Nine on the Line
Legislative District 9 candidates debate next week
Here's a debate you can attend: The Legislative District 9 House of Representative candidates will be debating on Monday, Oct. 4.
Legislative District 9 is one of the most competitive in the state. In fact, it's one of the few districts in the state that's represented by both a Democrat and a Republican in the House of Representatives: Republican Ethan Orr and Democrat Victoria Steele.
The Democrats are trying to win both seats by knocking off Orr with Randy Friese, a trauma doc who is best known for being on duty on Jan. 8, 2011, when the victims of the mass shooting at Gabby Giffords' Congress on Your Corner began arriving at UMC.
Orr is arguing that he has a moderate record that includes support for the University of Arizona and Gov. Jan Brewer's Medicaid expansion. Democrats are saying that his support for anti-abortion legislation and his support for gun rights—among other issues—show that he's too conservative for the district.
The Tucson Weekly/Tucson Local Media forum is from 6 to 7 p.m. at St. Francis in the Foothills, 4625 E. River Road. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
