{"id":2081675,"date":"2023-10-27T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-arizona-gop-senate-candidate-blake-masters-announces-run-for-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T17:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:08:00","slug":"former-arizona-gop-senate-candidate-blake-masters-announces-run-for-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-arizona-gop-senate-candidate-blake-masters-announces-run-for-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Masters, former Arizona GOP Senate candidate, now running for Congress."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-arizona-gop-senate-candidate-blake-masters-announces-run-for-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2081675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty\u2063 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>1:30 PM \u2013 Friday, October 27, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Former \u2063Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters has officially \u2064joined \u2062the crowded Arizona congressional race.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Masters \u2064announced \u2063on Thursday that he will be running for a Phoenix-area House seat in 2024, becoming the latest candidate to try and replace Republican Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), who announced \u200ca week prior she will not be running for re-election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t have more go-along-to-get-along \u200cmembers of \u2062Congress, \u2063more people who have spent their lives in government,\u201d Masters said in \u200ba statement on a campaign website. \u201cWe need people from outside the bureaucracy who will stand up to the establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Masters attempted to take Senator Mark Kelly\u2019s (D-Ariz.) seat in 2022, but \u200bfell \u200bshort. With the new announcement\u2064 it stops speculations of Masters wanting to take Senator Kyrsten Sinema\u2019s (I-Ariz.) seat\u2062 and create a\u200c contest \u200bbetween gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. <\/p>\n<p>Former Republican attorney general\u2063 candidate Abe Hamadeh recently announced his candidacy for the 8<sup>th<\/sup> District seat. <\/p>\n<p>A venture capitalist, \u200cMasters worked most of his life for billionaire tech investor\u200d Peter Thiel, who\u200c helped bankroll his primary run for Senate. <\/p>\n<p>While Masters and Hamadeh\u2063 are expected to run in a \u2063contested\u200b primary for\u2063 the seat, the general election is not expected to be closely\u2064 competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly\u200b to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Relatives of dual \u2062American-Israeli hostages \u2063push Congress \u2062to bring their\u200c loved \u2062ones\u200c back home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>New York City is moving migrants out of shelters and offering them plane tickets\u200d to anywhere in the world.\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Lawmakers in Washington are asking what role President Biden\u2019s lax sanction policy towards Iran has played in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-probes-role-of-sanctions-on-iranian-backed-terrorism\/\" title=\"Congress investigates impact of sanctions on Iranian-backed terrorism.\">funding recent terror attacks<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A fire-storm of anti-Semitism has swept through college campuses in recent\u200d weeks. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Intel rose more than 9% \u2064on Friday and sparked a\u200c jump in chip\u200b stocks after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amd-sees-lower-q3-revenue-as-pc-market-slump-worse-than-expected\/\" title=\"AMD sees lower Q3 revenue as PC market slump worse than expected\">personal computer market<\/a> was rebounding from its quarters-long slump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com rose 7% on Friday as it aims for a larger share of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-war-orders-starting-to-boost-revenues-for-big-us-defense-contractors\/\" title=\"US defense contractors are seeing increased revenues due to orders related to the Ukraine war.\">booming artificial intelligence market<\/a> in a race\u200b with Microsoft.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Malaysia\u2019s communications regulator will issue \u2063a warning to \u200csocial media firms TikTok \u200dand \u200bMeta\u00a0for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Lawyers \u200cfor\u2062 FTX founder \u200cSam Bankman-Fried kicked off their case at his fraud \u2062trial on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does Masters&#8217; background\u200d as a venture\u2062 capitalist and outsider perspective contribute \u200dto his appeal among voters?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Former Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters has officially joined the\u200d crowded Arizona congressional race. Masters announced on Thursday that he\u2064 will\u200b be running for a Phoenix-area House seat in 2024, becoming the\u200b latest candidate to try and replace Republican Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), who announced a week prior she will \u2062not be running for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on his campaign website, \u2064Masters emphasized the need for fresh faces and voices in Congress, stating, &#8220;We can&#8217;t \u200bhave more go-along-to-get-along members of Congress, more people who \u2062have spent their\u200b lives \u200din\u200d government. We need people from \u2064outside \u2062the bureaucracy who will stand up to the establishment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Masters previously attempted \u200bto take Senator Mark Kelly&#8217;s (D-Ariz.) seat in\u2064 2022, but fell short. \u2064With his new announcement, it puts \u2063to rest speculations\u2064 of Masters wanting to take Senator Kyrsten Sinema&#8217;s (I-Ariz.) seat and creates a potential contest between gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Joining\u2062 Masters in the race for \u2063the 8th District seat is \u2063former Republican attorney general candidate Abe \u200bHamadeh, who \u200crecently announced his \u200ccandidacy. While \u200bMasters and Hamadeh are\u2062 expected to run in a contested \u2063primary for \u200dthe seat, the \u2062general \u2064election is\u2063 not expected to \u200cbe closely competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Masters, a \u2062venture capitalist, spent most \u2064of his career working for billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, who \u2062helped bankroll his primary run for Senate. His background in business and his outsider\u200c perspective have garnered attention and support from those seeking a change from career politicians.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona congressional race \u200cis shaping up\u2062 to be a highly anticipated and closely watched contest. With multiple\u200d candidates \u2062vying for the same seat and the departure of \u200ca long-standing incumbent,\u200c the outcome of this race could have significant implications for the political\u2063 landscape of\u2064 the state.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts about the Arizona congressional race and\u2064 other important political developments by signing up for our\u2062 newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters has joined the Arizona congressional race, aiming for a Phoenix-area House seat in 2024. 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