Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter 2018 Voter Guide

Dear Sierra Club Friends, Arizona’s Primary Election is around the corner – and it is an important one. Remember you need not be registered with a party to vote in the Primary, but you must indicate for an early ballot or at the polls the party Primary in which you would like to vote. Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter has been busy reviewing questionnaires and vot- ing records, conducting interviews, and making recommendations for endorsements listed in this voter guide to assist you with selecting the strongest environmental candidates. We hope this guide is useful, but please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the candidates or about what else you can do to help support them. We encourage you to help canvass, phonebank, or whatever else you can do to help elect environmentally-friendly candidates to the Legislature and Congress. We also want to thank you for your continued support of Sierra Club and our Chapter’s work in Arizona to keep our public lands public and protected, to promote clean air and water, and to address climate change by supporting a timely transition to solar, wind, and energy-efficiency programs. You make our work possible. Electing people to office at the federal, state, and local level who support environmental protection is critical to our advocacy work. Please review this guide and use it to help with your decisions in this important election. We will make additional recommendations for the General Election and send out a voter guide for that. Also note that there are some races in which we made no endorsement and where there are several pro-environment candidates. Thank you for voting, acting to support good candidates, and helping make a difference for Arizona and the country. Warm regards, Your help is needed! There’s much to be done before the elections! Dale Volz, Political Chair If you would like to get active and help elect environmentally-friendly candidates, contact Dale Volz at (480) 892-5102 or political.chair@ grandcanyon.sierraclub.org or the Grand Canyon Chapter office at (602) 253-8633 or [email protected].

About the Endorsement Process The Grand Canyon Chapter’s extensive endorsement process includes evaluating candidates’ completed questionnaires, reviewing voting records (for incumbents and previously elected officials) and community and civic participation, and, in some cases, conducting personal interviews with the can- didates. All endorsements are approved by elected Chapter leaders (Executive Committee). The recommendations in this guide reflect the Chapter’s belief that the candidates under- stand the importance of environmental issues, will work to protect the future of Arizona’s natural treasures, and will rep- Ocotillo flower.Photo courtesy of Sky Jacobs & Jessica Lee. resent the public honorably as elected officials. For U.S. House of Representatives For Arizona State from

Congressional District 3 LD 2 (i) Raúl Grijalva (i) LD 3 Sally Ann Gonzales LD 4 Lisa Otondo (i) Representative Grijalva is an LD 7 Jamescita Peshlakai (i) environmental and social jus- LD 9 tice champion for his district, LD = Legislative LD 10 David Bradley (i) Arizona, and the country. As District LD 11 Ralph Atchue ranking member of the House (i) = incumbent LD 17 Steve Weichert Natural Resources Committee, LD 18 Sean Bowie (i) Note: If a district he is often the voice for protec- LD 19 Lupe Chavira Contreras (i) is not listed, the tion of Indigenous culture in- LD 20 Douglas Ervin Grand Canyon cluding places such as the Bears LD 22 Brianna Westbrook Chapter has Ears National Monument, wildlands and wildlife, and clean not yet but may LD 23 Daria Lohman air and clean water. Grijalva has led the charge to keep in- make endorse- LD 24 Lela Alston tact the mineral withdrawal on lands surrounding Grand ments for that LD 25 Kathy Mohr-Almeida district. Canyon and to permanently protect those public lands as LD 26 Juan Mendez (i) a national monument by introducing the Greater Grand LD 27 Rebecca Rios Canyon Heritage National Monument Act. He has also led LD 29 Martín J. Quezada (i) efforts to stop the proposed Rosemont Mine from destroy- LD 30 Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete ing the Santa Rita Mountains and has been instrumental in seeking to protect Oak Flat from foreign mining giants. Sierra Club is pleased to again wholeheartedly endorse Rep- For Arizona State resentative Raúl Grijalva. House of Representatives

