Has it truly been 9 years since I joined this group of good bloggers at Blog for Arizona? I remember it being Feb. 11, 2014 and I had been asked to come on by the mysterious, long-time blogger AZ Blue Meanie, to post community and political events. Here was my chance to continue the community … Read more
Has it been 7 years since I first joined the good folks here at Blog for Arizona? It was Feb. 11, 2014 and here it is, seven years later. A year ago we were all frenzied and working overtime, aiming for the Democratic primaries to select our new leader, to challenge the incumbent Republican US … Read more
Sept. 16 was the date for the Legislative District 10 candidate debate hosted by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) and moderated by Hank Stephensen, 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. While the LD9 … Read more
Each election season, there is an endorsement process. Organizations, groups and causes conduct their endorsement processes differently. Some just hand out endorsements. Some require candidates to answer questions and do interviews. In recent weeks, the Arizona Daily Star conducted their endorsement interview with four of the six Legislative District 10 candidates: Rep. Kirsten Engel (D) … Read more
City of Tucson Elections Dept. has posted the Primary election results on their website: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/clerks/elections Mayor of Tucson (open seat) Democratic primary: Randi Dorman 5,606 Steve Farley 16,949 Regina Romero 22,255 No Republican candidate for Mayor Ward 1 Council (open seat) Dem primary: Rob Elias 1645 Sami Hamed 1160 Miguel Ortega … Read more