Resources for finding Democratic challengers

July 24, 2019 8:06 AM

I moved to Arizona's 8th district, and the Dem challenger got within 9000 votes of flipping this R+13 district. I want to find out who I can volunteer for (I'm not in a position to donate) to get Lesko out of office. A google search doesn't turn up anything - her previous opponent is now running in the 6th district, something that I didn't realize when I emailed her campaign to ask if I could volunteer. Any resources for me to look at?
posted by thebotanyofsouls to Law & Government (4 answers total)

Your best bet here is to look at the FEC filings, candidates need to file with them when they officially start running. It's a bit early in the cycle, but this search should show you everyone running for house in Arizona in the democratic party: https://www.fec.gov/data/filings/?data_type=processed&state=AZ&office=H&party=DEM
posted by JZig at 9:26 AM on July 24, 2019

The Maricopa County Democrats should have a bead on that. I'd recommend reaching out to whoever the chair for your state legislative district is (list here).
posted by bassooner at 9:36 AM on July 24, 2019 [3 favorites]

Ballotpedia keeps track of FEC filings, but according to them nobody has filed to run in AZ-8 yet (either Democrat or Republican.)
posted by Johnny Assay at 11:04 AM on July 24, 2019

Best answer: Never mind, it appears that Ballotpedia is out of date. Two Democratic candidates have filed to run in your district: Michael Muscato and Bob Musselwhite. Both have webpages that can be found via a quick Google. Muscato's looks more serious at first glance; in particular, there's a bit friendly "Volunteer" link on the front page.
posted by Johnny Assay at 11:13 AM on July 24, 2019