Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent publishes article on Arizona Legislative District 7 candidates, including Richard Grayson for State Repressentative

Today, Wednesday, July 15, 2021, the Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent published an article by Janet Perez, "LD 7 representative GOP primary is competive," featuring all the primary candidates in Arizona's Legislative District 7, including Richard Grayson: 

Most of the candidates in the Arizona Legislative District 7 July 21 primary are running unopposed, except in the GOP race for state representative.

In the Senate race, incumbent Wendy Rogers faces no challengers in the Republican primary. Michiel “Mike” Montiel likewise faces no challengers in the Democratic primary.

In the race for LD 7 representative, the field is crowded in the Republican primary. Incumbent Walter “Walt” Blackman will face former state Rep. David Cook Sr., Andrew Costanzo and Barby Ingle. The top two vote-getters will move onto the general election in November.

In the Democratic primary, Samuel “Sam” Martin is running unopposed.

          Richard Grayson of the Green Party is a write-in candidate.

LD 7 encompasses Apache Junction, Gold Canyon Flagstaff, Page, Winslow, Show Low, Sedona and Pinetop-Lakeside. Here’s a look at the candidates:

 

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-June, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Mid-June, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early June, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Early June, 2002 | Richard Grayson

Cochise County's Herald-Review Media publishes a letter about Richard Grayson's Arizona campaign in Arizona, "Sham Green Party candidate should withdraw"

Today, Thursday, July 9, 2026, Cochise County's Herald-Review Media published a letter from an admirer about Richard Grayson's Arizona campaign:

We don't think so.

Arizona Daily Star publishes letter on the Green Party by Richard Grayson

Today, Tuesday, July 7, 2024, the Arizona Daily Star published a letter,"Green Party," by Richard Grayson.

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late May, 2002 | Richard Grayson

A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late May, 2002 | Richard Grayson

Cochise County's Herald-Review Media publishes a letter by Richard Grayson, "A spoiler candidacy isn't a protest, it's a risk," about the Arizona Green Party

Today, Thursday, July 2, 2026, Cochise County's Herald-Review Media publishes a Letter by Richard Grayson, "A spoiler candidacy isn't a protest, it's a risk," about the Arizona Green Party in response to an earlier letter:

Gary Swing's letter highlights Green Party values – but Democrats share those values, too. The real question is electoral consequence.

In the entire history of the State of Arizona, no candidate not a Republican or Democrat has ever won a contested partisan election, and there is no reason to believe this year will be different.

With Arizona's governor, Secretary of State, and 6th Congressional District races all potential tossups, Green candidates can tip outcomes towards the Republicans. The Green Party establishment dismisses both major parties as a "uniparty" or "corporate duopoly," but that framing ignores real differences. Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are not Andy Biggs, JD Vance, or Kari Lake. Those differences matter enormously under an administration many Arizona Green Party members find authoritarian and corrupt.

The CD6 race between Republican Juan Ciscomani and Democrat JoAnna Mendoza could help determine control of the U.S. House. A spoiler candidacy by Mr. Swing there isn't a protest – it's a risk. The vast majority of voters, Democrat and Republican alike, will reject the Green Party's refusal to reckon with political reality no matter who their candidates are.

Richard Grayson

Apache Junction

"The Inoculations," a story by Richard Grayson, published at Thirteen Bridges Review: The Literary Arts Journal of Auburn University at Montgomery

Today, July 1, 2026, Thirteen Bridges Review: The Literary Arts Journal of Auburn University at Montgomery, published a short story by Richard Grayson, "The Inoculations."