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This program lists all candidates who graciously accepted our invitation to par-ticipate in the political forums. Among other candidates invited, were:George Keane, U.S. Representative, District 7, LibretarianHarley Myers, U.S. Representative, District 7, IndependantJohn Huppenthal, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, RepublicanEric Frost, SCVSD #35 School boardJoel Kramer, SCVSD #35 School boardJack Scholnick, SCVSD #35 School boardDavid Stevens, Arizona House seat for District 25, RepulicanDavid Gowan, Arizona House seat for District 30, Repulican

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Sponsors and respective members onour planning committee:a. Nogales International: ManuelCoppolab. Green Valley News: Dan Shearerc. SCVUSD #35: Dan Fontes, RodRichd. Fresh Produce Association of theAmericas: Lance Jungmeyer, AmyAdamse. Tubac Community Center Founda-tion Board: Lil Hunsaker, BrucePheneger and Carol Cullenf. Tubac Chamber of Commerce:Angela Kirkner

g. Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council:Rich Bohmanh. Santa Cruz Valley EducationAssociationh. Participating members: Brian Van-dervoet and Marshall Magruder

Our participation in this event islimited to supporting the idea ofeducating the public regardingcandidates who wish to run forpublic office or learn about publicissues that may be presented in theNovember 2, 2010 general election.

Arizona Senate seat for District 25................................................................Page 4Arizona House seat for District 25.................................................................Page 4Arizona Senate seat for District 30................................................................Page 5Arizona House seat for District 30.................................................................Page 5Democratic Corporation Commission..........................................................Page 6Democratic Corporation Commission..........................................................Page 7State Superintendent of Public Instruction................................................Page 9SCVSD #35 School board...................................................................................Page 9U.S. Representative District 7.........................................................................Page 10

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Manuel“Manny” V. Alvarez

GailGriffin

Patricia "Pat"V. Fleming

RubenOrtegaOffice: Arizona House seat for District 25Party: DemocratRetiredAccomplishments: Ortega is a former state legisla-tor. He served from 1989 to 1996, then retired toSierra Vista

Office: Arizona House seat for District 25Party: DemocratLegislator, retiredFleming said she spent 24 years of service as a civilian em-ployee with the Department of the Army and described her-self as a community activist.

Office: Arizona Senate seat for District 25Party: RepublicanReal-estate brokerGriffin said she is a former state representative and servedon the Cochise County Republican Committee for morethan six years.

Arizona Senate seat for District 25Party: DemocratIncumbentPolitical history: Senator, Arizona State Senate, 2008-present; Represen-tative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2003-present; SecondVice-Chair, Cochise County Democratic Committee; PastPresident/Member, Elfrida Elementary School Board.

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PeggyJuddArizona House seat for District 25Party: RepublicanArchitect and secretaryAccomplishments: Judd said she is a precinct committee-woman and served as the Willcox parks/-/and/-/recreationcommissioner.

ToddCamenischArizona Senate seat for District 30Party: DemocratEducator, children’s advocateAccomplishments: Todd joined the faculty at the University of Arizonain 2002. When he’s not teaching graduate level science classes, you canfind him in his laboratory where he searches for ways to prevent con-genital heart defects.

FrankAntenoriArizona Senate seat for District 30Party: RepublicanState SenatorAccomplishments: A lifelong Republican, Frank currently

serves as the State Senator, Committeeman and District Sec-

retary for Legislative District 30.

AndreaDalessandroArizona House seat for District 30Party: DemocratRetired teacher, accounting professor

Accomplishments: She said she hasserved as a precinct committeewomanand a state committeewoman. She op-erated a tax practice for more than 25years.

TedVogtArizona House seat for District 30Party: RepublicanAppointed House representative

Accomplishments: Vogt said he is a

former Air Force intelligence officer

and former Legislative District 30

precinct committeeman.

