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Brewer, Symington join Taylor Robson campaign for Arizona governor

Republicans Fife Symington and Jan Brewer will serve as co-chairs of Taylor Robson’s gubernatorial campaign, it was announced Monday.

“Gov. Brewer and Gov. Symington truly embody what it means to put conservative principles into action,” Taylor Robson said in a press release.

“I cannot think of two conservative leaders better equipped than Govs. Brewer and Symington to lead my campaign for Arizona governor, and I am proud and humbled to have their support.”

Taylor Robson, a member of the Arizona Board of Regents and a seasoned political fundraiser, entered the race in May. She is the founder and president of Phoenix-based land use strategy company Arizona Strategies.

Read the full article on KTAR.com.

Fife Symington, Paul Johnson on life after Arizona politics

The Think Tank show on KTAR News hosted a free-ranging discussion with former Governor Fife Symington, as well as former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson and political consultant Chuck Coughlin.

We cover life after politics, their personal friendship, comity in politics and their post-political careers (they each have them). Oh, and it wasn’t possible to keep politics entirely out of the conversation. We discuss charter schools (which first became a big issue in the state during Symington’s term of office) and a few other issues. But with civility.

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