Back in March, during Women’s “Herstory” month, I blogged about the rise of women politicians in Arizona (click here). Coming up is Women’s Equality Day on August 26, celebrating the suffrage movement allowing women the right to vote.

So now as we head into the Arizona primary on Tuesday August 24, here’s a list of the women candidates and politicians up for re-election in Arizona (and mostly Southern Arizona). D stands for Democratic Party, G for Green Party, R for Republican Party.

–U.S. Senate: Dr. Cathy Eden (D) candidate
–U.S. House: Ruth McClung (R) in CD 7, candidate
–U.S. House: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D) in CD 8, incumbent

–Governor Jan Brewer (R), incumbent
–Sec. of State: Michelle Lochmann (G), write-in candidate
–Attorney General: Felecia Rotellini (D), candidate
–Treasurer: Barbara Leff (R), candidate
–Superintendent of Public Instruction: Margaret Garcia Dugan (R), candidate;
Penny Kotterman (D), candidate;
Dr. Beth Price (R), candidate
–Corporation Commission: Brenda Burns (R), candidate

–State Senate LD 25: Gail Griffin (R), candidate, former legislator
–State Senate LD 26: Cheryl Cage (D), candidate
–State Senate LD 27: Olivia Cajero Bedford (D), candidate, former legislator
–State Senate LD 28: Paula Aboud (D), incumbent
–State Senate LD 29: Linda Lopez (D), incumbent
–State Senate LD 30: Marian McClure (R), candidate, former legislator

–State House LD 25: Patricia Fleming (D), incumbent;
Peggy Judd (R), candidate
–State House LD 26: Terri Proud (R), candidate;
Nancy Young Wright (D), incumbent
–State House LD 27: Sally Ann Gonzales (D), candidate, former legislator
–State House LD 28: Mohur Sidhwa (D), candidate
–State House LD 30: Andrea Dalessandro (D), candidate;
Parralee Schneider (R), candidate

Seems like there’s now a woman candidate for almost every elected office in Arizona (except State Mine Inspector, which doesn’t quite seem like a woman’s job). But I could be wrong on that one. We have come a long way.

Vote wisely on or before August 24.

All candidate forum (Republicans and Democrats) for Superintendent of Public Instruction sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson, American Association of University Women (AAUW)- Tucson branch, The Arizona Education Network, Tucson Values Teachers, Literacy for Life Coalition.

Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Place: Rincon/University High School’s Little Theater (school address is 422 N. Arcadia Blvd.)
(For the Little Theater use the entrance on E. 5th Street just east of Swan)

Moderator: Jim Nintzel, senior writer, The Tucson Weekly

All five candidates are scheduled to attend (R indicates Republican, D indicates Democrat):

- Margaret Garcia Dugan (R), Current Arizona Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, www.margaretdugan.com

- John Huppenthal (R), State Senator (LD 20) who chairs the Senate’s Education Committee, www.johnhuppenthal.com

- Penny Kotterman (D,) Former teacher, and former President of the Arizona Education Association (AEA), www.pennykotterman.com

– Dr. Beth Price (R), Retired administrator for Central Arizona College, www.bethpricecg.com

- Jason Williams (D), Former Executive Director for local chapter of Teach for America, and consultant for Roosevelt Elementary School in Phoenix. Williams was the Democratic nominee in this race in November 2006, www.williamsforarizona.com

(Current Superintendent Tom Horne is termed out, and is seeking the Arizona Attorney General position in the Republican primary).

For further info:
Shirley Muney (LWV), Phone:520-326-3018

If you miss this forum, view these:
Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission (CCEC) debate video of the 3 Republican candidates (click here).

For online Arizona CCEC video of the 2 Democratic candidates (click here).

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