There's a crowd running for the Congressional seat of the retiring U.S. Representative Matt Salmon. A large crowd.Among those listed on the Politics1 website are:Andy Biggs (R) - State Senate President, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney Alex Finter (R) - Mesa City Councilman, Ex-Mesa Mayor, Businessman & Retired Firefighter Christine Jones (R) - Attorney, Ex-Internet Executive & '14 Gov. CandidateBryan Martyn (R) - Ex-State Parks Dir., Ex-Pinal County Supervisor & Iraq/Afghan War VeteranJustin Olsen (R) - State Rep., Tax Analyst & Ex-Congressional Aide Russell Pearce (R) - Ex-State Senate President, Ex-State Rep., Retired Police Officer & National Guard VeteranBob Robson (R) - State Rep., Ex-Chandler City Councilman & Insurance AgentScott Smith (R) - Ex-Mesa Mayor, Businessman & '14 Gov. CandidateDon Stapley (R) - Ex-Maricopa County Supervisor & Marketing ConsultantJay Tibshraeny (R) - Chandler Mayor, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Chandler City CouncilmanKelly Townsend (R) - State Rep., Businesswoman & Navy VeteranStephen Viramontes (R) - BusinessmanBob Worsley (R) - State Sen. & Ex-SkyMall CEO At this early point, we must endorse State Senate President. He's a fine man and will represent everyone in the district well. There are other deserving candidates, but we can only endorse one.
