Citizens Clean Elections Debates

LD9 debate

Watch the LD9 Clean Elections Debate (video)

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Sept. 15 was the date for the Legislative District 9 candidate debate hosted by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) and moderated by Hank Stephensen, LD9 resident and editor of the Captiol Times Yellow Sheet. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 CCEC debates are being held online and not in person, as is the tradition. … Read more

LD 23 Republican Nominees Wimp Out of Clean Elections Debate

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Did you know Michelle Urgenti-Rita, Joseph Chaplik, and John Kavanagh were on the ballot for the LD 23 State Senate and House seats this year? Voters who watched the LD 23 Clean Elections Debate on September 1, 2020, would not have. Why? None of the Republican candidates thought it worthwhile to show the voters what … Read more

Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley (right) and Republican challenger Ana Henderson.

LD9 Debate Reveals Stark Contrasts between Democrat & Republican Candidates (video)

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Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley (right) and Republican challenger Ana Henderson.
Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley (right) and Republican challenger Ana Henderson.

Can’t decide how to vote in the November 6 election? If you live in Legislative District 9, check out the LD9 debate before casting your vote.

The debate video below reveals clear differences between the candidates on key issues such as the minimum wage, food security, the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), climate change, abortion, gun violence, and more.

Five people are running for the three LD9 Legislative seats: incumbent Democrats Reps. Randy Friese and Pamela Powers Hannley (me), Republican challenger Ana Henderson, and Senate candidates former Democratic representative Victoria Steele and Republican write-in candidate Randy Fleenor.

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) conducts candidate debates, videotapes them, and stores them on their website and YouTube channel. If you live in a district other than LD9, check out the CCEC archive for the other 2018 debate videos. For Southern Arizona Legislative Districts, here are links to debates for LD2, LD3, LD10, LD11, LD8, and LD14. (The LD9 debate is embedded below.

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