From myfoxphoenix.com:

The race for the Republican nomination for Attorney General is turning into one of the more vicious battles of this primary season.

State Superintendent Tom Horne and former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, both seasoned politicians, may be in for the toughest campaign of their careers.

Andrew Thomas resigned as Maricopa County Attorney to run for AG.

“I think we need new energy and vision in this office for these tough challenges we have ahead of us,” he says, hoping to take some of his illegal immigration programs statewide — particularly his war against human smugglers.

“I think that that can be done very successfully on a statewide basis. We have a model in Maricopa County that I have done with the sheriff and it worked,” says Thomas.

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