News
Parker Announces Official Bid for U.S. Congress
February 3, 2010
By Zach Colick, Town of Paradise Valley Independent
Could face 4 other potential candidates in District 3 race
Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker has abandoned his bid to run for governor and instead has filed official paperwork to run for Congress and succeed retiring Republican lawmaker John Shadegg.
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Paradise Valley mayor officially seeking congressional seat
January 29, 2010
by Frank Camacho
Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker is the latest republican to announce he is running for Arizona's third congressional seat.
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U.S. House Race a Better Fit for PV's Parker
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 06:27 PM
The mayor of Paradise Valley's quixotic run for governor is over. A cascade of dominoes has pushed him into a race that's a more comfortable fit.
U.S. Rep. John Shadegg's surprise announcement that he would not seek another term opened an escape hatch for Mayor Vernon Parker. This week, he announced he was dropping his exploratory committee in the governor's race and would instead seek the Republican nomination in the 3rd House District.
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Agent of Change
By: Chip Scutari, Phoenix Magazine
Issue: May, 2009, Page 35
PARADISE VALLEY MAYOR VERNON PARKER IS BREAKING MOLDS IN THE VALLEY’S WEALTHIEST AREA. WILL HIS ASCENT RE-SHAPE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?
You meet Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker, and a few thoughts immediately pop into your head:
A.) He must come from a hoity-toity family because he carries an aristocratic charm and a Brooks Brothers fashion sense. B.) He could be the next rock star in Arizona politics. C.) He must be a phony because he’s just too damn nice.
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Governor Hopeful Faces GOP Establishment
by Laurie Roberts - Jan. 6, 2010 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic
Vernon Parker says he is realistic - some say optimistic - about what to expect this year. "The bazookas, the cannons are going to come after me," he says. "That's fine. I'm ready for it."
At this, the dawn of a big election year in Arizona, Parker is the most intriguing candidate running for governor. This great-great-grandson of a slave is the mayor of the wealthiest, Whitest town in Arizona. He's a Black man running for the top job in a state that was one of the last to establish a holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. And he's a Republican.
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Press Releases
PV MAYOR VERNON PARKER RAISES $50,000 - since announcing just two weeks ago.
PARADISE VALLEY, AZ. FEBRUARY 11, 2010. Paradise Valley Mayor and small businessman Vernon Parker’s bid to fill Congressman John Shadegg’s seat in Arizona’s Congressional District 3 is gaining momentum.
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MAYOR VERNON PARKER HONORED BY NBC AS ONE OF
AMERICA’S TOP
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADERS
PHOENIX, AZ- FEBRUARY 10, 2010. Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker is being honored by NBC in connection with Black History Month on the list of the top 100 African-Americans in America. NBC teamed up with the thegrio.com to pay special tribute to Parker and other honorees.
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HE’S IN: PARADISE VALLEY MAYOR TO RUN FOR CONGRESS
PARADISE VALLEY, AZ. JANUARY 19, 2010. Vernon Parker is in. Today, Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker announced that he will file paperwork this week to succeed Republican John Shadegg.
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WE WANT YOU
PARADISE VALLEY, AZ. JAN. 21, 2010: After a busy week of local and national political news, Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker invites you to join him and several hundred friends and supporters at a Sunday Game Day party.
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Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker To Launch Congressional Campaign Friday With Major Endorsements, Supporters At Goldwater Park
Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker To Formally Enter Congressional Race With Sheriff Arpaio, Councilman Sal DiCiccio, Other Supporters At Goldwater Park Friday
Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker to Speak at 'Politics on the Rocks'
Politics on the Rocks is honored to have Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker speak at their monthly gathering.
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