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Ex-Arizona sheriff, Trump ally Joe Arpaio running for Senate In this Jan. 26, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of metro Phoenix, during a news conference in Marshalltown, Iowa. Former Phoenix lawman and Trump ally Arpaio says he will run for the Arizona U.S. Senate seat held by Jeff Flake. The Associated Press Tuesday Jan 9, 2018 at 9:30 AM Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake. The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake. The 85-year-old Arpaio is a close ally of President Donald Trump and tweeted Tuesday he seeking the post "to support the agenda and policies of President Donald Trump in his mission to Make America Great Again." Arpaio was spared a possible jail sentence last year when Trump pardoned his conviction for disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case. He flirted with the idea running for Arizona governor five times but decided against doing so each time. Arpaio says in a fundraising email that he filed paperwork Tuesday for the Senate run. Flake has been critical of Trump and announced last year that he would not seek another term.