Eastside Republican Meeting with Mayoral Candidates Shaun McClusky and Ron Asta, and Ward 4 Council candidate Tyler Vogt

Miller-Golf Links Branch Library – Community Room
9640 E Golf Links Road (east of Harrison Road)
When: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 6:30 PM

Shaun McClusky, a realtor, ran for the Ward 5 Council seat in November, 2009 and lost to Democrat Richard Fimbres (46.67% to 53.10%). He lead the recent “No on 400″ effort in November, 2010 against Proposition 400 which would have increased the City sales tax by a half cent. It lost overwhelmingly by 61.12% to 38.88%.

In the Republican primary on August 30 McClusky will face off with former District 1 Pima County Supervisor Ron Asta, a land planner/consultant. Asta, formerly a Democrat challenged Republican Mayor Lew Murphy in 1983 and lost.

November 8, 1983 General election results:

Ron Asta (D) 22,727 36.41%
Peggy Jeney (L) 2979 4.77%
Lew Murphy (R) 34,672 55.53%

The Republican candidate who prevails in the 2011 primary may then face off with Democratic attorney Jonathan Rothschild, and realtor Pat Darcy (a former Democrat, who is considering a bid now as an Independent). Darcy also ran for Mayor before, in the September 1999 Democratic primary and came in 4th under former Councilmember Molly McKasson, Betsy Bolding, and former Councilmember Janet Marcus.

Shaun McClusky’s website: www.voteshaun.com. Ron Asta’s webste is: www.ronasta4mayor.com.

Tyler Vogt, a political newcomer who works in the Defense Industry, is challenging 4 term incumbent Ward 4 Councilmember Shirley Scott.

Vogt’s website is www.vogt4tucson.com (under construction), and a Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vogt-For-Tucson/149958418397548?v=info

Drop by this meeting to hear how these three men propose to change the policies of the current Tucson City Council, currently composed of a Republican Mayor and one Councilmember (Ward 6), and five Democratic Councilmembers in Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Only Ward 1, 2 and 4 are up for re-election this year, along with the Mayor, and for the time being, these are still partisan races, running city-wide (though the lawsuit challenging this is under appeal with the Arizona Court of Appeals).

Info on Eastside Republicans: Lori Oien (former candidate for Ward 2 Council seat in 2007) at oienjmo@msn.com, 520-749-3472, or Parralee Schneider (former candidate for LD 30 House in 2010), 520-749-0312, pmstucson@aol.com.

Ron Asta

Tyler Vogt

Shaun McClusky

Pat Darcy

Pat Darcy, formerly a Democrat now an Independent, is considering a bid for Mayor of the City of Tucson. From his website at CB Richard Ellis:

Pat Darcy has been serving the business community of Tucson, Arizona since 1985. Mr. Darcy is a Senior Associate at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) and specializes in retail properties. He carries an unequaled track record of solving a multitude of commercial real estate issues for local, regional and national clients. As a long-time Tucsonan, Darcy has taken his passion for the local community and focused his career on building relationships that spur economic growth and improve quality of life for the people of Pima County.

Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Darcy was a major league baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds and in 1975 became the first high school player from Tucson to appear in a World Series game and also the first person from Tucson to play on a world championship team.

• ICSC Member (International Council of Shopping Centers).
• Lead recruiter for the City of Tucson in bringing in the Colorado Rockies to Tucson for their spring training headquarters.
• Eight years as a member of the City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Commission with the last four years as Chairman.
• Was acknowledged for his leadership role in having impact fees for parks passed by the Tucson City Council.
• Speaker for Linking Sports and Communities, a not for profit organization helping underprivileged young people.
• Community Relations Council for the Fred Acosta Job Corps Center.
• Active member Catalina United Methodist Church.
• Youth Coach
• Member Pima County Sports Hall of Fame.
• Master of Ceremony for Pima County Hall of Fame annual dinner and press conference.
• Southern Arizona Mental Health Association
• Dinner Committee, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• Arizona Daily Star’s Tucson Festival of Books panel moderator
• Speaker at schools, clubs and youth leagues on value of education and sports.

Education

* Bachelor of Arts, University of Arizona

Darcy ran for Mayor before in the September, 1999 Democratic primary along with Betsy Bolding, Ward 2 Councilmember Janet Marcus, and Ward 6 Councilmember Molly McKasson. McKasson was the winner, but went on to lose to then-political newcomer Robert Walkup in the General Election. Walkup has been Mayor since then but announced on February 22 that he is not seeking re-election to his 4th term.

Results from that 1999 Democratic primary election:

Betsy Bolding 9019 34.09%
Pat Darcy 2281 8.62%
Janet Marcus 3165 11.96%
Molly McKasson 11,864 44.84%

Darcy may enter the field of Mayoral candidates, which already has one Democrat — political newcomer Jonathan Rothschild, and two Republicans Shaun McClusky (who ran in the Nov. 2009 Ward 5 Council race and lost), and former District 1 Pima County Supervisor Ron Asta, who served in that capacity before (1972 to 1976) as a Democrat. McClusky and Asta will face off in the August 30 Republican primary.

Darcy hasn’t filed as yet for the office of Mayor per the Tucson City Clerk’s Office, but can be reached via email at Patrick.Darcy@cbre.com or at 520-323-5154. His campaign website is under construction.

5/13/11 Ted Prezelski at Rum Romanism Rebellion reporting that Darcy finally took out papers to run for Mayor of Tucson: http://www.rumromanismrebellion.net/2011/05/13/mayor-race-update/ — as an Independent. Stay tuned.