Lot of Pima County officials and family of the late District 5 Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias were present today at the dedication of an administrative builiding for Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse at 4455 E. 5th Street (between Columbus Ave. and Swan Ave.) in Tucson. Present were Richard’s widow Emily Velde and their daughter … Read more
Three term LD 20 House Rep. Andres Cano, a Democrat, resigned his seat on July 4, 2023 to pursue a Master’s degree at Harvard. Former District 5 Pima Couny Supervisor Betty Villegas was appointed today by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to finish up that term. Board Chair Adelita Grijalva made the nomination motion, … Read more
Re-Activating Tucson’s Downtown History Tickets, Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite Carolyn’s note: Betty Villegas was appointed as Pima County Supervisor for District 5 in 2020, after the sudden passing of Chair/Supervisor Richard Elias. Regina Romero has been Mayor of the City of Tucson since elected in Nov. 2019. She … Read more
Arizona Legislative District Ten State Senator Kirsten Engel has an impressive resume that checks all boxes as a Democratic Congressional Candidate looking to succeed the retiring Ann Kirkpatrick in 2022. Senator Engel has been: A staff attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency. A staff attorney for the Sierra Club. The acting chief of the Massachusetts … Read more
On March 28, 2020 Pima County Supervisor and Chair Richard Elias (D) of District 5 died suddenly in his sleep at age 61, so the chairmanship was taken over by Vice Chair Ramon Valadez (D), of District 2. Supervisor Elias had been appointed to his seat in Feb. 2002, and was elected in 2004, 2008, … Read more