Sheriff and county attorney candidates to meet at forum Monday

Candidates for public order positions in Pima County will meet at a forum on Monday, June 17.

The event, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, will feature Democratic and Republican hopefuls in the races for county attorney and sheriff that voters will decide in the July 30 primary.

Pima County Prosecutor Laura Conover and her Democratic primary challenger, Mike Jette, will answer questions for an hour.

Conover has boasted that she has modernized the office’s operations and brought a more compassionate approach to justice since winning the county attorney general and civil attorney position four years ago, but Jette blamed his management style for leading to an exodus of experienced staff. Prosecutors and other lawyers and petty crime are out of control in Tucson.

No Republicans or independents ran in the Nov. 5 general election, so the primaries will decide the race.

Find the Sentinel’s coverage of the race for the Pima County District Attorney’s Office here.

The debate with the county attorney will be followed by an hour-long forum followed by an hour-long conversation with Sheriff Chris Nanos and Democratic primary challenger Sandy Rosenthal alongside three Republican candidates, Heather Lappin, Bill Phillips and Terry Frederick.

Nanos will face Rosenthal in the July 30 Democratic primary. In a June 8 debate moderated by Sentinel editor and publisher Dylan Smith, the outgoing sheriff defended his record while Rosenthal, a former PCSD SWAT team member and administrator, criticized his leadership and said that too many inmates were dying at the Pima County Jail under his tenure. watch.

While the two Democrats found brief moments of agreement on some issues, Rosenthal said he would not support Nanos if the incumbent won the primary.

On the GOP side, Phillips and Frederick are both retired PCSD deputies while Lappin still works as an administrator at the county jail.

Find more about the Sentinel’s coverage of the Pima County sheriff’s race here.

The forum, co-sponsored by the Tucson chapter of the NAACP and the Tucson Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Donna Liggins Center, 2160 N. Sixth Ave. More details here.

Other upcoming political events:

Thursday June 20: Deadline for registered candidates to register with the Pima County Elections Department

Tuesday June 25: Legislative District 23 debate with Democratic House and Senate candidates in this swing district. Tucson Sentinel government and political impact reporter Jim Nintzel will moderate. Submit questions to candidates and learn more about the Clean Election debates here.

Thursday June 27: Candidates for the Marana municipal council meet in a forum of the League of Women Voters. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Highlands at Dove Mountain Ballroom, 4949 W. Heritage Club Blvd. More details here.

Monday July 1: Deadline to register to vote in the July 30 primary. Learn more about registering to vote here.

Wednesday July 3: First day of early voting for the July 30 primary. Learn how to request an early vote and find other information about voting on the Pima County Recorder website.

Wednesday July 19: Last day to request early voting by mail for July 30 primaries

Tuesday July 30: Primary Election Day

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