PHOENIX, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Radio host and former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth announced Monday he would challenge Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in the Republican U.S. Senate primary.
Hayworth announced his decision at his Phoenix campaign headquarters, accompanied by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Chris Simcox, co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a volunteer group that works to prevent illegal U.S. border crossings, the Phoenix News Times reported.