Next week, Democratic and Republican voters in Coconino County will be weighing in on which candidates will be advancing to the general election in November.
In the 7th District, four candidates are vying for the position of state senator, currently held by Republican and Air Force veteran Wendy Rogers. A sprawling legislative聽district that bisects portions of Flagstaff, the 7th District stretches from Williams to Globe, and includes portions of Coconino, Navajo, Gila and Pinal counties.
kAm%96 5:DEC:4E :D =2C86=J D66? 2D 72G@C23=6 E@ #6AF3=:42?D[ H:E9 2? 6DE:>2E65 cdT @7 G@E6CD C68:DE6C65 H:E9 E92E A2CEJ] yFDE 23@FE aaT @7 G@E6CD 2C6 C68:DE6C65 s6>@4C2ED[ H9:=6 baT 2C6 C68:DE6C65 :?56A6?56?E @C H:E9 E9:C5 A2CE:6D]k^Am
kAm#@86CD[ H9@ 92D 96=5 E96 A@D:E:@? @7 D6?2E@C D:?46 a_a_[ :D 36:?8 492==6?865 3J #6AF3=:42? pC:K@?2 C2?496C聽#6A] s2G:5 r@@<[ H9@ 92D D6CG65 :? E96 pC:K@?2 w@FD6 D:?46 a_`e] w6 92D 9:E 9:D E6C> =:>:E 7@C E96 w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6D]k^Am
kAm%H@ s6>@4C2ED 2C6 2=D@ GJ:?8 7@C E96 492?46 E@ C6AC6D6?E E96 fE9 s:DEC:4E] w2=6J rC6:89E@?[ 2 C646?E 8C25F2E6 @7 }@CE96C? pC:K@?2 &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 @C82?:K6C H:E9 E96 pC:K@?2 $EF56?EDV pDD@4:2E:@?[ :D FA 282:?DE #@36CE@ #6G6=6D 7@C E96 ?@>:?2E:@?]k^Am
kAm#6G6=6D 92D 925 2 =@?8 9:DE@CJ @7 A@=:E:42= :?G@=G6>6?E 2?5 AF3=:4 D6CG:46[ :?4=F5:?8 H@C<:?8 7@C 7@C>6C DE2E6 #6AD] $E6H2CE &52==[ |@CC:D &52== 2?5 v6@C86 $6??6C[ yC][聽 2?5 24E:?8 2D AC6D:56?E @7 E96 3@2C5 @7 5:C64E@CD @7 E96 p>6C:42? r:G:= {:36CE:6D &?:@? @7 pC:K@?2]k^Am
kAm%96 pC:K@?2 s2:=J $F? DA@<6 H:E9 ?62C=J 2== @7 E9@D6 CF??:?8 7@C E96 fE9 s:DEC:4EVD $6?2E6 D62E[ H:E9 #@86CD 36:?8 E96 @?=J 42?5:52E6 ?@E C6DA@?5:?8 E@ 2 C6BF6DE 7@C 2? :?E6CG:6H]k^Am
k9cmr@@<[ #@86CD :? E96 DA@E=:89Ek^9cm
