And Sheriff Joe was very unfairly treated by the Obama administration, especially right before an election — an election that he would have won. By September , it seemed the controversy had left Arpaio surprised, angry and bewildered. But he had lost his once loyal Republican base. He came in third place out of three candidates in the GOP primary. Even though Arpaio was sidelined in the election, his legacy continued to galvanize activists and voters. Alejandra Gomez, a Mexican American activist with Living United for Change in Arizona who helped mobilize voters in and , said seeing Arpaio lose and a ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage pass had helped convince some first time voters the following election cycle that the act of voting could make a difference.
That same momentum, Gomez predicted at the time, would spill over to the next presidential cycle in In , he ran for his old job as sheriff in the Republican primary. Meanwhile, the grassroots organizers who had learned how to inspire voters in their fight against Arpaio channeled their energy to mobilizing voters of color. Maria Castro, a year-old Mexican American activist who first began registering new Latino voters in Maricopa county as a high schooler in , noticed the people whose doors she knocked on in were unusually eager to vote.
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Get a daily digest of the most important stories affecting your hometown with the Axios Atlanta newsletter. Want a daily digest of the top Philadelphia news? No wonder Sheriff Arpaio has been profiled in over U. On a personal note, Sheriff Arpaio and his wife Ava have been married for over 54 years and have two children, both residing in the Phoenix area. The Arpaios have four grandchildren. Al Melvin, Co-Chair Sen. Gail Griffin Sen. Steve Smith Rep.
Russ Jones, Co-Chair Rep. David Stevens Rep. Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio looks forward to many more years as Sheriff of Maricopa County. News Links:.
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