Pima County Tea Party Patriots presents a debate between the 5 Republican men running for Pima County Sheriff:

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Invited Candidates:

Terry Frederick, www.frederickforsheriff.com

Vinson Holck, www.holckforsheriff.com

Chester Manning, www.cmforpimasheriff.com

Mark Napier, www.marknapier4sheriff.org

Walt Setzer, www.waltsetzer.com

Everyone is welcome!

Seating is limited so please plan on coming a little early.

Donations accepted for Community Food Bank.

Oro Valley Library

Community Room

1305 W Naranja Dr., Oro Valley

Info: Pima County Tea Party Patriots website.

For photos & more info of these candidates go to Pima County Republican Party website: http://www.pimagop.org/index.cfm/candidates.htm

The only candidate of these 5 whom I’ve met is Japanese/Hawaiian Vinson Holck (born in Honolulu) whose parents I knew through the Tucson Polynesian Society.

May the best man win in the August 28 Republican primary, to face off with Democrat Sheriff Clarence Dupnik (been in office since Feb. 1980), and Green Dave Croteau, who has run & lost before for Sheriff (2000) and twice now for Mayor in 2007 and 2011.

Filing deadline for signature petitions was yesterday at 5 p.m. and here’s the list of candidates for Pima County in 2012. The Primary Election is on August 28 and the General Election is on November 6.

Pima County Assessor
Bill Staples (D), incumbent

Pima County Attorney
Claudia Ellquist (G)
Barbara LaWall (D), incumbent

Pima County Sheriff
Dave Croteau (G)
Clarence Dupnik (D), incumbent
Terry Frederick (R)
Vinson Holck (R)
Chester Manning (R)
Mark Napier (R)
Walter Setzer (R)

Pima County Recorder
Bill Beard (R)
F.Ann Rodriguez (D), incumbent

Pima County Treasurer
Beth Ford (R), incumbent
Elaine Richardson (D)

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

Pima County Supervisor District 1 (open seat)
Mike Hellon (R)
Ally Miller (R)
Stuart McDaniel (R)
Vic Williams (R)
Nancy Young Wright (D)

Pima County Supervisor District 2
James Kelley (R)
Ramon Valadez (D), incumbent

Pima County Supervisor District 3
Tanner Bell (R)
Sharon Bronson (D), incumbent

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

Pima County Supervisor District 5
Richard Elias (D), incumbent
Fernando Gonzales (R)

So the primaries to watch are for Pima County Sheriff (5 Republicans) and Pima County Supervisor District 1 (4 Republicans).

For other Pima County races (Justices of the Peace, Constables), go to Blog for AZ (click here).

For more information about the candidates go to:
Pima County Democratic Party
Pima County Republican Party

Sheriff Clarence Dupnik

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik will be the guest speaker at the Saguaro Eastside Democrats (SED) meeting on Monday, June 20th. Democrat Dupnik has already announced that he will run for reelection in 2012. He has served as Sheriff since February 1980, with over 50 years in law enforcement and is now 75 years old. Biographical/career info on the Sheriff click here, from the Pima Count Sheriff Department’s website.

The meeting will be held at New Spirit Lutheran Church, 8701 E. Old Spanish Trail (northeast corner at Camino Seco). The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. with light refreshments and time for socializing. Dupnik will begin his talk at 7 p.m. There will be ample time allotted for an audience question and answer period.

All meetings of SED are free and open to the public. You don’t have to be a member to attend. For further information, call 520-850-6755.

The Saguaro Eastside Democrats encompasses Pima County ’s Eastside communities in Legislative Districts 28, 29 & 30.

Then two days later several Republican potential challengers to the Sheriff are speaking:

“Pima GOP After Hours” with Pima County Sheriff Candidates Terry Frederick, Chester Manning, Walt Setzer, and Vinson Holck. Click on their names (blue hyperlinks) for their campaign websites. Looks like there will be a contested Republican primary for this office in 2012.

The Pima GOP After Hours begins promptly at 6 PM with some announcements. Each of the candidates will then have an opportunity to speak and answer questions individually. At 7 PM there will also be a 30 minute period to talk to each of the candidates one-on-one.

Where: Pima GOP HQ, 5447 E 5th St., suite 100 (west of Craycroft)
When: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 6:00 PM

More info: wwwpimagop.org.