Jim Kolbe represented Arizona’s 8th Congressional District (previously the 5th Congressional District) in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985-2007. He previously served in the Arizona State Senate. He identified as a Republican. He died in 2022.
2000
–Endorsed John McCain (R) for President (lost primary)
2006
–Endorsed Steve Huffman (R) for Representative of Arizona, 8th District (lost primary)
2008
–Endorsed John McCain (R) for President (lost general election)
2010
–Endorsed John McCain (R) for Senator of Arizona (won)
2012
–Endorsed Jonathan Paton (R) for Representative of Arizona, 1st District (lost general election)
–Endorsed Martha McSally (R) for Representative of Arizona, 2nd District (lost general election)
2016
–Endorsed Gary Johnson (L) for President (lost general election)
–Endorsed Paul Babeau (R) for Representative of Arizona, 1st District (lost general election)
2018
–Endorsed Jonathan Gelbert (R) for Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona (lost primary)
2020
–Endorsed Joe Biden (D) for President (won)
2022
–Endorsed Mark Kelly (D) for Senator of Arizona (won)
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