Goldwater’s Nephew to Run for Governor
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The nephew of the late Barry Goldwater, the right-wing U.S. senator who was the 1964 GOP presidential nominee, said he was running for governor.
Don Goldwater, 50, confirmed he would seek the nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, but did not elaborate. He is a Republican Party activist and former board member of the Goldwater Institute, a Phoenix think tank with libertarian leanings.
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