Like them or not, we gave you our endorsements for this election season, which you can check out here for a refresher before finally turning in your early ballot (which are due today, but can be taken to any polling place on Tuesday) or heading to your polling place on Tuesday.
When it comes to the race for the Tucson Unified School District governing…well, there are 12 candidates, including three incumbents we didn’t endorse.
Through the power of social media everyone is getting in on the endorsement action and reminding folks to vote — including Tucson City Councilwoman Regina Romero. This was brought up to us by folks still frustrated that voters may focus on only two candidates and not three, even though there are three seats available.
In one post, Romero made it clear she was endorsing three candidates — Cam Juarez, Kristel Foster and Betts Putnam Hidalgo:
And there’s what I’m calling this election season, “Hey, take a looksee at my early ballot” shot. Kids, everyone is doing it — in this Facebook day and age, voting isn’t as private as it used to be:
Oh no, Regina, you didn’t forget to fill in that third oval? Well, hopefully she remembered after posting her looksee. If you’re still thinking about your choices, it’s understandable — 12 candidates makes it difficult. Since Romero put Putnam Hidalgo on her first endorsement post, we’ll include an interesting Q&A interview with the candidate by Jeff Biggers in an Oct. 25 Huffington Post piece you can read here.
Good luck making your final decision.
This article appears in Nov 1-7, 2012.
I publicly and personally endorsed Betts weeks ago after meeting her and think she will be a strong addition to the TUSD board. She is a parent and advocate focused on student achievement and protecting our schools.
Cami approached me while in the process of filling out my ballot, and took a picture. I was not through voting, yet was enthused to support a friend and colleague of many years.
I have sent my endorsement of Betts to my listserve which includes over 1,000 local residents and civic-minded friends. Reaching out to the folks I know and voicing my support for a candidate means much more to me than a misinterpreted photo posted on facebook.
I apologized to Betts for the confusion, and think that your reading of the matter is unfortunate. I hope in the future if an issue like this arises, you would be willing to call and inquire about the matter for a complete look at the facts. Betts will make a great school board member, and I’m proud to support her.
-Regina Romero
REGINA ROMERO: you are a liar and everyone will see that clearly after reading that sorry attempt at spin control. Give me a break! You may have endorsed Betts, but you only voted for your fellow Grijalva-Fart-Sniffers, Kristal and Cam.
“Cami approached me while in the process of filling out my ballot, and took a picture. I was not through voting, yet was enthused to support a friend and colleague of many years.
I have sent my endorsement of Betts to my listserve which includes over 1,000 local residents and civic-minded friends. Reaching out to the folks I know and voicing my support for a candidate means much more to me than a misinterpreted photo posted on facebook.” -Regina Romero
HA HA HA HA HA
How can anyone take this person seriously? WHAT A LIE! SHe really does deserve the “Pendeja of the Year” award for 2011 and 2012!