Looks like Republican Attorney General candidate Tom Horne has a short memory:

In a series of annual reports for his law firm, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne wrongly denied having a bankruptcy in his past.

Reports filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission from 1997 to 2000 for Horne’s law firm show that when asked if any partner in the firm had ever been a partner in a business that went bankrupt, Horne checked “no” and signed the form.

In fact, Horne was the president of T.C. Horne & Co., an investment firm that went bankrupt in 1970 and led to him receiving a lifetime trading ban from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Horne, who is seeking the Republican nomination for attorney general, said he regretted not disclosing the bankruptcy. He said he likely made the error because the bankruptcy happened long ago.

“I didn’t think about it because it was 40 years ago,” he said.

More here

Today, Democrat Gubernatorial candiate confirmed one of the the worst kept secrets in Arizona political circles: campaign manager Rodd McLeod is leaving.

McLeod, who joined Goddard’s campaign in January, said he expected to leave when his firm’s contract with the campaign ended on June 30. He said the move was not prompted by any disagreements with Goddard or the campaign.

“It’s been a great honor to work with the attorney general and be part of this campaign,” McLeod said. “I think we’re positioned to do very well in November, particularly when you look at the rough primary on the other side and the infrastructure we have been able to build.”

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“As the campaign’s contract with MSHC (Partners Inc., McLeod’s firm,) ends and McLeod returns to fulfill commitments to other clients, he leaves a strong infrastructure for the next stage of the campaign,” campaign spokeswoman Janey Pearl said in a press release. “McLeod continues to manage during the transition. Goddard for Governor will have other announcements in the coming weeks.”

The campaign announced the addition of political director Aaron Marquez and Southern Arizona director Catherine Nichols. The campaign also hired consulting firm Strother Strategies for media consulting and the firm WebStrong Group for new media and social networking.

Via Arizona Capitol Times.

The Republic fronts a story discussing the efficacy of Joe Arpaio’s crime sweeps.

It notes that besides the illegal immigrants it catches few actual criminals:

[T]here is no clear data demonstrating the crime-fighting effectiveness of such policies. While it succeeds in locating illegal immigrants, its effectiveness in combating major crimes is questionable, and there are concerns that such sweeps draw resources away from activities that do combat major crimes.

Advocates of the sweeps say their value is largely in discouraging illegal immigrants from remaining in the community.

However, critics suggest they simply scare legal and illegal immigrants alike and drive a wedge between members of the community and law enforcement.

Ken_CheuvrontCatching up on an odd bit of election news from late last week:

A longtime Phoenix lawmaker running for justice of the peace has been kicked off the ballot.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Thursday ruled that Democratic Sen. Ken Cheuvront collected nominating signatures on the wrong form.

Cheuvront used forms for a nonpartisan race, but justice of the peace is a partisan office.

Cheuvront, a term-limited state senator, is also the proprietor of Cheuvront restaurant on Central.