Jan Brewer represented the district New River is in - before redistricting. I don’t remember if she was the state rep or on the county board of supervisors at the time. All I remember is the story from the horse people in the area of how she showed up at a rodeo wearing heals. She literally stepped in “it”.
When she took over as governor, I wasn’t at all impressed. Now, I’m in shock and awe. Who knew that a politician that would wear heals to a rodeo had a back bone!
JD was also our congressman for a long time. We had no complaints.
I know where you’re coming from. When Napolitano left, Brewer said that she would have to think about taking the job. I went, “oh boy”. This isn’t going to work. I don’t know what happened since then. I think Sarah Palin standing up with her really helped.