Comments on: All 9 Mayoral/Council candidates to attend forum hosted by LWVGT and PCTWC

By: Carolyn Classen

Carolyn Classen — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:02:06 +0000

Over 225 people in attendance to hear the 9 candidates field questions. Mayoral candidates were first asked about their position on Infill, and what they have done to advance equality/status of women, followed by a question to all the Council candidates about how to bring amenities to downtown. Then all were asked to choose to answer five of fifteen (or so) questions, ranging from Rio Nuevo, how to bring jobs & companies to Tucson, funding police/fire/water depts., qualities of a City Manager, improving Tucson streets, the Rosemont Mine, their position on Occupy Tucson at Armory Park, vote-by-mail ballots, improving education, budget priorities, mental health services, troubled youth, Sun Tran subsities, more revenue. Being as not all had to answer each question, the replies were varied and not every candidate answered each question, for the audience to compare responses. Ward 6 Councilmember Steve Kozachik and LD 30 Rep. Ted Vogt (brother of Tyler) were present.

By: Carolyn Classen

Carolyn Classen — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:33:45 +0000

Thanks for your comment. Yes I was a Commissioner on the Pima County Tucson Women’s Commission (twice) and also once a member of the League of Women Voters.

By: alohapuna

alohapuna — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:54:40 +0000

Thank you to the League of Women Voters and the Women’s Commission. These are two group with which you can always count on integrity and fairness. You can always depend on them to present all views and option to the public as it should always. The public deserves no less. Carolyn is a former commissioner. Thank you, Carolyn for reporting this