Conservative Republicans at the Arizona Legislature are notoriously tight-fisted with public dollars, but they are considering giving former state lawmaker Russell Pearce a quarter of a million bucks to cover all the inconvenience of being recalled last year. Jim Small of the Arizona Capitol Times reports:

Former Senate President Russell Pearce is facing a wealthy opponent in this year’s elections, but his campaign could receive a six-figure windfall from the state treasury if some Republican lawmakers have their way.

A senior House Republican is circulating a letter calling for the state to reimburse Pearce more than $250,000 for his recall election last year.

Pearce is running again for the Senate this year in the new Legislative District 25. His opponent in the Republican primary is Bob Worsley, the founder of SkyMall.

House Speaker Pro Tem Steve Montenegro said he began circulating the letter after he was approached by several Republicans concerned about a constitutional provision requiring recalled elected officials to be reimbursed.

“There’s a lot of legislators that have raised the issue,” the Litchfield Park Republican said. “Some members have spoken out, and it’s our constitutional duty.”

This article appears in Apr 26 – May 2, 2012.

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6 replies on “GOP Lawmakers: Give Russell Pearce a Quarter-Million Dollars”

  1. The Arizona Constitution says WHAT? Taxpayers have to pay the Loser the cost of campaigning to not be the loser. At least that is how some Republicans see it. Nonsense.

    Pearce was fired. The cost of defending himself is all his.

  2. Citizens of AZ fired Pierce. Az is no Democracy. The Az government do not do what their constitutes wants. That is until campaign time rolls around!

  3. This is buying a politican, the people really don’t have say, except with the ballot box, and the Republians are trying to take that away. The US Supreme Court took the peoples right away to select the President, calling a corporation a person.

  5. This is B.S. Pearce needs to grow up and get off the government tit. Hes cost the taxpayer way to much as it stands.

  6. A legislator with moral fiber would not take the money. Pearce, on the other hand, has no moral fiber. He has always been a loser on the dole, and always will be if the Repubs keep handing him money to say stupid things.

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