Tucson Weekly

Tucson Weekly’s additional endorsements for General Election 2016

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Last week the Tucson Weekly newspaper published their endorsements for various offices (Corporation Commission, Pima County, TUSD)  and Propositions 205 and 206: https://blogforarizona.net/tucson-weeklys-endorsements-for-general-election-2016/

Here’s their Part 2 of endorsements for the General Election on Nov. 8, 2016 on pages 4 and 6 of today’s print edition:

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/endorsements-part-2/Content?oid=7319201

U.S. Senate: Ann Kirkpatrick (D)

Congressional District 1: Tom O’Halleran (D)

Congressional District 2: Dr. Matt Heinz (D)

LD 2 Senate: Andrea Dalessandro (D), incumbent

LD 2 House:  Chris  Ackerley (R) incumbent and Rosanna Gabaldon (D), incumbent

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Tucson Weekly’s endorsements for General Election 2016

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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

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Meet political cartoonists and artists at Contreras Gallery

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Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with political artists Gary Aagaard, Rand Carlson (creator of Random Shots cartoon strip in Tucson Weekly) and David Fitzsimmons (cartoonist for Arizona Daily Star). Enjoy their funny, political art, and find out whom they’re voting for on Nov. 8, 2016 to become our next U.S. President.

Contreras Gallery & Jewelry is at 110 E. 6th St. (west of N. 6th Avenue): http://www.contrerashousefineart.com/

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Zona Politics online debate on Prop. 123

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If you haven’t voted early in the upcoming May 17 special election, and plan to do so on Tuesday, here’s the preview of todays’s Zona Politics show with a debate on Prop. 123 between Jason Freed and Morgan Abraham.  Freed is in favor of the Proposition, as President of Tucson Education Assn.  and Morgan is the Chair of No on Prop. 123 campaign and the President of the Pima County Young Working Democrats.  Host Jim Nintzel on Zona Politics is the Senior Writer of the Tucson Weekly.

Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel airs at 8 a.m. Sunday on the CW Tucson, Channel 8 on Cox and Comcast and Channel 58 on Dish, DirecTV and broadcast. You can hear the show on KXCI, 91.3 FM, at 5 p.m. Sundays or watch it online at zonapolitics.com. 

Proposition 123 is the education funding amendment, and is supposed to put $3.5 billion in K-12 schools in Arizona.

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2016/05/13/zona-politics-a-prop-123-debate-and-a-review-of-the-legislative-session

 

Morgan Abraham, Chair of No on Prop. 123 committee
Morgan Abraham, Chair of No on Prop. 123 committee
Jason Freed, President of Tucson Education Assn.
Jason Freed, President of Tucson Education Assn.

 

 

 

 

 

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