Barbara McGuire (politician) explained

Barbara McGuire
State Senate:Arizona
District:8th
Term Start:2013
Term End:January 9, 2017
Predecessor:Michele Reagan
Successor:Frank Pratt
State House1:Arizona
District1:23rd
Term Start1:2007
Term End1:2011
Successor1:John Fillmore
Party:Democratic

Barbara McGuire is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the eighth district in the Arizona State Senate from 2013 to 2017, and the 23rd district in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2007 through 2011.

McGuire announced she was forming an exploratory committee to run for the United States House of Representatives seat in in the 2016 elections.[1] [2] However, she declined to run, with the seat being won by Tom O'Halleran.[3] McGuire announced her candidacy for Arizona's 1st district against O'Halleran in the 2020 elections, citing the fact that she perceived him as too conservative.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barbara McGuire Announces Exploratory Committee for Arizona Congressional District 1 . Barbara McGuire . SanTanValley.com . June 30, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702034515/http://www.santanvalley.com/news/pinal-county-news/item/13042-barbara-mcguire-announces-exploratory-committee-for-arizona-congressional-district-1 . July 2, 2015 . mdy .
  2. Web site: State Sen. McGuire considers congressional run. Joe Ferguson. Arizona Daily Star. June 30, 2015.
  3. News: Duda. Jeremy. Former lawmaker McGuire challenging O'Halleran in Dem primary. AZ Mirror. August 19, 2019. August 28, 2019.