Cottonwood AZ (July 29, 2012) – It has been a hot summer in the Verde Valley and it is getting hotter with the primary election just around the corner. Voters go to the polls on August 28, 2012 for Primary Election Day to select candidates running for various county, state and national offices.
The League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley will hold several candidate forums throughout the Verde Valley. With the changes in Congressional, Legislative and Supervisorial districts, the LWV forums will give voters an opportunity to hear the candidates speak to important local issues and to ask questions.
The first two forums will be for candidates running in State Legislative District 6 for the House of Representatives: Democratic candidates Doug Ballard and Angela LeFevre and Republican candidates Brenda Barton and Bob Thorpe . The candidates have been invited to discuss the issues facing the district and the state on Saturday, August 11, 2012 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Cottonwood Recreation Center, 150 South Sixth Street in Cottonwood, Arizona.
The Republican candidates for the newly created Congressional District 4 – Ron Gould, Rick Murphy, and Paul Gosar will discuss the issues later that same day (August 11) from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Cottonwood Recreation Center.
On Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Camp Verde American Legion Hall, 276 South Third Street, Republican candidates John McReynolds, Martin Pangburn and Tom Thurman – running in Yavapai County Supervisorial District 2 – have been invited to discuss the issues facing that newly created county district.
Arizona Congressional District 1 candidates forum for Republican candidates will be held on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, Arizona 86336. Republican candidates Patrick Gatti, Gaither Martin, Jonathan Paton, and Douglas Wade have been invited to debate from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
This forum is being co-sponsored with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce.
The last day to register to vote for the Primary Election is July 30, 2012. Last day to request an early ballot by mail is August 17, 2012.
Remember those voters registered as unaffiliated (no party designation) can vote in the Primary Election. These voters choose a ballot of the party of their choice from those listed on the primary ballot. This action does not re-register you as a member of that party!
For more information about the candidates’ forums for the August 28, 2012 Primary Election, contact the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley at lwvsvv@yahoo.com.
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bet nobody comes to hear the doublespeak lies and lies;sick of promises can’t keep;sick of power hungry liars;i’m out this election;damn right we’re apathetic;nobody worth salt running
These days, the empty mantra of every politician running for office is the promise to create jobs. So, I have a question for all AZ House and Senate candidates, which is, if the United States Federal Reserve, the President of the U.S., the U.S. Treasurer, the Congress, the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and all of Wall Street can’t create any significant number of new jobs in the last four long years, how is one little state legislator going to create anything other than a non-wealth creating job for another AZ agency bureaucrat? I’ll be waiting for an answer! (Hint: you can’t)
The League of Women Voters of Greater Verde Valley regrets to announce that its forums for candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives District 1 (scheduled for Wednesday, October 24) and District 4 (scheduled for Wednesday, October 10) have been cancelled. The League was unable to obtain commitments from enough candidates to comply with the League of Women Voters nonpartisan criteria.
Forums for candidates for other offices have all been confirmed and will be held as planned:
AZ Senate District 6, Thursday, October 18, 5 to 6:30 P.M.
AZ House District 6, Thursday, October 18, 7 to 8:30 P.M.
Cottonwood Recreation Center, 150 South 6th Street, Cottonwood, AZ.
Yavapai County Supervisor District 2
Wednesday, October 24, 5:30 to 7:00 P.M.
Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, 555 Middle Verde Road, Camp Verde, AZ
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. For more information about forums to be held this election cycle, go to http://www.lwvsedona-verdevalley.org or contact Ruth Kiessel at RAKiessel@hotmail.com or 928-634-5827.