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CD 3 debate online (Congressman Grijalva vs. Saucedo Mercer vs. Guerra) at AZPM

Carolyn Classen — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:24:32 +0000

If you missed last night’s rowdy 90 minute debate at PCC West campus between Democratic CD 7 Congressman Raul Grijalva and his two women challengers, Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer and Libertarian Blanca Guerra, click here for the taped one hour edited video on AZPM, Channel 6. All three are running for the new Congressional District 3.

AZPM’s political reporter Christopher Conover was the moderator of this League of Women Voters and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce sponsored forum.

About 300 people were in attendance at the Proscenium Theater, including District 5 Supervisor Richard Elias, PCC board member Marty Cortez, Dr. Manny Arreguin (Democratic challenger in CD 3 primary), and Barney Brenner, former candidate for District 3 Supervisor. The audience disregarded Conover’s repeated requests to hold their applause & outbursts.

Prepared Sponsor questions asked were about the polarization in D.C., immigration reform, the economic future of Southern Az, and the proposed Rosemont mine. The audience questions were about how to create jobs in Yuma (highest unemployment in AZ), foreign policy & the War in Afghanistan, government regulations (good and bad), and border security (which is better drug policy or immigration policy to secure the border to Mexico?).

I announced this event earlier on October 1st:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/community/2012/10/01/congressman-grijalva-vs-challengers-saucedo-mercer-guerra-at-cd-3-debate-on-october-9/, listing their campaign websites, for those of you who want to read more about the 3 candidates.

Vote wisely on or before November 6. Early voting starts tomorrow.

Congressman Grijalva vs. challengers Saucedo Mercer & Guerra at CD 3 debate on October 9

Carolyn Classen — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:05:01 +0000

The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson, Pima Community College and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will present a debate for candidates for Congressional District 3. This district covers roughly the west side of Tucson, south to the border, and as far west as Yuma. The forum will be on Tuesday, October 9 at the Proscenium Theater on the campus of Pima Community College’s West Campus, 2202 West Anklam Road, Tucson 85709, from 6:30 to 8 PM. The moderator will be Christopher Conover of AZPM, and the debate will be taped by AZPM. All candidates have been invited. For further information, contact the League at 520-327-7652.

5 term (10 years) incumbent CD 7 Congressman Raul Grijalva (Democrat) is facing a challenge by two women candidates, Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer and Libertarian Blanca Guerra in the CD 3 House race.

Campaign websites:
–Raul Grijalva (D), Congressman in CD 7, www.standwithraul.com
–Blanca Guerra (L), former paralegal & rancher, www.guerraforcongress.com
–Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R), activist, www.saucedomercer.com

This debate is going to be live stream videotaped by Arizona Public Media (AZPM) on October 9, and shown on Channel 6 on October 10, for those of you who can’t attend in person. Website: https://www.azpm.org/

Vote wisely on or before November 6.

2012 AZ Primary election results – contested races (updated)

Carolyn Classen — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:23:02 +0000

Here’s the latest report from the AZ Secretary of State (federal & state races), and the Pima County Elections Division (county races). Not including the uncontested primary races at this time, which can be accessed by the blue hyperlinks.

–U.S Senate (open seat)
Richard Carmona (D) 287737

Wil Cardon (R) 109646
Jeff Flake (R) 355573
Bryan Hackbarth (R) 19070
Clair Van Steenwyk (R) 28949

–CD 1
Wenona Benally Baldenegro (D) 18599
Ann Kirkpatrick (D) 33039

Patrick Gatti (R) 2647
Gaither Martin (R) 8775
Jonathan Paton (R) 28062
Douglas Wade (R), withdrawn 6599

–CD 2
Ron Barber (D), incumbent CD 8, 50380
Matt Heinz (D) 11025

Mark Koskiniemi (R) 11538
Martha McSally (R) 51734

–CD 3
Amanda Aguirre (D) 9484
Manny Arreguin (D) 3105
Raul Grijalva (D), incumbent CD 7, 24643

Blanca Guerra (L) 116

Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R) 12474
Jaime Vasquez (R) 6622

–State Senate LD 3 (1 seat)
Olivia Cajero Bedord (D), incumbent LD 27, 9718
Maria Garcia (D) 4822

–State House LD 9 (2 seats)
Dustin Cox (D) 9500
Mohur Sarah Sidhwa (D) 11490
Victoria Steele (D) 11661

Ethan Orr (R 14144

–State House LD 10 (2 seats)
Stefanie Mach (D) 11525
Brandon Patrick (D) 7614
Bruce Wheeler (D), incumbent LD 28, 12235