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DavidBradleyDemocratic CorporationCommissionParty: DemocratAccomplishment: Bradley served in theArizona House from District 28 foreight years and has been CEO of localnonprofit La Paloma Family Services,Inc., for almost two decades.Bradley says he's running for the ACCbecause "it's all about the future of Ari-zona," and he thinks he has a good planfor the state's utility services.Commit-tee; Past President/Member, Elfrida El-ementary School Board.

Jorge LuisGarciaCorporationCommissionParty: DemocratAccomplishment: Former SocialServices director for the Pascua YaquiTribe. Worked in admissions forUniversity Physicians Hospital inTucson. Four years in Arizona House,seven years in state Senate and servingas minority leader.

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BrendaBurnsDemocratic CorporationCommissionParty: RepublicanAccomplishment: Burns has a long his-tory of representing Arizonans as a con-servative Republican. She first served inthe Arizona House of Representativesfrom 1987 to 1995. In 1993, RepublicanHouse members elected Brenda to theposition of Majority Leader, making herthe first woman to hold the position inArizona.Brenda served eight years in the Ari-zona State Senate. In 1997, she becamethe first woman to hold the position ofArizona Senate President. As SenatePresident, Brenda was instrumental inthe formation and passage of the State’s$6 billion dollar budget and reduced theSenate’s multimillion dollar budget byover eight percent.

GaryPierceDemocratic CorporationCommissionParty: Republican

Accomplishment: Commissioner GaryPierce has a long and distinguished recordof public and private service. Prior to serv-ing as a Commissioner, Gary served as theMajority Whip at the Arizona House ofRepresentatives where he balanced budgetsand cut taxes without decreasing services.As a Commissioner, he has worked tostrengthen our power grid through in-creased transmission corridors. He hashelped water customers by providing finan-cial solutions for water companies to re-move arsenic without harming customerpocketbooks.By his record, Gary Pierce has proven he isuniquely qualified to continue serving thepeople of Arizona in a fair, honest, and re-sponsible manner at the Arizona Corpora-tion Commission.

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Penny KottermanState Superintendent of Public InstructionParty: DemocratTeacherAccomplishments: Penny Kotterman began her career as a publicschool teacher in 1978, and has spent the last three decades dedicatedto quality public education for every child. It is quite literally her life’swork. Penny has been a classroom teacher, an educational leader, andhas worked in school district administration and educational policy ef-forts. improvement.

Susan FaubionSCVSD #35 School boardIncumbent

Henry ThysellSCVSD #35 School boardRetired Border Partol

Rosie SimpsonSCVSD #35 School boardIncumbent

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Raul M.GrijalvaU.S. RepresentativeDistrict 7Party: DemocratAccomplishment: n his fourth term as a Mem-ber of Congress, Representative Raúl M. Gri-jalva remains committed to the needs of hisconstituents in Congressional District 7.Over the past 35 years, Raúl has built an excep-tional record of public service within his dis-trict, earning him a solid base of enthusiasticsupporters. Raúl began his public career as acommunity organizer when he joined with sev-eral other advocates to start El Rio CommunityHealth Center. During his time at El Rio, Raúlworked with other activists to encourage localgovernments to invest in older and minorityneighborhoods. He helped organize neighbor-hood empowerment efforts that prompted thecity of Tucson to expand services to the southand west sides, including the construction ofneighborhood service centers such as El Rio, ElPueblo and Archer Neighborhood, in order toserve older minority areas of Tucson.

RuthMcClungU.S. RepresentativeDistrict 7Party: RepublicanRuth McClung, a physicist who is currentlyworking as a rocket scientist at a local engineer-ing company, wants to use her knowledge tohelp the people of Southern Arizona, and theUnited States by serving in the U.S. Congress.Ruth’s educational and work background giveher an advantage over most candidates. She un-derstands the science behind some very impor-tant issues such as energy, the environment,technology, defense, and national security. Withher scientific background, politicians usingpseudo-science to push an agenda will not foolher. And since she has worked in the defense in-dustry, she understands the need for defenseand the types of technologies which are neededto make us safer. She also understands wherepotential waste in the defense industry mightbe.

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