Sen. Toomey take sides in Arizona's member vs. member GOP primary

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has sided with Rep. David Schweikert over Rep. Ben Quayle in their Republican primary fight in Arizona.

“Congressman Schweikert is one of the great defenders of liberty in the U.S. Congress,” Toomey said in a statement, adding that he had worked closely with Schweikert to craft economic legislation. “I am supporting him for reelection because we need people like David in Congress fighting for Arizona and the country.”

The Toomey nod comes two days after another voice for fiscal conservatism, the Citizens United PAC, endorsed Schweikert.

In March, the Club for Growth PAC circulated a letter it had sent to the House GOP leadership warning them against supporting Quayle and threatening to intervene to help Schweikert. Toomey is a former president of the Club.

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