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No campaigning, you can't run (AZ Gov GOP)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jun 21, 2005 10:23am |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Jun 21, 2005 10:00am |
| Description | I coulda been a contenda . . .
Scottsdale resident and former California Congressman Frank Riggs was prepping for the big time: a run against Gov. Janet Napolitano in 2006. (OK, we know most of you are saying, "Frank who?" but bear with us.) Riggs was seriously putting together a campaign team and was ready to shock the world.
Hey, anything is possible in politics, right? Well, almost anything.
Unfortunately, Riggs found out only recently that he can't run for governor. He doesn't meet the five-year residency requirement because he's such a newbie to the state. So save those "Riggs for Governor" bumper stickers for the 2010 race.
Not to worry, though, because other interesting names in the gubernatorial sweepstakes continue to emerge as the GOP faithful patiently await word from U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona and Marilyn Quayle. The latest could-be candidate is Jay Heiler, a rock-ribbed conservative and former chief of staff to Republican Guv Fife Symington. Among his many credentials, our favorite is when he wore an alien suit in 1997 during a UFO hoax played on the media. That type of tomfoolery could fit right in on the campaign trail.
Speaking of Scottsdale residents who won't be running for governor . . . Local movie star Rick Schroder, whose name got kicked around a bit by Republicans looking for a Schwarzenegger-like celebrity silver bullet to take out Napolitano, will definitely not take the bait. Not that he was ever seriously considering it, but the politically active young conservative is moving back to Hollywood (actually, Topanga, according to the Los Angeles Times) because of increasing television and film work.
Schroder has his Colorado ranch up for sale for a cool $29 million and now is also selling his Scottsdale home for a reported asking price of $4.5 million.
This also means Schroder will likely not be able to continue his starring role on the newly created Arizona Film Commission. |
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