Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu: Arizona

Illegal Immigration Dept: But Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu vowed Saturday to continue his bid for the Republican nomination in Arizona s rural 4th Congressional District race, according to The Star. Babeu, a first-term sheriff who has gained widespread attention with his strong opposition to illegal immigration and smuggling, said the accusations were an attempt to hurt his political career and fLORENCE, ARIZ. A nationally known sheriff resigned from presidential hopeful Mitt Romney s Arizona campaign committee and acknowledged he was gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship. He denied claims he tried to threaten the man, a Mexican immigrant and a former campaign volunteer, with deportation if their past relationship was made public. The man s allegations were first published Friday in the Phoenix New Times , an alternative weekly magazine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.