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J. D. Hayworth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 5th district
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byJim Kolbe
Succeeded byHarry Mitchell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byKaran English
Succeeded byJeff Flake
Personal details
Born
John David Hayworth, Jr.

(1958-07-12) July 12, 1958 (age 66)
High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Hayworth (1989–present)
Residence(s)Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materNorth Carolina State University
OccupationTelevision host and former politician

John David Hayworth Jr. (born July 12, 1958) is an American television host and former politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007 from Arizona's 5th Congressional District. He currently hosts Newsmax Prime, a television news/talk prime time show that airs weekdays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Newsmax TV. Previously, he hosted a conservative talk radio program on KFYI in Phoenix until January 2010, when he resigned due to his run for the U.S. Senate.

A graduate of North Carolina State University, Hayworth anchored sports reports for three television stations during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1994, Hayworth was elected to represent Arizona's 6th congressional district, which was redistricted into the 5th District starting in the 2002 House elections.

Hayworth was unsuccessful in his race against incumbent U.S. Senator John McCain for the Republican nomination to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate in 2010.[1][2]

Early life, education, and broadcasting career

Hayworth was born in High Point, North Carolina. His grandfather, Ray Hayworth, was a Major League Baseball catcher from 1926 to 1945.[3] Hayworth received a bachelor's degree in speech communications and political science from North Carolina State University in Raleigh in 1980, where he was student body president during his senior year.[4]

He was a sportscaster for WFBC-TV (now WYFF-TV), the NBC station in Greenville, South Carolina, from 1981 to 1986, and WLWT-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1986 to 1987. From 1987 to 1994, he was the sports anchor on the news reports of KTSP-TV (later KSAZ-TV), which was then the CBS affiliate in Phoenix.

Hayworth married in 1989.[5] He and his wife Mary have three children.

U.S. House of Representatives

Committees

As a congressman, Hayworth served on the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. To date, he is the only representative from Arizona to have served on the committee.[6] While working on the committee, he was given a "satisfactory" (64 percent) rating from the National Taxpayers Union. Hayworth supported the tax cuts of 2001[7] and 2003,[8] signed into law by President George W. Bush.

Campaigns

In 1994, Hayworth ran in what was then the 6th District and defeated incumbent Democrat Karan English, taking 54 percent of the vote to English's 42 percent. Hayworth criticized English's support for Bill Clinton's budget plan, which Hayworth termed the largest tax increase in history. English had been endorsed in her successful 1992 campaign by former state U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater when she ran against Doug Wead, but not in 1994 when she ran against Hayworth.

In 1996, Hayworth fired two of his campaign aides for their part in forging his signature to file a campaign affidavit on time. He won in 1996 with 48 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Steve Owens.

In 1998, Hayworth signed and filed the form in person, with television cameras, campaign volunteers, and the Arizona Secretary of State watching. He again defeated Owens, 52 percent to 45 percent.

His next three elections he won handily: He won in 2000 against Larry K. Nelson, 60 percent to 37 percent; in 2002 against Craig Columbus, getting 61 percent of the vote; and in 2004 against Justice Elizabeth Rogers, getting 60 percent.

During his first four terms, Hayworth represented a district that took in most of the northeastern portion of the state, including Flagstaff. Most of its population, however, was located in the Phoenix suburbs. After the 2000 census, his district was renumbered the 5th District and was made a much more compact district centered on the northeastern Valley—including all of Tempe, Scottsdale and Fountain Hills, western Mesa, and Chandler, and part of northeastern Phoenix. Despite a modest Republican registration advantage, it was considered to be slightly less conservative than other suburban Phoenix districts.

Media profile

Hayworth and Barney Frank at a Capitol Hill press conference.

Known for his outspoken nature—he called President Clinton an "unprincipled philandering president" who had "the most corrupt administration in U.S. history"[9] – Hayworth is a frequent guest on conservative TV and talk radio. He sometimes substitutes as host of the nationally syndicated Laura Ingraham political commentary show on the Talk Radio Network.

Hayworth has never shied away from controversy. In the same campaign letter in which he criticized Clinton, he said his Democratic opponent was "bankrolled by trial lawyers, radical homosexual rights groups, environmental extremists ... along with almost every other left-wing wacko group you can think of."[9]

Political positions

Hayworth is a staunch conservative. He supports stronger border security and opposes the temporary worker program proposed by President George W. Bush for illegal aliens.

In January 2006, Regnery published Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and the War on Terror, a book by Hayworth and his chief of staff, Joseph J. Eule. In the book, Hayworth said that Bush is too close to GOP contributors from the agribusiness, meat packing and construction industries, whom he calls "addicted" to a steady stream of workers from Mexico and Central America to keep wages down. Hayworth also argues that current immigration law misinterprets the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, saying that a child of undocumented immigrants born in the U.S. should not be given U.S. citizenship (a view he has reiterated during the 2010 campaign[10]), and advocates the "Americanization" program Henry Ford advocated in an interview with the New York Times in 1914.[11]

The ever-so-successful process that used to be called "Americanization" was a major movement in the early 1900s ... Henry Ford, a leader in this movement, said, "These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live." Talk like that today and our liberal elites will brand you a cultural imperialist, or worse. But if you ask me, Ford had a better idea.

