottsdale, has previously said he may run for governor. This...

United States House of Representatives J.D. Hayworth Listening to Arizona’s Fifth District For immediate release: March 2, 2004 CONTACT: Press Secretary Larry VanHoose (202) 225-2190 Endorsement Proves Gov, Kerry More in Step With Liberal MA than Independent AZ Napolitano Choice: Higher Gas Tax, Fewer AZ Jobs SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Congressman J.D. Hayworth issued the following statement on the announcement of Governor Napolitano that she is endorsing John Kerry for president. “The Governor’s timing is, as usual, impeccable. While Arizonans are struggling with gasoline prices at over $2 a gallon, Governor Napolitano announces her endorsement of a candidate who once advocated...

Dear Friend, I have some good news for Arizona's schoolchildren. Title I funding for Arizona's schools will increase from $188 million to more than $228 million this year, a $40 million increase! In fact, Arizona's 21.5 percent increase is the largest of any state. Here is how it happened: Last year, I supported legislation directing the Department of Education to update the formula used to distribute Title I funding to reflect population changes in each state. Title I funding goes to schools in low-income areas to ensure that those children have the same educational opportunities as children in higher-income areas....

Mega-sized or the new leaner version, when Cong. J.D. Hayworth talks, people listen. And listen they did as he addressed the border invasion and other burning topics before a Concerned Women for America/Arizona Chapter luncheon Wednesday at the Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix. Although the chicken piccata arrived after the congressman strode to the podium, he managed to have the crowd of nearly 150 eating out of his hand with his recitation of America's founding history, expressing support for traditional marriage and taking exception with President Bush's Temporary Worker Program. Now recovered from August abdominal surgery, Cong. Hayworth is...

<p>In a possible preview of the 2006 gubernatorial race, Republican U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth on Wednesday accused Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano of misleading Arizona seniors about federal and state prescription drug programs.</p> <p>Hayworth said Napolitano hyped the benefits of the state program she launched while creating misimpressions about the new federal version passed by the Republican-led Congress last year.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON - Arizona GOP Rep. J.D. Hayworth, in a letter to President Bush, declares that a "balkanization" of the United States must not be allowed and accuses Mexico of acting "more as an accomplice in illegal immigration than a partner in preventing it."</p>

<p>Arizona GOP Rep. J.D. Hayworth, in a letter to President Bush, declares that a "balkanization" of the United States must not be allowed and accuses Mexico of acting "more as an accomplice in illegal immigration than a partner in preventing it."</p>

Ah say, Ah say, speaking of redistricting . . . Flake was not the only Republican big shot upset with Napolitano's refusal to fund the political map-making commission's $4 million request for legal fees. U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth penned a letter ripping Napolitano for at first supporting the voter-approved redistricting commission but now trying to undermine it because Democratic Party boss Jim Pederson doesn't like the results. "Do you represent the people of Arizona or Jim Pederson?" Hayworth wrote. Pederson was not amused. He quickly played the Foghorn Leghorn card, referring to the blustery Hayworth's longtime nickname on the Hill....

O'Reilly Factor: Interview Reps. Tom Tancredo and J.D. Hayworth 10/06/2003 Fox News: The O'Reilly Factor O'REILLY: Thanks for staying with us. I'm Bill O'Reilly. In the "Personal Story" Segment tonight, in a few weeks, the State of Arizona will vote on an initiative that would require people to show proof of residency before they could receive welfare and social services. In other words, those people in this country illegally would not get benefits. Polls show Arizonans overwhelmingly support the initiative, but Governor Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, and Republican Senators McCain and Kyl are opposed. Joining us now from Phoenix is...

A request by Gov. Janet Napolitano for a federally declared emergency won't produce any cash to remove trees to help prevent fires, the spokesman for Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday. Chad Kolton, director of public affairs for FEMA, said his agency legally is powerless to grant the $116 million Napolitano wants for preventive tree-cutting based on an emergency declaration. Emergency funds are available only to do things like fight an active fire. There's nothing wrong with the governor seeking the emergency declaration because of the fire danger presented by the dead and dying trees in Arizona's forests, the declaration...

Herman Miller cuts 255 more workers Monday, March 10, 2003By Rob KirkbrideThe Grand Rapids Press ZEELAND -- The worst for Herman Miller Inc. was supposed to be over, but the office-furniture depression that shows little sign of easing is expected to cost at least 255 workers their jobs at the Zeeland-based furniture company. The Press learned today that Herman Miller is preparing to announce that 140 to 150 white-collar jobs are being eliminated and 115 production workers laid off in response to the sluggish economy and threat of war that has kept furniture buyers on the sideline. A Herman Miller...