If you run for office in Arizona, tradition dictates that you fill out the Arizona Republic's candidate questionnaires. It's not a bad idea. Voters get to know candidates' positions on the issues, which is kind of useful in deciding who to vote for.

Well, this time some candidates don't appear too eager for voters to know where they stand on things. The top three Republicans running for Jim Kolbe’s (R-08) seat -- Randy Graf, Steve Huffman, and Mike Hellon -- have taken a pass.

Meanwhile, if you want to know where other candidates in Arizona stand -- Who still denies the existence of global warming? Which Republican congressmen are dissatisfied with the Republican-led Congress? Whose immigration plan is based on football? -- then you can find out after the jump.

The highlights:

Rep. Rick Renzi’s (R-01) immigration plan, called “The Red Zone Defense,” involves “state-of-the-art technology to tracks [sic] these immigrants before they cross. These new tools will allow the Border Patrol see into Mexico [sic] and predict where the flow is occurring.” His other plan is called “Blitzing the Quarterback,” which has to do with targeting drug cartels within Mexico.

Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-05) supports a federal and state marriage amendment because same-sex marriage “would separate marriage from parenthood and essentially declare…that virtually any family form, including multiple spouses, is acceptable.”

Hayworth also says that the war in Iraq “was always inevitable,” and that “it has been determined beyond a doubt that it was just a matter of time until Saddam restarted his WMD programs.”

Neither Rep. Jeff Flake (R-02) nor Rep. Trent Franks (R-06) are convinced that global warming exists.

Libertarian Senate candidate Richard Mack’s favorite book is “one I wrote myself; THE NAKED SPY: His Mission Began the Day He Died. This is the most unique and compelling spy thriller ever written, if I do say so myself.”

And how do Republicans handle the question of how they view the President and Congress?

Hayworth: “I have a negative view of Washington.”

Flake: “Voters certainly have cause to be dissatisfied with leaders in Washington…I can’t say that [Republicans] don’t deserve a disproportionate share of the blame.”