Arizona Public Media reporters Christopher Conover & Andrea Kelly interviewed Democratic incumbent Ward 2 Councilmember Paul Cunningham and Republican challenger Jennifer Rawson tonight on KUAT Channel 6.

Jennifer Rawson and Councilmember Paul Cunningham

Listen to the interview (click here) on a number of different issues facing the City of Tucson.

Councilmember Cunningham was appointed by the Tucson City Council to his seat last May, 2010 after Democratic Councilmember Rodney Glassman (elected in Nov. 2007) resigned to run for U.S. Senate. Cunningham was a former juvenile probation officer. Rawson is a former businesswoman (Materials Manager at Xerox).

Campaign websites:
Cunningham: www.votepaulcunningham.com
Rawson: www.rawsonforcouncil.com

Vote wisely on/before November 8, 2011.

SABINO TEENAGE REPUBLICANS PRESENT A MAYORAL & CANDIDATE FORUM

Wednesday, September 14

from 6:30-8 PM at the Rincon Mountain Presbyterian Church,
8445 E Tanque Verde Rd. 85749 in Tucson.

Candidates for Mayor of Tucson:

Mary DeCamp (G) -confirmed

Rick Grinnell (R) – confirmed

Jonathan Rothschild (D) – invited, unable to attend

For Ward 1:

Beryl Baker (G) – confirmed

Regina Romero (D) – incumbent – invited, unable to attend

For Ward 2:

Paul Cunningham (D) – incumbent- confirmed

Jennifer Rawson (R) – confirmed

For Ward 4:

Shirley Scott D) – incumbent – invited, unable to attend

Tyler Vogt (R) – confirmed

The Sabino Teenage Republicans was started about 3 years ago and have about 25-30 active members that meet every Friday during lunch at Sabino High School.
They have a Facebook page “Sabino High School Teenage Republicans” & hosted the only Governor’s Forum on April 23, 2010 with over 500+ in attendance (which I did attend, read my previous blog on that event, click here.)

Info: Brianna Zittlosen at 520-343-9753 or Lori Oien (former candidate for Ward 2 Council seat in 2007) at oienjmo@msn.com, 520-749-3472.

Vote wisely on November 8, 2011 in the General Election.

On Primary Election day (August 30) about 4,700 provisional ballots were left to be counted as of today by City of Tucson Elections. The final vote tally is below, with 16.65% of the registered voters casting ballots in 247 precincts:

Mayor of Tucson:
Democrat Jonathan Rothschild 26,918
Democrat write-in David Karr 41
Democrat write-in Joseph Maher Jr. 64
Green Dave Croteau 127
Green Mary DeCamp 369
Republican write-in Rick Grinnell 7770
Republican write-in Daryl Peterson 12

Rothschild, DeCamp, and Grinnell will advance to the General Election.

Ward 1 Council
Democrat Joe Flores 1420
Democrat Regina Romero (incumbent) 4695
Green write-in Beryl Baker 10

Romero and Baker will face off in the General (a repeat of 2007).

Ward 2 Council
Democrat Paul Cunningham (incumbent) 5547
Republican Jennifer Rawson 5079

Cunningham and Rawson will face off in the General.

Ward 4 Council
Democrat Shirley Scott (incumbent) 4133
Republican Tyler Vogt 3874

Scott and Vogt will face off in the General.

These figures do not change any of the outcomes from Tuesday’s night Primary Election.
See City of Tucson Elections website: http://www.tucsonaz.gov/elections/

For my Primary Election night blog with the early returns, click here.

The General election will also be vote-by-mail on/before November 8, 2011.