GOP Trying to Recruit Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to run for Senate, Despite FBI Investigation
Governor Doug Ducey has been surrounded by controversy in recent months, including an FBI investigation into his administration's misuse of tax refunds. Despite this, leaders in the Republican Party are still pushing for Ducey to run in the next Senate race. A recent piece by Salon details the many incidents that have arisen:
"The Arizona Republic rang in 2022 with a damning New Year's Eve exposé detailing the administration's 'efforts that focused on directly enriching Ducey's supporters.' There 'seems to be a general theme where Ducey has been able to use his position as governor to implement a number of changes in state policy that raise questions about whether the public interest is being served or whether narrower private or political interest are being served,' John Pelissero, a senior scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, told the outlet."
John Pelissero, senior scholar, quoted by The Arizona Republic in this story by Salon.
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