Babeu-O’Halleran CD1 race called one of closest in US
The race for Congressional District 1 is considered one of the most competitive in the nation, with both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee trying to boost their party’s candidate to victory.
Republican Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and Democratic former state Sen. Tom O’Halleran both want the open seat, vacated when Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick decided to try to unseat long-serving Republican Sen. John McCain.
A fixture in Pinal County politics, residents in other parts of the district might know Babeu best for walking side-by-side with then-presidential candidate McCain in a political ad when McCain uttered the phrase, “Complete the danged (border) fence.”
