IN DISTRICT 1, incumbent Mike Boyd is facing a respectable
challenge from Sally Slosser in the GOP primary. Boyd is finishing
his first term and says the experience has taught him a lot; by
his own admission, during his first six months on the job, Boyd
"really stunk up the place."
Since then, Boyd argues he's improved on the job. He's most proud
of his work establishing trailheads and protecting riparian areas
and sees himself as a voice of reason on the board.
Slosser sees things differently. A retired nurse, Slosser says
Boyd has failed to provide constituent service. Touting herself
as a "citizen politician," Slosser wants to see a massive
push toward privatizing most aspects of county government.
While the most recent campaign reports show Boyd has raised more
than twice as much money as Slosser, she has raised enough money
to take a serious stab at the office.
The winner of the GOP primary will face one of the three lightweight
candidates duking it out in the Demo primary: Winston Smith, a
political activist in the Democratic Party who failed in his 1992
bid for the county recorder's office; Wayne Bryant, a union activist
from Oro Valley; and Chris Jones, a 21-year-old Pima Community
College student.
Although District 1, which stretches along Pima County's eastern
edge through the Catalina foothills and Oro Valley, has about
40,000 Republicans and only 35,000 Democrats, it's not necessarily
safe Republican ground: There are more than 12,000 voters who
aren't registered with either party, which makes up a powerful
swing vote. But unless the Democrats turn on the fundraising machine,
District 1
will most likely remain in GOP hands.
IN DISTRICT 1, incumbent Mike Boyd is facing a respectable
challenge from Sally Slosser in the GOP primary. Boyd is finishing
his first term and says the experience has taught him a lot; by
his own admission, during his first six months on the job, Boyd
"really stunk up the place."
Since then, Boyd argues he's improved on the job. He's most proud
of his work establishing trailheads and protecting riparian areas
and sees himself as a voice of reason on the board.
Slosser sees things differently. A retired nurse, Slosser says
Boyd has failed to provide constituent service. Touting herself
as a "citizen politician," Slosser wants to see a massive
push toward privatizing most aspects of county government.
While the most recent campaign reports show Boyd has raised more
than twice as much money as Slosser, she has raised enough money
to take a serious stab at the office.
The winner of the GOP primary will face one of the three lightweight
candidates duking it out in the Demo primary: Winston Smith, a
political activist in the Democratic Party who failed in his 1992
bid for the county recorder's office; Wayne Bryant, a union activist
from Oro Valley; and Chris Jones, a 21-year-old Pima Community
College student.
Although District 1, which stretches along Pima County's eastern
edge through the Catalina foothills and Oro Valley, has about
40,000 Republicans and only 35,000 Democrats, it's not necessarily
safe Republican ground: There are more than 12,000 voters who
aren't registered with either party, which makes up a powerful
swing vote. But unless the Democrats turn on the fundraising machine,
District 1
will most likely remain in GOP hands.
