Richard Carmona, a former U.S. surgeon general in President George W. Bush's administration, announced Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
Carmona, 61, is a Tucson resident and a lifelong political independent who was courted heavily by top national Democrats, including President Barack Obama, to seek the three-term Kyl's job.
"Like most Arizonans, it's clear to me that Washington is broken, and it is time for honest people with real-world experience to step forward to solve the problems we are facing and get our economy going again," Carmona said in a statement e-mailed to the media.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/11/10/20111110arizona-senate-race-Carmona-to-run.html#ixzz1dzNbHsiK
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