Thank you!

The Senate Education Committee approved my nomination to the Board of Regents by a 6-1 vote.  The Committee recommendation must now go to the full Senate, but Committee is the hard part.

I have been deeply touched by the level of support that I have received.  Thank you to Governor Brewer and her staff for nominating me and for sticking with me.  They did a great job working with the Committee members to ensure that their concerns were addressed.

And Thank you to the Committee me...

You may have heard that Governor Brewer has nominated me to a Position on the Board of Regents.  The Regents position is one of the most coveted in state government and I want to thank Governor Brewer and her staff for this honor. Some folks have asked questions about my nomination and I would like to address a few of them.

Is Patterson really qualified to be on the Board of Regents? 

That’s a good question. And I think the answer is clearly yes.

I’m an attorney and a CPA, so I have a sol...

I spent the weekend hiking Grand Canyon.  David Schweikert organized the trip and it went off without a  hitch.   We went down the South Kaibab trail, stayed the night at Bright Angel Campground and then hiked out the Bright Angel trail on Sunday.  At my age, I worry more about survival than time, so I took a bit over four hours to get down and about 6.5 hours to get out. 

One of the advantages of the trip is that there is absolutely no chance to check email.  One of the disadvantages is...

Russell Pearce's supporters just sent out this email.

Sen. Pearce and I are calling on all conservatives across Arizona to boycott businesses which advertise with the Phoenix New Times.The PNT is entirely reliant on ad revenue to fund its pro-amnesty, anti-Arpaio, pro-illegal immigration agenda that rabidly attacks Arizona law enforcement, Arizona conservatives and the community leaders and public servants who dare oppose their dangerous, leftist beliefs. 

That companies such as local auto dea...