Arizona’s Citizens Clean Election Commission had a panel discussion on Arizona’s Independent Voter in Tempe a few nights ago, based on information from a Nov. 2015 report by ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
On Tuesday September 16 the Citizens Clean Election Commission held a debate at the Hilton Garden Inn near the Tucson airport for the candidates running for LD 2 Senate (incumbent Democrat Andrea Dalessandro and Republican challenger Daniel Estrella), and House (Democrat incumbents Rosanna Gabaldon and Demion Clinco and challenger Republican John Chris Ackerley).
All candidates in this race are participating in Clean Elections, and not running traditionally.
View the debate online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRvqwvZM1bc&list=UU1o6KhL1yoYqUkvIUbcRtaA. Videos are usually posted 72 hours after the debate.
On Wednesday September 3, 2014 a Citizens Clean Election Commission debate was held at PCC downtown between LD 9 House contenders: incumbent Republican Rep. Ethan Orr and his Democrat challenger Dr. Randy Friese. Democrat LD 9 Rep. Victoria Steele is also in this race but had an out of town commitment prior to the scheduling of this debate.
About 65 people attended this debate, including Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik (a Democrat) and Pima County Dem Party Chair Don Jorgensen.
Voters have to choose 2 candidates for 2 AZ House seats in the General Election for LD 9, between these 3 individuals running.
View the video of this debate posted by CCEC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WCbIcQrx9I&feature=youtu.be
There aren’t many contested primary races in the Southern Arizona legislative districts this year. The LD 3 Senate race is contested in the Democratic primary, with challenger Sal Baldenegro going up against incumbent LD 3 State Senator Olivia Cajero Bedford. Baldenegro is a community activist who works as a Digial Media Specialist/boys soccer coach at Desert View High School. In 2012 his attorney wife Wenona Benally Baldenegro ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in the Democratic primary in CD 1. Cajero Bedord has served in the State House and State Senate for 12 years. Both her parents Rep. Bernardo “Nayo” Cajero and Rep. Carmen Cajero served in the State House as well (respectively 5 and 14 years).
