Watch AZPM interviews of candidates for Pima County Attorney & Sheriff

Metro Week (AZPM Channel 6 on PBS) last night conducted a joint interview of both Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall (D) and her Green Party challenger attorney Cyndi Tuell. Incumbent LaWall is seeking her 6th term, first elected in Nov. 1996. Also interviewed separately were appointed Democratic Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and his Republican challenger … Read more

Watch AZ Citizens Clean Elections debates online – LD 2 and LD 14 races

Arizona CCEC (Citizens Clean Elections Commission) hosted 2 debates last week in Southern Arizona:

LD 2 Senate and  House at the Hilton Garden Inn on Sept. 27: State Senator Andrea Dalessandro (D) vs. Republican challenger Shelley Kais; Representative Chris Ackerley (R), Representative Rosanna Gabaldon (D) & Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D) vying for 2 seats in the House of Representatives

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LD 14 Senate and House at the Benson City Council Chambers on Sept. 28: Democratic State Senate candidate Jaime Alvarez; 2 open seats in the House being sought by Mike Holmes (D), Drew John (R), Jason Lindstrom (D), and Becky Nutt (R).

LD 14 State Senator Gail Griffin (R) did not attend, and she is not a clean elections candidate.

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Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce 2016 endorsements for General Election

From Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce website: http://tucsonchamber.org/15122-2/. Vote wisely on or before Nov. 8, 2016. Arizona House District 2 Rep. Chris Ackerley (R), incumbent Arizona House District 10 Todd Clodfelter (R) Arizona House District 11 Rep. Vince Leach (R), incumbent Rep. Mark Finchem (R),incumbent Arizona House District 14 Drew John (R) Mike Holmes (D) Arizona … Read more

Southern Az legislative races of note for General Election, 2016

CD 2 House

Dr. Matt Heinz (D) vs. Congresswoman Martha McSally (R)

CD 3 House

Congressman Raul Grijalva (D), incumbent, unopposed

LD 2 Senate

Andrea Dalessandro (D) incumbent vs. Shelley Kais (R)

LD 2 House (2 seats)

Chris Ackerley (R), incumbent

Rosanna Galdaldon (D), incumbent

Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D)

LD 3 Senate

Olivia Cajero Bedford (D) incumbent,  unopposed

LD 3 House (2 seats)

Edward “Trey” Cizek III (G)

Sally Gonzales (D), incumbent

Macario Saldate (D), incumbent

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Pima County races in the General Election 2016

Now that the Arizona primary is done, here’s the list of match ups for the races in Pima County, for the General Election 2016.

Pima County Assessor

incumbent Bill Staples (D) vs. Suzanne Droubie (I)

Pima County Attorney

incumbent Barbara LaWall (D) vs. Cyndi Tuell (G)

Pima County Recorder

incumbent F. Ann Rodriguez (D) vs. Mike Cease (G)

Pima County School Superintendent  (open seat)

Dustin Williams (D) vs. Margaret Burkholder (R)

Pima County Sheriff

incumbent Chris Nanos (D) vs. Mark Napier (R)

Pima County Treasurer

incumbent Beth Ford (R), unopposed

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