kAm#@86CD 92D 366? 2 4@?EC@G6CD:2= 7:8FC6] p >6>36C @7 E96 72C\C:89E 6IEC6>:DE 8C@FA E96 ~2E9 z66A6CD[ #@86CD 92D AFE >F49 @7 96C 7@4FD @? 4F=EFC6 H2C :DDF6D E92E 92G6 5@>:?2E65 C:89E\H:?8 >65:2 @FE=6ED] $96 H2D 46?DFC65 3J 96C 4@==628F6D :? a_aa 7@C Q4@?5F4E F?364@>:?8 @7 2 D6?2E@C]Qk^Am
kAm$96 4FCC6?E=J 492:CD E96 $6?2E6 t=64E:@?D r@>>:EE66 2?5 D6CG6D 2D E96 G:46 492:C 7@C E96 $6?2E6鈥橠 v@G6C?>6?E r@>>:EE66]k^Am
kAm#@86CD 92D 2=D@ 366? 5@8865 @G6C BF6DE:@?D @7 H96E96C D96 =:G6D H:E9:? E96 5:DEC:4E D96 C6AC6D6?ED] {2DE J62C[ E96 pC:K@?2 r2A:E@= %:>6D C6A@CE65 E92E #@86CD 2?5 96C 9FD32?5 925 AFC492D65 2 9@>6 :? r92?5=6C] %96J 2=D@ =:DE65 2? 255C6DD :? %6>A6 2D E96:C 4FCC6?E C6D:56?46 @? D@>6 5@4F>6?ED]k^Am
kAm#@86CD 92D =@?8 >2:?E2:?65 E92E D96 2?5 96C 9FD32?5 AC:>2C:=J C6D:56 :? u=28DE277]k^Am
kAm"F6DE:@?D C682C5:?8 H96C6 #@86CD 24EF2==J C6D:56D H6C6 C6?6H65 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9 H96? D96 =:DE65 2 %6>A6 255C6DD @? 42>A2:8? 7:?2?46 5@4F>6?ED]k^Am
kAmp?5 :E H2D 7@C C62D@?D =:<6 E92E H9J r@@< E@=5 E96 pC:K@?2 s2:=J $F? E92E 96 36=:6G6D 96 4@F=5 36EE6C C6AC6D6?E u=28DE277 2?5 E96 5:DEC:4E] r@@< 9@=5D E92E[ C682C5=6DD @7 H92E #@86CD DE2E6D[ 96 5@6D ?@E 36=:6G6 D96 =:G6D :? E96 5:DEC:4E E92E D96 C6AC6D6?ED]k^Am
kAm“x 4@F=5 ?@E 92G6 D@>6@?6[ xV> D@CCJ[ =:<6 (6?5J #@86CD[ H9@ =:G6D :? r92?5=6C ,C6AC6D6?E E9:D 5:DEC:4E.] x DE:== D2J D96 =:G6D :? r92?5=6C] xV== D2J :E 2== 52J =@?8] ,$96 42?VE. C6AC6D6?E E96 A6@A=6 @7 >J CFC2= 4@>>F?:E:6D 2?5 E96:C G2=F6D 2?5 E96:C ?665D[” r@@< D2:5]k^Am
kAmr@@< 2=D@ E@FE65 9:D 23:=:EJ E@ 36 2? 67764E:G6 2?5 AC28>2E:4 =68:D=2E@C[ 86EE:?8 E9:?8D 5@?6 2?5 AC@A@D:?8 2?5 A2DD:?8 3:==D C682C5=6DD @7 E96 A2CEJ E92E 9@=5D E96 8@G6C?@CVD >2?D:@?]k^Am
kAm鈥�%96 G@E6CD 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 564:56] %96J 92G6 2? @AE:@? @7 D@>6@?6 E92E 92D 2 AC@G6? EC24< C64@C5[Q r@@< D2:5] QyFDE =@@<:?8 2E E96D6 A2DE EH@ J62CD H:E9 E96 s6>@4C2E 8@G6C?@C] x 8@E @G6C a_ 3:==D E@ E96 8@G6C?@CVD 56D< 2?5 D:8?65 :?E@ =2H \\ @G6C a_] p?5 E92E >62?D H6 2C6 >2<:?8 =:G6D 36EE6C] (6VC6 >2<:?8 2? :>A24E]鈥漦^Am
