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Meet LD 19 Dem candidates
March 9, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm MST
by Carolyn Classen, blogger
| Candidates for LD19 Nick Nordgran-Tellez, Bob Karp, Gregg Frostrom Saturday, March 9, 2024, 3 pmRoom 203, Continental Shopping Plaza, Green Valley |
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| Left to right: Nick Nordgran-Tellez, Bob Karp, Gregg Frostrom “We have three excellent Democratic candidates running for state office in LD19. Come meet them in person and bring your questions. Nicholas “Nick” Anthony Nordgran-Tellez is running for the Arizona House of Representatives. Tellez was born and raised in Solomon Arizona. He is the owner of La Paloma Restaurant in Solomon, chairman of the Graham County Democratic Party, an eight-year member of the Solomon Elementary School District, and serves on several boards. If elected he would bring a small business owner perspective to state government. Diversity, water, economic growth, substance abuse and homelessness are also at the top of his priority list. Robert “Bob” Karp is running for the State Senate. Bob, a graduate of UCLA, has owned and operated a small manufacturing aerospace company, a software development company, and after retirement here in Arizona a real estate brokerage. He moved to Cochise County in 2005 and now lives in Sierra Vista. Bob believes:“The best way to create long term reform is to flip the state legislature from Republican control and extremism, to mainstream political values under Democratic Party control.” Bob’s mainstream values include defending public-school education, advocating for fair tax policy, protecting women’s healthcare, and supporting the non-partisan fraud-free election system that has served this state well for decades. Gregg Frostrom is running for the Arizona House of Representatives. Gregg retired from a career in military intelligence as a Chief Warrant Officer Four (CW4) in 2018 to pursue a career in project management in the pharmaceutical research industry. He left the Republican party in the mid-2000s when he recognized that his old party’s values were shifting towards populism, isolationism, and xenophobia. He still holds the small town values he was raised with and believes that the government can serve the people of LD19 by ensuring better rural healthcare, protecting our water resources and supporting local public schools through integrated jobs programs and better funding. Please join us to meet our LD19 candidates. NOTE: Karp and Frostrom are running under “Clean Elections” and need $5 qualifying contributions from registered voters to qualify for public funding. You may donate at this program or on-line at E-Qual: https://apps.azsos.gov/equal/.” ***The collection wagon will be available for your contributions of clothing and toiletries to border organizations.*** Sponsored by Green Valley Democrats |
Carolyn’s note: LD 19 is currently represented by Republicans: Senator David Gowan and Representatives
Gail Griffin and Lupe Diaz, all who have served several terms. Dem Bob Karp has run before for House & Senate, but the other two Dems are political newcomers.
Current Voter stats in LD 19: Dems 13,830; Republicans 20,010; Others 15,557.