Former Sheriff Arpaio Seeks to Advance Trump’s Agenda in US Senate

Joe Arpaio, then Maricopa County sheriff in Arizona, speaks during a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the South Point Hotel & Casino on Feb. 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arpaio is now running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

The 2018 midterm elections are shaping up to be a referendum on President Donald Trump’s policies, and Joe Arpaio, a Senate candidate for Arizona, intends to lead the fight to support Trump.

“The president sets the tempo for the country,” said Arpaio, in conversation at the Phoenix Convention Center on March 24.