kAmr@@< D2:5 96 36=:6G6D :E :D :?4C62D:?8=J :>A@CE2?E E@ 92G6 67764E:G6 2?5 92C5\H@C<:?8 =68:D=2E@CD 7C@> @FED:56 |2C:4@A2 r@F?EJ[ 6DA64:2==J 2D E96 !9@6?:I >6EC@ 2C62 4@?E:?F6D E@ 8C@H C2A:5=J]k^Am
kAmx? E96 =2DE 46?DFD 2?5 C65:DEC:4E:?8[ 2C62D @FED:56 |2C:4@A2 r@F?EJ =@DE C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D 2E E96 DE2E6 w@FD6 2?5 $6?2E6 2D E96 FC32? 4@C6 @7 pC:K@?2 8C6H]k^Am
kAmr@@< D2:5 96 36=:6G6D E92E AFED 2 AC6>:F> @? E9@D6 H9@ 42? ECF=J H@C< 7@C CFC2= 2?5 ?@CE96C? pC:K@?2 G@E6CD]k^Am
kAm鈥渳@ @?6 7:89ED 7@C CFC2= pC:K@?2 2D >F49 2D x 5@[ 2?5 x 42? 8:G6 J@F D@>6 6I2>A=6D 7@C E92E] $@ H96? x E9:?< 23@FE FD =@D:?8 >@C6 A@H6C 2E E96 DE2E6 42A:E@= E@ |2C:4@A2 r@F?EJ \\ H:E9 (6?5J #@86CD =:G:?8 :? |2C:4@A2 r@F?EJ \\ 2?5 E9@D6 G2=F6D[ =@@< 2E 96C 3:==D[鈥� 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmr@@< 925 ?@E 2=H2JD C6AC6D6?E65 2 5:DEC:4E E92E :?4=F565 u=28DE277j C65:DEC:4E:?8 :? a_a_ 492?865 E92E] tG6? D@[ r@@< A@:?E65 @FE E92E 96 92D 7@F89E 7@C u=28DE277 2?5 ?@CE96C? pC:K@?2 4@>>F?:E:6D 6G6? 367@C6 96 @77:4:2==J C6AC6D6?E65 E96>]k^Am
kAmx? a_a`[ :? E96 H2<6 @7 D6G6C2= 9:89\AC@7:=6 H:=57:C6D \\ :?4=F5:?8 E96 %6=68C2A9 u:C6 E92E 5:C64E=J :>A24E65 r@@<鈥橠 C2?49 \\ r@@< 96=5 2 D6C:6D @7 962C:?8D 2C@F?5 E96 DE2E6 7@4FD65 @? 6I2>:?:?8 7656C2= 2?5 DE2E6 >2?286>6?E DEC2E68:6D 7@C H:=57:C6] %96 962C:?8D 7@==@H65 G:D:ED r@@< >256 E@ u=28DE277 5FC:?8 A@DE\7:C6 7=@@5:?8 @77 @7 E96 |FD6F> u:C6 3FC? D42C]k^Am
kAm“x H6?E E@ $A62<6C q@H6CD[ 2?5 x 9F>3=J C6BF6DE65[ 2?5 2=>@DE 56>2?565[ E92E x H2?E65 2? 25 9@4 4@>>:EE66 E@ H@C< @? 7:C6D :? E96 DE2E6] x A:4<65 u=28DE277 2?5 E96 ,|FD6F> u:C6.[ x A:4<65 E96 %6=68C2A9 u:C6[ 2?5 x A:4<65 E96 (@@53FCJ u:C6[ 2?5 H6 925 962C:?8D] x 925 962C:?8D 2== @G6C E96 DE2E6[” r@@< D2:5] “xE H2D?VE 2 4@:?4:56?46[ 3FE W$6?]X zJCDE6? $:?6>2 D4965F=65 E96 49:67 @7 E96 u@C6DE $6CG:46 2?5 96C E@ 7=J @FE E@ u=28DE277]”k^Am
