Back in January I reported that there were 6 candidates for 4 seats on the Marana Town Council (click here for previous article). The primary was held today and this was an all-mail-in ballot election. Pima County Elections just reported the results:

Patti Comerford, incumbent 3189 17.01%
Ken Crotts 2586 13.79%
Herb Kai, incumbent 3722 19.85%
Carol McGorray, incumbent 3313 17.67%
David Morales 2195 11.71%
Jon Post, incumbent 3679 19.62%

Looks like all the incumbents lead tonight’s primary.

David C. Morales is the father of former Tucsoncitizen.com popular blogger David Abie Morales aka “Three Sonorans”.

Their election webpage states: “Any candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast at the Primary Election will be declared elected without running in the General Election” on May 21, 2013. So now stay tuned for that election in May.

Also on the ballot were 2 Questions:

QUESTION 1

Official Title:
Shall the Town of Marana be authorized to acquire and operate the Marana Wastewater Reclamation Facility (located in the southeast quarter of Section 14, Township 11 South, Range 10 East, G&SRB&M) and the wastewater facilities, setback areas, access rights, and current and future sewage conveyance system and service area connected to or association with it?

Descriptive Title:
Arizona law requires cities and towns to obtain voter authorization before construction, purchase acquisition or lease of any plant or property of a public utility. This measure will determine whether the Town of Marana shall be authorized to acquire and operate the wastewater facilities specified in this measure’s official title.

QUESTION 2

Official Title:
Shall the Town of Marana be authorized to acquire and operate the Rillito Vista Wastewater Reclamation Facility (location southeast of the I-10/Tangerine Road interchange in the east half of Section 6, Township 12 South, Range 12 East, G&SRB&M) and the wastewater facilities, setback areas, access rights, and current and future sewage conveyance system and service area connected to or associated with it?

Descriptive Title:
Pima County December 18 “Option A” settlement proposal provides for Marana to operate this small wastewater system serving about 60 residential lots. Arizona law requires voter authorization for the Town of Marana to acquire and operate the wastewater facilities specified in this measure’s official title.

Elections results for
Question 1:
Yes 4132
No 1387

Question 2:
Yes 4053
No 1458

Looks like both Questions have passed.

For other results for Town Council elections in South Tucson and Sahuarita, go to Pima County elections (click here).

David Abie Morales used to blog here at Tucsoncitizen.com for about two years. Now he has his own blogsite “Three Sonorans News” at http://threesonorans.com/, “progressive and activist news from Tucson and Arizona”. He was one of our most popular bloggers, and was a Ph.D Candidate in Applied Math at the University of AZ.

I recently learned that his father with the same name David Morales is running for one of four seats on the Marana Town Council. This is a nonpartisan race with an upcoming March 12, 2013 primary, with six candidates competing:

David Morales

Patti Comerford, incumbent
Ken Crotts
Herb Kai, incumbent
Carol McGorray, incumbent
David Morales
Jon Post, incumbent

Website on Morales, a retired San Manuel miner and former Marana Councilmember: http://davidcmorales.com/. He also got his bachelor’s degree from the UA Eller College of Management, and is a freelance writer.

“Any candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast at the Primary Election will be declared elected without running in the General Election” on May 21, 2013. See Marana Town Elections (click here).

For info about the current Marana Town Council, click here for their website. The Mayor (Ed Honea) and two other Council members (David Bowen and Roxanne Ziegler) are up for election in 2015.

Upcoming is a candidate forum for this town council race at the Marana Health Center (MHC) on Wed. January 30, 2013, 6:30 p.m., 13395 N. Marana Main Street.

I wonder how many people who vote in this Marana Town Council non-partisan primary will confuse the two men since they have the same first and last name. David Abie Morales aka DA Morales, the son told me he is a Democrat which is obvious from his online articles, and that his dad is a Republican. By the way, the Dad’s full name is David C. Morales.

One term Ward 1 Tucson Councilmember Regina Romero may have two opponents in the Democratic primary on August 30 — Joe Flores, a businessman and Marcia Ortega, who works in the social service field. Both challengers have filed paperwork to run with the Tucson City Clerk, but the deadline for petition signatures is June 1, 2011 at 5 p.m.

Romero was the first Latina elected to the Tucson City Council in 2007, and is the co-founder of Las Adelitas, an organization “to mobilize Latinas and their families”.

Ward 1 Councilmember Regina Romero

Flores is a local businessman, and owner of Flores Nacional. His father was a pharmacist and owner of Farmacia Flores in the downtown barrio. Joe has been active in numerous community organizations (Optimist Club, Marine Corp League, Los Charros de Tucson, Caballos Bailadores, the American Legion, the Forty and Eight Societe, and the Elks Club), and is currently Vice President of the Rose Neighborhood Association.

Joe Flores

His campaign chair is Jesse Lugo, who also ran for City Council in the past (2001).

Flores’ campaign website is www.joefloresforcouncil.com.

Ortega is also a local Tucsonan and political newcomer, the Director of Employment/Vocational Services at COPE Community Services, a nonprofit organization that helps people with mental illnesses and substance abuse. She has been active in politics since elementary school, as a Pueblo High School senator for DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), and also through her family.

Her grandfather, Guillermo Grajeda was a pitcher for the Tucson Cowboys, and recently passed away on October 27, 2010. Ortega’s campaign website is http://www.marciaortega4council.com/.

Marcia Ortega

Stay tuned to see who will challenge Councilwoman Romero in the Democratic primary in her re-election bid. She is married to Ruben Reyes, District director of Congressman Raul Grijalva’s Tucson office, and they have two children. Her campaign website is www.votereginaromero.com.

Romero’s kick off fundraiser for the Ward 1 Council seat is coming up on February 24, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Riverpark Inn, 350 S. Freeway. The event is free, and campaign donations will be accepted.

And for more updates on this Ward 1 Council race, stay tuned or log onto Three Sonorans’ “Desert, Science & Hot Dogs” blogsite here at Tucsoncitizen.com.

2/22/11UPDATE: Challenger Marcia Ortega withdraws from this race due to problems with voter registration:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/community/2011/02/22/marcia-ortega-withdraws-from-ward-1-council-race/