Arizona District 3 Possibilities
Current AZ-03 Candidates
Bob Lord --- Democrat ($612,581 raised)
Annie Loyd --- Independent ($26,376 raised)
With the Arizona Congressional Primaries not until September 2, 2008, there is some time to get a good Republican challenger to Bob Lord in there. From what I can tell, AZ-03 is a heavily Republican district so getting someone in there will be the key and the rest may work itself out if there is strong monetary support and name recognition among the members of the District.
A possibility would be to get a good state Representative or Senator from within that Congressional District to make a run for it. From what I can tell, AZ legislative districts 4, 6, 7, 10 & 11 are all part of Congressional District 3. Below is the state legislators that may qualify, but I know nothing about any of them or their possibilities. If you (or any other AZ forumer) know how these people are, then send them an email to ask if they would consider making a run for it. It will take someone with more knowledge of the individuals and their credentials, their hometown and their integrity to tell you what to do.
Arizona State Legislature (Assorted by District Numbers)
Current Members of Arizona House of Representatives
Tom Boone --- (R) District 4 [Majority Leader]
Judy M. Burges --- (R) District 4
Doug Clark --- (R) District 6
Sam Crump --- (R) District 6
Ray Barnes --- (R) District 7
Nancy K. Barto --- (R) District 7
Jackie Thrasher --- (D) District 10
Jim Weiers --- (R) District 10 [Speaker of the House]
Mark DeSimone --- (D) District 11
Adam Driggs --- (R) District 11
Members of the Arizona State Senate
Jack W. Harper --- (R) District 4
Pamela Gorman --- (R) District 6
Jim Waring --- (R) District 7
Linda Gray --- (R) District 10
Barbara Leff --- (R) District 11
Additional Note:
As was mentioned above, Barry Goldwater, Jr. does now live in Phoenix, but it's a big city and there are many Congressional Districts around it (not sure if he is a part of AZ-03 or not). He ran for public office in California.