k9cms6>@4C2ED D66< E@ 7=:A 5:DEC:4Ek^9cm
kAm#6G6=6D D2:5 96 925 366? D62C49:?8 7@C 42?5:52E6D E@ CF? :? E96 5:DEC:4E[ 3FE 27E6C D6G6C2= 564:565 282:?DE CF??:?8[ 96 564:565 E@ E9C@H 9:D @H? 92E :?E@ E96 C:?8]k^Am
kAm鈥渪VG6 366? :?G@=G65 :? E96 AF3=:4 =:76 @7 pC:K@?2 >J 6?E:C6 25F=E =:76[鈥� #6G6=6D D2:5]k^Am
kAm(:E9:? E92E 42C66C[ #6G6=6D H2D AC6D:56?E @7 E96 q@2C5 @7 s:C64E@CD 7@C pr{& @7 pC:K@?2 H9:=6 E92E @C82?:K2E:@? H2D :?G@=G65 H:E9 D6G6C2= 9:89\AC@7:=6 =2HDF:ED 282:?DE 5:D4C:>:?2E:@? 3J pC:K@?2 AF3=:4 @77:4:2=D]k^Am
kAm%9C@F89@FE E96 a___D 2?5 a_`_D[ E96 pr{& 2?5 @E96C 8C@FAD DF65 |2C:4@A2 r@F?EJ $96C:77 y@6 pCA2:@ 7@C C24:2= AC@7:=:?8] x? 255:E:@? E@ 9:D H@C< H:E9 E96 pr{& 2E E92E E:>6[ #6G6=6D D2:5 96 2=D@ 96=A65 @C82?:K6 24E:@? 2?5 AC@E6DE 282:?DE E96 4@?EC@G6CD:2= $q`_f_ =2H]k^Am
kAm%92E =2H >256 :E 2 DE2E6 >:D56>62?@C E@ 36 :? E96 4@F?ECJ H:E9@FE E96 C6BF:C65 5@4F>6?ED[ 2?5 >2?J 4C:E:4D :?D:56 2?5 @FE @7 pC:K@?2 H@CC:65 E92E E96 =2H H@F=5 =625 E@ C24:2= AC@7:=:?8 3J DE2E6 2?5 =@42= =2H 6?7@C46>6?E]k^Am
kAm#6G6=6D D2:5 96 D66D D:>:=2C:E:6D 36EH66? E9@D6 677@CED 2?5 H@C< 36:?8 5@?6 E@ D6?5 E96 $64FC6 E96 q@C56C p4E E@ pC:K@?2 G@E6CD E9:D }@G6>36C]k^Am
kAm“‘w@J >2C492>@D[ >2ñ2?2 G@E2>@D’ 3642>6 2 D=@82? 2?5 2 4CJ ,2E E92E E:>6.i ‘%@52J H6 >2C49[ E@>@CC@H H6 G@E6]’ (6==[ E9:D :D E96 E@>@CC@H] tDA64:2==J H:E9 E96 $64FC6 E96 q@C56C p4E E92E H6’C6 D66:?8 E@52J[ H9:49 :D :? >2?J H2JD H@CD6 E92? $q`_f_[” #6G6=:D D2:5]k^Am
kAm|62?H9:=6[ rC6:89E@? D2:5 D96 :D CF??:?8 :? E96 9@A6D @7 AC@G:5:?8 ?6H 3=@@5 2?5 2 7C6D9[ J@F?86C A6CDA64E:G6 E@ E96 DE2E6 {68:D=2EFC6]k^Am
kAm鈥渱J E@A :DDF6D 2?5 :DDF6D E92E 2C6 3:8 7@C 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 C:89E ?@H 2C6 C6AC@5F4E:G6 42C6[ AF3=:4 65F42E:@? 2?5 E96? E96 6?G:C@?>6?E] p?5 E96 6?G:C@?