Russell Pearce.

PositionPeople & Politics - Brief article

Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, who has risen to national prominence for his illegal immigration legislation, is facing a recall election Nov. 8. Petition organizers collected 3,000 more valid signatures than needed. Pearce is a former judge and deputy sheriff who was first elected to the Arizona Senate in 2008, having served in the House since 2000. He is the author of a controversial law requiring law enforcement officials to ask for documentation from anyone detained and suspected of being an...

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