Candidates in primary election introduced
With the primary elections right around the corner on Aug. 24, the Yuma Sun will run a mini-series on the races and candidates that residents will decide on later this month.
In Congressional District 7, which covers Yuma, and statewide Senate race, Yuma residents will pick from a list of candidates for U.S. senator and congressman.
According to a news release from Yuma County, “It is important for all registered voters to remember that in a primary election the political parties' candidates are selected for the Nov. 2 general election. The official parties represented on the primary ballot in Arizona for 2010 are the Democratic, Green, Libertarian and Republican parties.”
That means, if a voter is registered to one of those four political parties, he or she will receive their party's ballot only.
But voters who are registered as Independent, no party preference, or as a member of a non-recognized political party may choose one of the four ballots as part of the open primary process.
Candidates for Senate are as follows:
Democrat:
Name: John Dougherty
Website: www.johndougherty2010.com/
Age: 53
Current occupation: freelance journalist with investigativemedia.com
Education: B.S. economics from Arizona State University and a B.S. in journalism from ASU
Priorities: Dougherty lists his top priorities as campaign finance reform and restricting members of Congress and their staffs from working as lobbyists for at least five years.
Name: Cathy Eden
Website: www.edenforaz.com
Age: 60
Current occupation: Professor of practice, ASU School of Public Affairs
Education: Ph.D. in organization and management from Capella University, M.S. in sociology/public administration from Northern Arizona University, certification from program for senior executive in state and local government, Harvard, B.S. political science from ASU and A.A. from Phoenix College.
Priorities: Eden said her top priorities are jobs and the economy.
Name: Rodney Glassman
Website: www.rodneyglassman.com
Age: not available
Current occupation: Financial advisor with Wells Fargo
Education: J.D. UofA, Ph.D in arid land resource sciences from University of Arizona, Master's degree in public administration from UofA, Master's degree in business administration, UofA, M.S. in agricultural economics from UofA.
Priorities: Glassman said his top priority is to focus his energy on finding every possible way to spur job growth. He said he also does not support corporate tax loopholes that reward companies that send jobs to other countries.
Name: Write-in candidate
William Koller
e-mail: koller.william@yahoo.com
No other information available.
Priorities: Koller said his top priority is to win the seat from current Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona.
Name: Randy Parraz
Website: http://www.parrazforchange.com/
Age: 42
Current occupation: Political organizer with Laborers' International Union of North America
Education: M.P.A. Harvard, J.D. University of California Berkeley, B.A. history and sociology at UC Berkeley.
Priorities: Parraz said his top priority is jobs. He said he wants to create a favorable environment for small and large businesses to fuel job creation and spur economic growth.
Green Party:
Name: Jerry Joslyn
No further information available at press time.
Priorities: Joslyn's top priorities are the economy and jobs. Eliminating the payroll tax will spur hiring by small businesses by lowering the cost of employees.
Libertarian:
Name: David F. Nolan
No information available at press time.
Republican:
Name: Jim Deakin
Website: www.jimdeakin.com
Age: 44
Current occupation: Owner, Liberty Fire Protection, Inc.
Education: Attended Long Island University, studied marine science.
Priorities: Deakin said his top priority is border security, jobs for Arizona and economic stability by reducing bureaucratic red tape.
Name: J.D. Hayworth
Website: www.jdforsenate.com
Age: 52
Current occupation: President, the Great 48th Group
Education: B.S. speech communication and political science from North Carolina State University.
Priorities: Hayworth lists his top priorities as restoring our constitutional republic through adherence to our founding document, especially Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution, which mandates protection for our borders and preservation of our sovereignty.
Name: John McCain
Website: www.johnmccain.com
Age: 73
Current occupation: U.S. Senator
Education: U.S. Naval Academy
Priorities: McCain's top priorities are securing the border and getting Arizona's economy back on track including the immediate deployment of 3,000 National Guard troops to Arizona's border with Mexico, the hiring of 3,000 new Custom and Border Protection Agents and completing the fence.
McCain is running for reelection.
Running for Congress:
Democrat:
Name: Raul M. Grijalva
Website: www.grijalvaforcongress.com
Age: 62
Current occupation: U.S. Congressman
Education: B.A. in sociology from UofA
Priorities: Grijalva said his top priority will be education and reforming K-12 education as we as continue his efforts to enhance federal commitment to early childhood education and access. He also listed Natural Resources and employment as additional priorities.
Grijalva is running for reelection.
Libertarian:
Name: Andrew Ibarra
E-mail: ibarraforuscongress@gmail.com
Priorities: Ibarra said his top priority, after seeing the greatest economy on the face of this earth being plunged into a recession, unemployment rise, foreclosures, and the desperation of the people, is “No more.”
Name: George Keane
e-mail: keaneforcongress@gmail.com
Age: 31
Current occupation: did not respond.
Education: B.I.S. in interdisciplinary studies from ASU.
Priorities: Keane said his top priorities are cutting taxes and fixing Social Security.
Republican:
Name: Christopher J. Flowers
Website: www.voteflowers2010.com
Age: 38
Current occupation: Business development officer for Wells Fargo
Education: B.A. in marketing from the University of Phoenix and B.A. in justice studies from ASU
Priorities: Flowers said his top priority is to kill the Cap and Tax Bill.
Name: Ruth McClung
Website: www.ruth4az.com
Age: 28
Current occupation: Engineer for defence contractor
Education: B.S. in physics from UofA.
Priorities: McClung said her top priorities are to balance the budget and stop out-of-control spending.
Name: Terry Myers
Website: www.myers4congress.com
Age: 57
Current occupation: Development services consultant with TLM Development Consultants Inc. Registered professional land surveyor for both the states of New Mexico and Arizona and an Arizona licensed real estate sales person.
Education: B.S. in business administration from the University of Phoenix
Priorities: Myers said his top priorities include economic recovery and the restoration of the U.S.
Name: Joseph Sweeney
Website: http://www.josephsweeneyforcongress.org/
Age: 65
Current occupation: Professor/administrator of two adult college programs
Education: J.D. from UofA.
Priorities: Sweeney's top priority includes congressional reform. He said he wants a $200 cap on political contributions.
Name: Robert Wilson
Website: www.robertwilsonforcongress.com
Age: 32
Current occupation: Financial services manager at the University of Phoenix
Education: B.S. in business administration from the University of Phoenix.
Priorities: Wilson said he will use fiscal conservatism as the cornerstone toward fixing health care, immigration, unemployment and taxation.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Story corrected on Aug. 17, 2010 - The Yuma Sun incorrectly stated Rodney Glassman's stance on corporate tax loopholes. The Yuma Sun regrets the error.
*Source The Arizona Secretary of State Website and the Arizona Capitol Times 1020 Primary Election Guide.
Stephanie A. Wilken can be reached at swilken@yumasun.com or 539-6857.