>6?E :D @3G:@FD=J DA=:E FA :?E@ E9:?8D =:<6 7:C6[ DFDE2:?23:=:EJ AC24E:46D[ 2D H6== 2D @FC H2E6C 4@?D6CG2E:@? C:89E[鈥� rC6:89E@? D2:5] 鈥減== @7 E9@D6 2C6 G6CJ :>A@CE2?E] !6@A=6 :? pC:K@?2 2C6 D42C65 23@FE E96:C C6AC@5F4E:G6 962=E9 2?5 2C6 D42C65 23@FE 2446DD:?8 32D:4 42C6] xVG6 H@C<65 C62==J 92C5 H:E9 @C82?:K2E:@?D =:<6 pC:K@?2 {:DE 2?5 !=2??65 !2C6?E9@@5[ 3@E9 @7 H9@> xVG6 366? 6?5@CD65 3J[ E@ E2=< 23@FE E96D6 :DDF6D :? E96 DE2E6 2?5 E@ 5@ E9:?8D =:<6 4@==64E:?8 D:8?2EFC6D 7@C E96 pC:K@?2 p3@CE:@? p446DD p4E] $@ x <?@H E92E鈥橠 2 C62==J 3:8 @?6[ 6DA64:2==J 7@C J@F?8 7@=<D 2E }p&]鈥漦^Am
kAmrC6:89E@? 25565 E92E 2D E96 49:=5 @7 EH@ AF3=:4 D49@@= 65F42E@CD[ 2?5 2D 2 AC@F5 AC@5F4E @7 pC:K@?2鈥橠 AF3=:4 D49@@= DJDE6>[ D96 H2?ED E@ H@C< E@ AC@E64E 2?5 DFAA@CE AF3=:4 D49@@=D 2?5 E96 7F?5:?8 E92E >2<6D E96> A@DD:3=6]k^Am
kAmqFE :? DF49 2 #6AF3=:42?\=62?:?8 5:DEC:4E[ 9@H 5@ E96 EH@ s6>@4C2ED 4@>A6E6nk^Am
kAmq@E9 @FE=:?65 E96:C E96@CJ 7@C 9@H E96J >2J 36 23=6 E@ 7=:A E96 5:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAm#6G6=6D D2:5 9:D 9:DE@CJ @7 AF3=:4 D6CG:46 2?5 9F>2?:E2C:2?:D> DE2?5D 2D 2? 6I2>A=6 @7 9@H 5:DA2C2E6 A6@A=6 42? 4@>6 E@86E96C :? E96 ?2>6 @7 32D:4 9F>2? G2=F6D[ D@>6E9:?8 96 D2:5 :D :? 4=62C 4@?EC2DE E@ #@86CD]k^Am
kAm鈥渪 2> 72:C=J 4@?7:56?E E92E C6DA@?D:3=6[ AC:?4:A=65 A6@A=6 @7 E96 #6AF3=:42? !2CEJ 2?5 :?56A6?56?ED D92C6 E9@D6 32D:4 9F>2? G2=F6D[ 2?5 x 5@?VE E9:?< E92E E96J 92G6 925[ AC6G:@FD=J[ 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 92G6 2 4@?EC2DE @7 42?5:52E6D H9@ 2AA62C E@ 36 2E A@=2C @AA@D:E6D[Q聽#6G6=6D D2:5]聽Q|J H9@=6 =:76 92D 366? 2:>65 2E 3C:?8:?8 E@86E96C A6@A=6]鈥澛爇^Am
kAm|62?H9:=6[ rC6:89E@? D2:5 D96 36=:6G6D E96C6 :D 2? F?E2AA65 A@@= @7 G@E6CD H9@ 92G6 =@?8 366? :8?@C65 3J E9@D6 CF??:?8 E@ C6AC6D6?E E96 5:DEC:4Ei DEF56?ED 2E }@CE96C? pC:K@?2 &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 J@F?8 A6@A=6]k^Am
