Ex-GOP president of Arizona Senate in governor's race

[brooklynite]

Moderate Greene a surprise hopeful

Chip Scutari
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 24, 2005 12:00 AM

Let the jockeying begin. The race to replace Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano is officially on, although with a candidate few people had expected to run.

Former State Senate President John Greene jumped into the 2006 governor's race Thursday, a Republican who is the first GOP candidate to make news by not taking his name out of the running. Unlike many Republicans with gubernatorial aspirations, Greene favors abortion rights and gay rights. Greene said he's against an initiative that would add a ban on same-sex marriage to the state Constitution, which could be on the 2006 ballot.

"We already have a law on the books protecting marriage," Greene told The Arizona Republic. "We don't need that (constitutional amendment)." advertisement

While Greene's social views may appeal to moderates, Republican strategists say it could spell trouble in a GOP primary where socially conservative voters tend to dominate.

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