Arizona needs to return to a strong, fortified Arizona with Matt Salmon. Nugent, who said he was sharing 'truth, logic, and common sense with people who care,' responded to a question Friday about vaccine policies, referring to COVID-19 as a 'weaponized virus.'He contracted the coronavirus earlier in 2021. Referring to Salmon as "a spirit blood-brother," Nugent said, “We the people of Arizona - my rock-and-roll and hunting buddies - should support Matt Salmon for governor. It seems like rock star Ted Nugent thinks vaccine mandates have a 'stranglehold' on the public. “I love real Arizona, and, with the whole country in a tailspin abandoning God, family, country, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Ten Commandments, the Golden Rule, work ethic, law-and-order, Matt Salmon would be a great leader for the great state of Arizona," Nugent said in a video endorsement. Last September, Nugent came out in support of another Arizona Republican, Matt Salmon, in the race for governor. "In light of his legendary status as a musician," Gosar said, "his activist voice demonstrates how one does not have to compromise their stance on American liberties to be successful.” How a Tempe photographer's love of drummers changed her life 23rd Annual Mariachi and Folklórico Festival returns to Chandler 32 new restaurants and bars are now open in metro Phoenix Why Queen Elizabeth was American pop culture royalty Nugent also backed Matt Salmon's bid for governor Nugent was named Detroit's Greatest Guitar Player of All Time by readers of MLive, and his no-holds-barred career spans five decades of. Who's running: Here are the candidates running in Arizona's new 9th Congressional District Ted Nugent has carved a permanent place in rock and roll history as the ultimate guitar-shredding showman, selling more than 40 million albums, performing over 6,500 high-octane live shows, and continuing to set attendance records at venues around the globe. "The Nugent family salutes, thanks and endorses Paul Gosar of Arizona's fourth district to constitutionally represent the best families of Arizona, God, family, country, constitution, bill of rights, 10 Commandments, Golden rule, and law & order," Nugent said in a statement. In 2017, he was invited to the White House for dinner with former President Donald Trump, alongside Sarah Palin and Kid Rock. More Nugent: Conservative hell-raiser Ted Nugent stands by every word he's ever said Nugent, who lives in Michigan, has been among the most politically outspoken rock musicians to the right of the political spectrum for decades.
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The six-term congressman currently represents Arizona’s 4th Congressional District, but due to redistricting, he's seeking reelection in a new district that covers most of Arizona's western border, including parts of La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, and Yuma counties. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., in what will become the 9th Congressional District.