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MITCHELL LAUNCHES BID FOR CONGRESS:
SAYS `IT'S TIME A FOR A CHANGE'
TEMPE - U.S. Congressional candidate Harry Mitchell (D-Tempe) today launched his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth, declaring, "This is a campaign for change, and a campaign to restore honesty, integrity and civility to Washington."
Mitchell was joined by more than 150 supporters when he made the announcement at the Harry E. Mitchell Government Center in Tempe, across from a 36-foot statue that also bears his name.
Mitchell said Congress has not addressed issues important to Arizona, and that the state deserves leaders who will work across party lines and put Arizona first.
"In Congress, my first - and only - priority will be Arizona," said Mitchell.
Mitchell said the values of the people in his district are not being represented in Washington. "Like many of you, I believe that in America we can do better, and we deserve better." He added, "Washington politicians seem to care more about becoming celebrities and talking heads than statesmen."
Early Attention and Early Polling
On Sunday, Host and Moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" Tim Russert noted that Mitchell's entry is making this a, "very tight" race. According to Russert"...we're going to follow this race ... Hayworth vs. Mitchell, very closely."
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Congressional Quarterly has described the race as, "highly competitive."
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In February, the first poll in the race showed Mitchell with a lead over Hayworth:
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Harry Mitchell is a native Arizonan and an exemplary public servant. Harry was first elected to the Tempe City Council in 1970 and was elected mayor of Tempe in 1978, where he served his community and fellow citizens for 16 years. As Tempe's mayor, he spearheaded the effort to revive and revitalize Tempe's dying downtown area -- an area that is now one of the Valley's most successful business and entertainment centers. In leading this remarkable urban rebirth, he built partnerships of small business owners, neighborhood groups, corporations, investors and the leadership of Arizona State University; partnerships that worked cooperatively toward common, and positive, goals.
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