kAm鈥渪 23D@=FE6=J D66 E92E :E鈥橠 72G@C23=6 E@ #6AF3=:42?D[鈥� rC6:89E@? D2:5] 鈥渜FE x 2=D@ <?@H E96C6 :D 2? F?E2AA65 G@E6C 8C@FA :? E9:D 5:DEC:4E] (6 92G6 E96 DEF56?ED 2E }p& H9@ E6?5 E@ 36 6:E96C ?@E G@E:?8 3642FD6 E96J 5@?VE D66 E96 A@:?E[ E96C6VD ?@E 2?J@?6 H9@ =@@<D =:<6 E96> @C E9:?<D =:<6 E96> @? E96 32==@E[ @C E96JVC6 ?@E C68:DE6C65 E@ G@E6 96C6 :? u=28DE277 3642FD6 E96J E9:?< E96J ?665 E@ DE2J C68:DE6C65 2E 9@>6] qFE 86EE:?8 E96> E2AA65 :?E@ E9:D =@42= D6E @7 A@=:E:4D 2?5 =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E 92D 366? 2 C62==J :>A@CE2?E E9:?8 E92E x鈥橤6 5@?6 :? >J 52J ;@3[ 3FE 2=D@ E9C@F89 E9:D 42>A2:8?]鈥漦^Am
k9bms:DEC:4E f w@FD6 C246k^9bm
kAmu@C E96 DE2E6 w@FD6[ E96 27@C6>6?E:@?65 #6A] r@@< @7 v=@36 2?5 #6AF3=:42? #6A] s2G:5 |2CD92== @7 $?@H7=2<6 9@=5 E96 D62ED C6AC6D6?E:?8 E96 fE9 s:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAmqFE E96C6 :D 2 92?57F= @7 42?5:52E6D 2?5 A@=:E:42= 9@A67F=D D66<:?8 E@ C6A=246 r@@< 2?5 492==6?86 |2CD92== 2D 96 D66<D C66=64E:@?]k^Am
kAmu@C E96 #6AF3=:42?D[ 7@C>6C #6AD] (2=E6C q=24<>2? 2?5 y@9? u:==>@C6 2C6 3@E9 D66<:?8 D62ED[ 2D 2C6 p?5C6H r@DE2?K@[ q2C3J x?8=6 2?5 $E6G6? $=2E@?]k^Am
kAm~? E96 s6>@4C2E:4 D:56[ z6G:? r9:BF6E6 2?5 }2?4J w2CE= 2C6 GJ:?8 7@C E96 ?@>:?2E:@?]k^Am
k9bm%96 eE9 s:DEC:4Ek^9bm
kAmx7 {sf :D DAC2H=:?8[ {se DE:== AFED :E E@ D92>6]k^Am
kAm%96 eE9 s:DEC:4E 4@G6CD ?62C=J 2== @7 E96 ?@CE96C?\>@DE A2CED @7 E96 DE2E6[ 2D H6== 2D >F49 @7 62DE6C? pC:K@?2] x? 255:E:@? E@ 4@?E2:?:?8 A2CED @7 u=28DE277[ :E 2=D@ 9@=5D D6G6C2= EC:32= ?2E:@?D :?4=F5:?8 E96 }2G2;@ }2E:@?[ w@A:[ $2? r2C=@D pA2496[ 2?5 (9:E6 |@F?E2:? pA2496 EC:36D]k^Am
kAmx? E96 DE2E6 $6?2E6[ E96 5:DEC:4E :D C6AC6D6?E65 3J s6>@4C2E:4 $6?] %96C6D2 w2E2E9=:6 \\ H9@ :D F?492==6?865 3J 2?J @E96C s6>@4C2ED @C #6AF3=:42?D]k^Am
kAmx? E96 DE2E6 9@FD6[ s6>@4C2E:4 #6AD] |26 !6D9=2<2: 2?5 |JC@? %D@D:6 9@=5 E96 D62ED[ 2?5 2C6 3@E9 D66<:?8 C66=64E:@?] p?86=2 |2=@?6J :D 2=D@ D66<:?8 E96 s6>@4C2E:4 ?@>:?2E:@? :? E96 5:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAm{=@J5 y@9?D@? 2?5 #:492C5 z:?8 2C6聽9@A:?8 E@ 7=:A 3@E9 D62ED 7@C E96 #6AF3=:42?D]k^Am