All candidates showing up for Tucson Public TV interviews — except Huppenthal (and maybe McCain)

by David Safier

I talked with Bill Buckmaster, who hosts Arizona Illustrated on KUAT, about which candidates have agreed to do face-to-face interviews on public television in Tucson.

His answer was, everyone has said they will show up, with two exceptions. Huppenthal has "declined to take part." McCain "has not responded."

Buckmaster sent me the complete list of dates and interviews, which I have included below. The Giffords/Kelly interviews are still being negotiated, so they're not on the list.

9/13 – AZ STATE TREASURER CANDIDATES: ANDREI CHERNEY (D) AND DOUG DUCEY (R)

9/14 –AZ DISTRICT 30 REPRESENTATIVE: ANDREA DALESSANDRO (D) AND DAVID GOWEN (R) AND TED VOGT (R)

9/17 – ROUNDTABLE: SECRETARY OF STATE CANDIDATES – KEN BENNETT (R) AND CHRIS DESCHENE (D)

9/21 – AZ SENATE DISTRICT 28 – PAULA ABOUD (D) AND TED DOWNING (I) AND GREG KRINO (R) AND DAVE EWOLDT (I)

9/22 – DISTRICT 26 AZ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: NANCY YOUNG WRIGHT (D) AND VIC WILLIAMS (R) AND TERRI PROUD (R)

9/23 – AZ MINE INSPECTOR: JOE HART (R) AND MANUEL CRUZ (D)

9/27 – SENATE DISTRICT 26 – AL MELVIN (R) AND CHERYL CAGE (D)

9/28 – AZ LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 28 –  KEN SMALLEY (R) AND STEVE FARLEY (D) AND BRUCE WHEELER (D)

9/29 – AZ SENATE DISTRICT 30 – FRANK ANTENORI (R) AND TODD CAMENISH (D)

9/30 –FOUR CANDIDATES FOR THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION – JORGE GARCIA (D) AND DAVID BRADLEY (D) AND BRENDA BURNS (R) AND GARY PIERCE (R)

10/01 – ROUNDTABLE: ATTORNEY GENERAL DEBATE – TOM HORNE AND FELECIA ROTTELLINI

10/4 – STATE SCHOOL SUPT. – PENNY KOTTERMAN (D) AND JOHN HUPPENTHAL (R) (CANDIDATE DECLINED TO TAKE PART)

10/5 – AZ LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29 – PAT KILBURN (R) AND DANIEL PATTERSON (D) AND MATT HEINZ (D)

10/7 – AZ LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 27 – KENT SOLBERG (G) AND ROBERT COMPTON (R) AND SALLY ANN GONZALES (D) AND MARCARIO SALDATE (D) AND GENE CHEWNING (I)

10/13 –CD 7 – CONGRESSMAN GRIJALVA (D) AND HARVEY MEYER (I) AND GEORGE KEANE (L) AND RUTH MCCLUNG (R)

10/14 –U-S SENATE CANDIDATES – RODNEY GLASSMAN (D), JOHN MCCAIN (R), DAVID NOLAN (L), JERRY JOSLYN (G) (MCCAIN HAS NOT RESPONDED)

[Bold face added for emphasis for Huppenthal and McCain]