On the Issues

On August 31, the League of Women Voters scheduled a debate between my opponent, Steve Spain and me. Both of us confirmed our attendance. Just minutes before the debate’s start time, Mr. Spain informed the debate organizers that he was bowing out. That same day, Mr. Spain’s campaign team was putting up road signs throughout… Read more: Don’t be fooled by my opponent’s lies and half-truths about Pima County’s budget

From Jim Nintzel at Tucson Sentinel: The question of whether Pima County should help parents with the costs of early childhood education has mixed support among the candidates who seeking seats on the Pima County Board of Supervisors in the Nov. 5 election. Rex’s position as quoted in the article: “If you’ve got a vibrant… Read more: Rex’s Support for Early Childhood Education

As someone who worked in our schools for close to 30 years, I cannot recall all the times I heard our students complain that something was “unfair.” Young people, as they are trying to figure out their place in our world, often have stark ideas of what is right and wrong. It is hard to… Read more: Join me in voting Yes on Prop. 140

This piece ran in the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Sentinel, and the Green Valley News in 2023. It speaks to how I try to conduct myself as an elected official and how I will conduct myself during my re-election campaign: We recently lost Rosalynn Carter. After her husband lost the 1980 presidential election, they both… Read more: Why Do All The “Runners” Hate Each Other?