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Mesa, Arizona Mayor Scott Smith, a Republican, and his wife Kimberly Smith, leave the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 in Phoenix after Smith filed paperwork to enter the Arizona Governor's race. Smith said his experience as a business leader and leader of the state's third-largest city makes him a standout choice for the nomination. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Mesa, Arizona Mayor Scott Smith, a Republican, and his wife Kimberly Smith, speak to reporters at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 in Phoenix prior to Smith filing paperwork to enter the Arizona Governor's race. Smith is joining a Republican primary election field that already includes two statewide officeholders, Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Treasurer Doug Ducey. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Mesa, Arizona Mayor Scott Smith, a Republican, turns in his paperwork to run for Governor to Campaign Finance Supervisor Nancy Reid, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 at the Capitol in Phoenix. Smith said his experience as a business leader and leader of the state's third-largest city makes him a standout choice for the nomination. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Mesa, Arizona Mayor Scott Smith, a Republican, speaks to reporters at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 in Phoenix after Smith filed paperwork to enter the Arizona Governor's race. Smith is joining a Republican primary election field that already includes two statewide officeholders, Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Treasurer Doug Ducey. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by Shervon Cassim shows his brother Shezanne Cassim of Woodbury, Minn. Shezanne, arrested in April and held in the United Arab Emirates for roughly nine months after posting a parody video online about youth culture in Dubai, is expected to be released. A State Department spokeswoman said Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 that Cassim has been moved to a deportation facility for processing. (AP Photo/Courtesy Shervon Cassim, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2012, file photo, Trenton Mayor Tony Mack walks from City Hall in Trenton, N.J., on his way to arraignment in Federal Court on bribery, extortion and fraud charges. On Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, attorneys are selecting a jury for the federal corruption trial of Trenton's mayor. Mack has remained in office since his arrest in late 2012, on extortion and bribery charges for allegedly soliciting and accepting payments in connection with a downtown parking garage deal. The deal was fictitious, and the people offering the alleged bribes were government informants. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
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House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, left, talks with Tim Eyman, right, who has filed an initiative that would cut sales taxes in 2015 if lawmakers don't pass a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote on any tax hikes, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. The exchange took place before the AP Legislative Preview in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, left, talks with hands with House minority leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, center, and Senate minority leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, right, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the start of the AP Legislative Preview in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Senate minority leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, right, speaks Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 during the leadership panel of the AP Legislative Preview in Olympia, Wash. Looking on are House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, left, House minority leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, second from left, and Senate Republican leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, third from left. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
