A Very Special AZ-01?
This a.m., the AP reported that Rep. Rick Renzi (R) was indicted for “extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges” related to a land deal in AZ. The 26-page indictment “accuses” Renzi and two ex-business partners of “conspiring to promote the sale of land that buyers could swap for property owned” by the fed. gov’t.
Renzi had already announced his retirement, and the race to replace him has already heated up. But does an indictment bring another special election? Look for more in today’s HRH. [TIM SAHD]