Todd Clodfelter (R) 12181
Ted Vogt (R), incumbent LD 30, 14982

–Pima County:

Pima County District 1 Supervisor (open seat)
Mike Hellon (R) 7819
Stuart McDaniel (R) 2216
Ally Miller (R) 9232
Vic Williams (R) 5259

Nancy Young Wright (D) 16856

Pima County District 4 Supervisor
Ray Carroll (R), incumbent, 13793
Sean Collins (R) 10339

Pima County Sheriff
Terry Frederick (R) 10369
Vinson Holck (R) 9858
Chester Manning (R) 9896
Mark Napier (R) 28894
Walt Setzer (R) 7317

Clarence Dupnik (D), incumbent, 71677

Dave Croteau (G) 388

Pima County Superintendent
Linda Arzoumanian (R), incumbent, 33722
Mace Bravin (R) 28214

Congratulations to the winners of today’s AZ primary. I will be updating as the election results come in tonight and tomorrow. So stay tuned for the close race results.

Congressman Raul Grijalva announces re-election bid on Buckmaster radio show

Carolyn Classen — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:45:47 +0000

Bill Buckmaster, radio talk show host of the Buckmaster Show on KVOI 1030 AM interviewed Congressman Raul Grijalva today, and he announced that he will seek re-election in 2012. Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star joined Bill in conducting the interview.

Click here for the interview.

Grijalva is in his 5th term representing CD 7, serving since January 2003. He faced a tough bid last year against political newcomer physicist Ruth McClung, winning by 9550 votes. There was also a Libertarian George Keane and Independent/Nonpartisan Harley Meyer running in that race in November, 2010.

Two Republicans are already listed on the Pima County GOP website as running for this CD 7 seat:
Chris Flowers, and Gabby Saucedo Mercer, whose announcement I attended back in March (click here for previous blog).

Information on Flowers:
chris@voteflowers.com
www.voteflowers.com
623-308-9732

Information on Mercer:
gabriela@saucedomercer.com
www.saucedomercer.com
P.O. Box 87332
Tucson, Arizona
520-344-3847

Congressional District 7 will be subject to redistricting by the Arizona Independent
Redistricting Commission (due to population increase in Arizona from the 2010 Census). The first round of public hearings are being conducted by the Commission throughout Arizona, with the next one scheduled for August 15 in Casa Grande. Two public hearings were held recently in South Tucson/Tucson on August 2 and 6.

Another “Gabby” for U.S. Congress: Gabriela Saucedo Mercer to announce for CD 7 on March 2

Carolyn Classen — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:03:41 +0000

Gabriela Saucedo Mercer, a Mexican American Republican who immigrated to the U.S in 1986, is announcing her bid for the CD 7 U.S. House seat held by 4 term Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva. She is also known as “Gabby”, like Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of CD 8. Grijalva is not up for re-election until November, 2012.

Gabriela Saucedo Mercer

Her announcement will be made at 11 a.m. Wednesday March 2nd at the Inn Suites/Tucson Hotel, 475 N. Granada Avenue, Copper room in Tucson, 85701. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.

From her website:

Gabriela Saucedo Mercer lives on Tucson’s west side with her husband of 24 years, Ted Mercer. Gabriela, “Gabby” for short, set aside her work career with a defense electronics firm in order to raise her 3 children and continue her education. As the kids were growing up Gabriela became more and more concerned about the direction that her adopted country had taken in recent years. She legally emigrated to the U.S. from Mexico in 1986 in order to live in a nation full of opportunity and Constitutional protections of individual liberties. She became a proud U.S. citizen in 1991.

I happened to be at the Tucson City Council meeting last Spring when Gabriela stood up & spoke against the Council’s opposition of SB 1070, and Congressman’s Grijalva’s call for a boycott of the State of Arizona. Most of the Mexican Americans in the room spoke against SB 1070.

Campaign info: www.saucedomercer.com, 520-349-5600, gabriela@saucedomercer.com.

Congressman Raul Grijalva has served since January, 2003 and won his last November, 2010 campaign against political newcomers Republican Ruth McClung, Libertarian George Keane, and Independent Harley Meyer. Results of that recent race:

GRIJALVA, RAUL M. (DEM)
50.16% 79,935
MCCLUNG, RUTH (REP)
44.16% 70,385
KEANE, GEORGE (LBT)
2.71% 4,318
MEYER, HARLEY (I-N)
2.83% 4,506
Write-in
0.14% 228
159,372 total votes cast

3/3/11 UPDATE: 2 live videos of this campaign kick off event:

http://tucsoncitizen.com/in-the-aggregate/2011/03/02/gabriela-saucedo-mercer-releases-two-videos-in-race-for-cd-7/