Been waiting to see whom the Tucson Weekly’s editorial board would endorse for the upcoming General Election of 2016. They say “Hell yes!” on both propositions 205 and 206, and endorsed the following candidates:
Pima County Supervisor D 1 : Brian Bickel (D)
Pima County Supervisor D 3: Sharon Bronson (D), incumbent
Pima County Sheriff: Mark Napier (R)
Pima County Assessor Bill Staples (D), incumbent
Matt Heinz, Brian Bickel, and I have something in common. We’re all running against Republican women who are running stealth campaigns and hiding their opinions from the voters.
Heinz is running for Congressional District 2 against Congresswoman Martha McSally who is infamous for dodging questions and debates. Bickel is running for Pima County Supervisor against incumbent Ally Miller, who refused to be interviewed by the Arizona Daily Star (and other media outlets) for their candidate series. For the LD9 seat, I am running against Tea Party candidate Ana Henderson who is hoping that $5500 worth of giant signs featuring her and her dog (but not her party affiliation or any detauls about her) will convince voters to back her.
If my website stats are any indication, voters want to know where candidates stand on the issues. Leading up to primary voting day on August 30, my website stats were booming, and the page visitors went to most often– after the home page– was the Issues tab. (Inquiring minds want to know.)
Unfortunately, Henderson didn’t answer AZCentral’s candidate questionnaire this summer, didn’t show up to the LD9 interview with the Arizona Daily Star a few weeks ago, and didn’t attend the Pima County Interfaith Council (PCIC) candidate forum this past Sunday. More than 500 people — most representing local churches or charitable organizations like the Community Food Bank and Literacy Connects– attended the PCIC event hoping to hear multiple candidates speak about public education, hunger, and drugs. Now the question is: Will Henderson show up for the LD9 Clean Elections Debate on October 14 or pay the no-show fine?
Fitting re-naming of the 34 acre Northwest Community Park yesterday in memory of the late District 1 Supervisor Ann Day, who was killed tragically in a head-on car accident on May 7, 2016. MC District 3 Supervisor Sharon Bronson spoke of her colleague Ann as a “cowgirl and can do person”, who loved parks, and had even helped a Maui couple donate a Make a Wish mesquite tree there at the park. She also said that Ann was “a true problem solver across party lines”. Day served on the Pima County Board of Supervisors for 12 years(3 terms) , had retired in 2012.
This park is located at 7601 N. Mona Lisa Road (southwest corner of Magee and Mona Lisa Roads).
Ann Day’s daughter Jill Watters, son in law Justice of the Peace Adam Watters (Precinct 1), and their 3 children (Caitlin, Courtland, Cassandra) were in attendance. The grandchildren led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Arizona Public Media (AZPM, Channel 6 PBS) interviewed District 3 Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson (a Democrat who has served since Jan. 1997, currently the Chair) and her Republican challenger Kim DeMarco. These interviews were conducted separately. Also interviewed this week was District 1 Democratic candidate Brian Bickel. One term District 1 Republican Pima County … Read more
In case you missed it, those of you who live in District 1 of Pima County – Republican Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller (elected in Nov. 2012) will face a Republican challenger John Winchester in the August 30 primary. John is the Outreach Coordinator at UA Arizona Center for Judaic Studies.
Over on the Dem side, there are two running for this position as well – retired hospital administrator Brian Bickel and former adjunct communications prof. Jeff Farrell. They too will face off in the August 30 Arizona primary.
from pimagop.org website:
“John Winchester was born and raised in Tucson with the values of service and investment in community. Beginning when he was 10 years old, he volunteered in care homes bringing comfort to the elderly. When he turned 15, he started working in homeless shelters. Today, John remains committed to serve the community by volunteering at the Arizona State prison complex, continued service in a shelter for women and children, working with the 4Tucson Government Domain to encourage Christian civic engagement in government, and acts as the Arizona State Director for Christians United For Israel.
John works successfully to build consensus on issues, bypassing political differences, for the purpose of achieving results. As the Arizona State Director for Christians United for Israel, he works across Arizona building coalitions between Christian denominations, as well as relationships with the Jewish community on Israel-related issues. John is known locally for his investment in the community and his ability to work among diverse groups of people to resolve issues and bring solutions.”