2006 Congressional campaign

See also: United States House elections, 2006

Hayworth had considered running for the Governor of Arizona in the 2006 elections against incumbent Democrat Janet Napolitano, but in March 2005 he announced that he preferred to stay in Congress. In the spring of 2005, Napolitano was enjoying a 79 percent favorable job rating.[12]

In the 2006 election, Hayworth faced former Tempe mayor, state senator, and then-state Democratic Party chairman Harry Mitchell. A number of prominent Republicans endorsed Mitchell,[13] and this defection appeared to have influenced the general election. CD-5, despite having a 60% Republican active registered voter advantage over Democrats (139,057 vs 86,743 in October 2006),[14] nevertheless saw Hayworth narrowly defeated by Mitchell. While most media outlets called the race for Mitchell on election night, Hayworth refused to concede due to a large number of absentee and early-voting ballots. However, when it became apparent that Mitchell's lead was too large to overcome, Hayworth conceded on November 14. He ultimately lost by 8,000 votes.

Radio/TV talk show host

On April 23, 2007, it was announced on Phoenix radio station KFYI that Hayworth would begin hosting an afternoon drive time (4–7 p.m.) talk show on the station starting April 26, 2007.[15] Hayworth left his position as a political talk show host following his January 22, 2010 broadcast. At the time of his resignation he made the decision to challenge McCain in the 2010 Republican primary.[2][16]

On January 3, 2012, Hayworth began a stint hosting a morning show on KSFO in San Francisco, California, from 9 a.m. to noon Pacific Time.

On April 10, 2012, Former presidential candidate and Former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee replaced Hayworth on KSFO. Hayworth is a sometime fill-in when Huckabee is away from his radio show.

On March 8, 2013, it was announced that Hayworth would become the new co-host for the morning talk show on XEPRS-AM 1090 in Tijuana/San Diego. He will join Lee Hamilton "Hacksaw" on the air from 6AM – 9AM Pacific.

On August 30, 2013, he left XEPRS 1090.[17]

Hayworth currently hosts Newsmax Prime, a Television news/talk Prime-Time Show that airs M-F at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific on Newsmax TV, an offshoot of the conservative political news/opinion website Newsmax.[18]

2010 Senate campaign

See also: United States Senate election in Arizona, 2010

In November 2009, Rasmussen Reports released the results of a poll of likely 2010 Republican primary voters in Arizona showing a statistical tie in a hypothetical primary challenge to incumbent John McCain for the 2010 Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Arizona.[19] Hayworth said he was considering running against McCain because he has "a profound disagreement with Senator John McCain over the concept of amnesty, whether he wants to call it comprehensive immigration reform or a pathway for guest workers to remain."[20][21]

In February, 2010, Hayworth announced that he was indeed running against McCain.[22] By mid March, Rasmussen reported only 7 points separating the two. Some credit was given to other McCain challengers' dropping out, thereby allowing Hayworth to pick up their support.[23]

On August 25, 2010, Hayworth was defeated by John McCain 57%-32% in the Arizona Senate Primary.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Fiery Ariz. conservative challenges John McCain" Reuters
  2. ^ a b Nowicki, Dan (January 23, 2010). "J.D. Hayworth gives up radio talk show". Arizona Republic.
  3. ^ "Baseball Reference.com". Baseball Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  4. ^ "John David Hayworth, Jr". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Celebrating 9 years of a happy marriage, and urging members to help end the marriage tax penalty", remarks in the House of Representatives, February 25, 1998.
  6. ^ Committee on Ways & Means :: U.S. House of Representatives Archived April 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Rep. J.D. Hayworth: What the tax cut means for you". CNN. June 6, 2001. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  8. ^ "Search Results – THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  9. ^ a b Associated Press, "U.S. House District 5: John David Hayworth (R): Incumbent", USA Today, 2004.
  10. ^ Harris, Paul (July 25, 2010). "JD Hayworth's Republican challenge to John McCain grows as anti-immigrant anger spills onto Arizona's streets". The Observer. London. Hayworth said it was time to stop automatically granting citizenship to anyone born in Arizona
  11. ^ Spence, Rebecca (August 18, 2006). "Arizona Pol Triggers Flap By Praising Henry Ford". Forward.
  12. ^ "HORIZON: Eight/KAET Public Affairs Program". Azpbs.org. 2005-05-24. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-06-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ [1] Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "2005 & 2006 Voter Registration Counts". Azsos.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-06-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "How Low the Mighty Have Fallen", Ridiculous Infomercial Review, February 2, 2008.
  16. ^ "Former Ariz. congressman plans run against McCain". Washington Post. Associated Press. January 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Hacksaw's Partner Let Go http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Sep/03/hacksaw-partner-let-go/ (San Diego Union Tribune)
  18. ^ "Newsmax TV Taps JD Hayworth to Host News, Talk Show 'America's Forum'". Newsmax.com. Newsmax Media. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  19. ^ "Election 2010: Arizona Senate GOP Primary". Rasmussen Reports. November 20, 2009. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "J.D Hayworth Interview Solid Principles Podcast". Solidprinciples.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-06-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ Finley, Allysia (November 23, 2009). "A McCain Upset?". The Wall Street Journal.
  22. ^ "Ex Rep. Hayworth to challenge Sen. McCain". UPI.com. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  23. ^ "Election 2010: Arizona Republican Primary for Senate". Rasmussen Reports. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  24. ^ "McCain wins by wide margin – David Catanese". Politico.Com. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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