Congressional District 7 LD 2 (i) Ruben Gallego (i) Daniel Hernandez Jr. (i) LD 3 Olivia Cajero Bedford (i) Long before his election to the Andres Cano U.S. House of Representatives, LD 4 (i) Representative Gallego was a Geraldine “Gerae” Peten (i) strong advocate for action on LD 6 Felicia French climate change. He spoke up Bobby Tyler consistently for solar energy LD 9 Randall “Randy” Friese (i) and a timely transition away Pamela Powers Hannley (i) from fossil fuels, including with LD 10 Kirsten Engel (i) various veterans’ groups. As LD 11 Hollace Lyon a veteran, he sees clearly how LD 12 Joe Bisaccia climate change is a threat to our national security and has LD 17 been a persistent advocate for taking action, challenging LD 18 Denise “Mitzi” Epstein (i) his colleagues in the House to do more to address it now. He believes the U.S. should be a leader on this serious issue LD 19 (i) and should work with other countries as part of the Paris LD 20 Hazel Chandler Climate Accord. Gallego has fought and consistently voted Christopher “Chris” Gilfillan against legislation and riders that would harm our air, wa- LD 21 Bradley Hughes ter, lands, and wildlife. Sierra Club enthusiastically endorses LD 22 Valerie Harris Representative Ruben Gallego. LD 23 Eric Kurland (i) = incumbent Continued on next pg. For Arizona State For Chandler City Council House of Representatives William “Bill” Crawford Matt Orlando LD 24 Ken Clark (i) LD 26 Isela Blanc (i) (i) For Mesa City Council LD 27 (i) Jen Duff (District 4) LD 28 (i) Francisco Heredia (District 3) (i) LD 29 Richard Andrade (i) César Chávez (i) For Youngtown Town Council

For Arizona Corporation Commission Denita Manning

Sandra Kennedy William “Bill” Mundell For Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego For Flagstaff Mayor Note: Additional endorsements will Coral Evans (i) be made for the General Election.

Great horned owl in Tucson. Photo by Ricardo Small. Top Five Reasons You Should Vote! 1) People who care less than you about what happens to our air, water, wildlife, and lands will vote. If you don’t vote, you give them more influence and more impact. 2) Your vote not only gives you a voice but also helps give a voice to those who do not have one in the electoral process – children, wildlife, and more. 3) Voting helps to counterbalance the vast amounts of “dark money” being spent by anonymous sources to influence the outcome of elections. Bring some “light” to the process with your vote. 4) Voting is a way to say you respect and honor those who fought to make sure we all have an opportunity to vote. Abolitionists, suffragists, Indigenous activists, and youth who advocated for allowing anyone old enough to be drafted in a war to have a voice, a vote, too. 5) You can help make laws that support environmental protection and our democracy or stop bad ones. Sierra Club is supporting the Clean Energy for a Healthy Arizona and Outlaw Dirty Money measures, plus opposing the legislative referral to weaken the Clean Elections system. Please help these campaigns and look for more information in our General Election voter guide. Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter Non-Profit Organization 514 W. Roosevelt St. U.S. Postage Paid Phoenix, AZ 85003 Phoenix, AZ Permit No. 2139

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2018 Dates to Remember Resources July 30 – last day to register to vote in Primary Election How to Get an Early Ballot: August 1 – early voting begins for the Primary Election Call, write, or email your county August 17 – requests for EARLY BALLOTS for Primary recorder’s office to request an Election have to be submitted to the county early ballot. August 28 – Primary Election Day How to Find your Legislative October 9 – last day to register to vote in General Election District: https://azredistricting. October 10 – early voting begins for the General Election org/districtlocator/ October 26 – requests for EARLY BALLOTS for General Election must be submitted to the county Environmental Report Card: http://bit.ly/2018SCreportcard November 6 – Election Day Local Chapter Activities: Resources http://bit.ly/SCAZevents

How to Register to Vote: Sierra Club Resist Summer Challenge: Help engage your https://servicearizona.com/webapp/evoter community and Congress people for the environment! https://www.sierraclub.org/Resist County Recorder Phone Numbers – Listed by County Apache County (928) 337-7515 Greenlee County (928) 865-2632 Pima County (520) 724-4330 Cochise County (520) 432-8570 La Paz County (928) 669-6136 Pinal County (520) 866-6830 Coconino County (928) 679-7860 Maricopa County (602) 506-1511 Santa Cruz County (520) 375-7990 Gila County (928) 402-8731 Mohave County (928) 753-0767 Yavapai County (928) 771-3248 Graham County (928) 428-3560 Navajo County (928) 524-4191 Yuma County (928) 373-6034 Most county recorders will allow you to request an early ballot through their internet site. This web address has links for contacting each County Recorder: http://www.azsos.gov/election/county.htm.