Republican 2 term LD 26 House Rep. Vic Williams has filed to run for the District 1 Pima County Supervsior seat to be vacated by retiring Supervisor Ann Day. Prior to becoming a legislator in 2009 Williams was a small businessman & had started his first firm, Racksource, a warehousing equipment company in California, and had also invested in real estate.

House Rep. Vic Williams

Read more from his AZ House of Representative bio here.

Williams is entering a four-way Republican primary for this seat. Political newcomers Stuart McDaniel and Ally Miller, and former CD 8 House candidate/former AZ Republican Party chair Mike Hellon have previously announced their candidacies. Only former LD 26 House Rep. Nancy Young Wright is running in the Democratic primary for District 1 Supervisor (so far).

Williams and Marilyn Zerull won the September 2008 Republican primary for this House seat in LD 26 over Trent Humphries (Tucson Tea Party founder), and then Williams and appointed Democrat House Rep. Nancy Young Wright prevailed in the Nov. 2008 General Election for the 2 House seats. In August 2010 Williams and political newcomer Terri Proud won the Republican primary over Dr. Wade McLean in that race, and also prevailed in the General Election upsetting Democrat incumbent Nancy Young Wright.

So if Williams prevails in the District 1 Republican primary on August 28, he will face off once again against Young Wright.

Williams’ campaign website: www.vote4vic.com, (520) 390-9946 or info@vote4vic.com.

All Pima County Supervisors are up for re-election this year, and to date there have been no announced challengers to the present incumbents- Democrat Ramon Valadez (D 2), Democrat Sharon Bronson (D 3), Republican Ray Carroll (D 4), Democrat Richard Elias (D 5). For my previous May 2011 blog about these Supervisors, click here.

The Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission (CCEC) debate between Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett and his Democratic challenger Arizona House Rep.Chris Deschene, is scheduled for September 22 at 7 p.m. Bennett is participating in the “clean” elections program, Deschene is running traditionally.

It will be an online debate on Horizon KAET Channel 8, with the video being available online thereafter at: ww.azpbs.org/vote2010 and http://www.azcleanelections.gov/home.aspx (Clean Elections website within 72 hours).

Ken Bennett was appointed to this position after Jan Brewer (then Secretary of State) assumed her appointed position as Governor in January, 2009. He was born in Tucson, raised in Prescott, attended Yavapai College and graduated from ASU (accounting degree). He served on the Prescott City Council, then 4 terms in the State Senate from LD 1 (and was President of the Senate for four years). His campaign website is www.bennettarizona.com.

Because Kennett was not elected to this Secretary of State position (like the Lt. Governor in some states, to succeed the Governor), elected Attorney General Terry Goddard is the next in line to the Governor, until the next election on November 2, 2010.

Chris Deschene is a freshman Representative in the Arizona House (LD 2), born in California and raised near Page, Arizona on the Navajo Indian Reservation. He got his B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, then his M.S. degree (also in Mechanical Engineering) concurrent with a law degree from ASU. He served for 10 years in the U.S.Marine Corps (rank of Major), and now has his own law practice. See www.descheneforarizona.com.

Watch this debate and others between these two men and vote wisely on Nov. 2nd as this is the person that assumes the Governorship should the Governor leave the office for any reason (even when temporarily out of state).

The KUAT Channel 6 debate in Tucson between these 2 candidates was held on September 17 and can be viewed by clicking here.

Secretary of State Ken Bennett

Chris Deschene

Five hopefuls are vying for 2 seats in the Democratic primary race in LD 28 Arizona House of Representatives. The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) debate held on July 13 between these candidates is online now (click here), held at Pima Community College Community Board Room at 4905 E. Broadway.

Rep. Steve Farley is the 2 term incumbent up for re-election, and current Rep. David Bradley is termed out and running for state-wide Corporation Commission.

C indicating participation in the “clean” elections program, T for traditionally funded candidates.

Rep. Steve Farley (T), www.friendsoffarley.com
Ted Prezelski (C), www.prezelskiforarizona.org
Mohur Sidhwa (C), www.mohur2010.com
Tim Sultan (C), www.timsultan.com
Bruce Wheeler (C), www.Wheeler2010.com, former legislator

I reported about a previous debate between these candidates on March 18 (click here). Marlena Tova Fineberg who appeared at the March debate is no longer a candidate according to the Secretary of State’s website.

Map of LD 28 from Pima County Democratic Party website.

Rep. Steve Farley

Ted Prezelski

Mohur Sidhwa

Tim Sultan

Bruce Wheeler