2016 election: Congressional District 3

Edna San Miguel said Tuesday that she was ending her bid against incumbent Rep. Raรบl Grijalva โ€œunder duress.โ€

There may be a new, animal-friendly voice in Congressional District 3.

Go Vegan from the Boiling Frog Party hopped into the race earlier this month and submitted a statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission.ย 

The campaign supporting a plant-based diet jumps into the CD3 race challenging Democrat incumbent Raรบl Grijalva and challenger Eat Bacon.

The partyโ€™sย Facebook pageย links back to what appears to be the official Boiling Frog Party website. The siteโ€™s homepage, titled โ€œGary Swing for Frog King,โ€ looks to be a declaration of candidacy from โ€” wait for it โ€” Gary Swing.

The Denver, Colorado man appears to be behind the Boiling Frog Party hasnโ€™t just thrown his hat in the CD3 ring, either.

His bid to be an Arizona representative is just the most recent of three simultaneous bids for office across two different states, including a campaign to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate as well as for the White House.

The partyโ€™s website said that the Boiling Frog Party is looking to run an โ€œindependent โ€˜dark green, dark humorโ€™ political campaign with a mixture of satire and serious commentary.โ€

Swing couldnโ€™t be reached for comment at this time.ย 


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Sam Gross is a University of Arizona journalism student who is an apprentice at the Star. Contact him at starapprentice@tucson.com