For obvious reasons, the big political races—for U.S. president, U.S. Senate and so on—are getting a lot of attention from media and the public alike.
However, many not-so-big races are not getting a lot of attention—and they should, because what these elected officials do affects all of us, directly and often immediately.
Some examples:
• Do you care what happens on and along roads within Pima County? Do you care about open space, or where your property taxes go? Then you should be interested in what’s going on with the Pima County Board of Supervisors. You can read all about two of the most hotly contested races in Jim Nintzel’s cover-story package, here and here.
• Does someone you know have plans to attend Pima Community College? Well, then you’re probably interested in what the college’s five-member governing board is up to. For example, the board made waves recently by abandoning the school’s open-admissions policy; in other words, prospective students now need to pass a test before going to Pima. And then there are matters involving how those Pima tuition dollars are being spent. You can read more about this race here.
• Might you ever have a reason to contact law enforcement? Then you probably care about the issues in the Pima County sheriff’s race. This year, the incumbent, Clarence Dupnik, is facing his most serious challenge in years; read all about it here.
We also have a fine story on the Congressional District 1 race here; meanwhile, The Skinny is chock full of updates on the U.S. Senate contest and the competition in Congressional District 2.
This is important stuff, folks; keep reading the Tucson Weekly and TucsonWeekly.com through Election Day and beyond for the latest news.
This article appears in Oct 18-24, 2012.
The editor is right…get informed on all the candidates and also
all the questions on your ballot.
One question is Prop 121…A YES for 121 will allow all voters
EQUAL ACCESS to be placed on every ballot. Also 121 will allow
all voters EQUAL ACCESS to vote every ballot.
In regards to FrankHenry’s shilling for Prop 121:
…and a “NO” vote will prove you’re not Nazi vermin trying to block other party’s from running.
Overall, Az. is being brainwashed by liberal Dems and frankly, I wish that I could vote in Az. because you have some very good center-right candidates and common sense initiatives on which to vote. I live in the soviet republic of Ca. and in Az. I see liberty still available to voters except when they are fooled by the liberal Dems who have propped up our failing economy domestically and international disasters. Look at your propositions which seem to call for freedom and liberty in voting. If Ca ever did that, many would faint dead away. You have a great Guv, and Flake seems to be a solid guy. You have sheriffs who actually follow the law. What a noble experiment and so different in socialist states like Ca. where perps seem to get more rights than the vics. God bless Az. and I hope common sense voters will follow some of your pts. in a media which is not just a leftist clone like the LA Times and SFChronicle.