a4a has officially endorsed Steve Diamond, candidate for Pima County Board of Supervisors, District 4.

 

a4a is also recommending a YES vote on the following propositions:
Proposition 208, Invest in Education
Proposition 481, Pima Community College Base Level Funding
Proposition 484, Continental School Budget Override

LD2 Democrats and the Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area have published their endorsements, which can be found here.

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Judges

There are more than 20 judges on the ballot.  Civic Engagement Beyond Voting has recommended a NO vote on the following:

Arizona Supreme Court
Justice Andrew Gould
Justice John Lopez IV
 
Court of Appeals
Division 2
Sean Brearcliffe
 
Superior Court
Pima County
Paul Tang

Vote YES to retain all others.  Information on the research supporting their recommendations is available here.

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Continental School Board

The Continental School Board has four open positions.

Current board member, Shelley Kais is running uncontested. 

Two incumbents, Andrew McGibbon and Richard Ulrey, are running against three write-in candidates for three open positions.  The write-in candidates are:  Kelley Allen, Laura Cortez-Estrada, and Paul Fitch. 

Save Our Schools (a statewide organization dedicated to supporting public education) and a4a are not endorsing any of these candidates.  However, our LD2 state senator, Andrea Dalessandro, recommends Kelley Allen as a write-in.  Kelley Allen's name must be spelled correctly to be counted.

For more information on the school board candidates, check out these resources: Green Valley News article  (in the October 7th edition) and the website of the Pima County Superintendent of Schools.