Politics

  Today, Derek Arnson, candidate for Pinal County sheriff, released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a major component of Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070, that allows law enforcement officials to determine the immigration status of individuals that have been stopped for questioning or arrest:

“The Supreme Court’s decision today on SB1070 illustrates that we, as a nation, still have a long road ahead in resolving the issue of immigration. But in Arizona, we must take the opportunity to create legislation that is progressive in a humanitarian approach and deals specifically with the economic needs of our state.

  The increased safety and security for Pinal County residents is a result of the hard work of the prosecutors in the Pinal County Attorney's Office. We are proud of our partnership with the equally hard working law enforcement agencies in Pinal County.

In all my years as a public servant I have never seen public cynicism of elected leaders so feverish as it is today. And quite honestly, I can understand why people view politicians with a jaundiced eye.

My opponent challenged me to look at his record.  So I did…and it’s worse than what I thought. These facts present a bleak depiction of how the Pinal County Attorney’s office allows violent criminals to “walk.”  After scouring hundreds of pages of publicly available records, my team of researchers and I have unearthed a pattern of shoddy prosecution.

Come join us and meet your candidates On Saturday, June 23rd from 2-4PM your local and county candidates will be at the Apache Junction Court House at 575 N Idaho Rd We will meet inside the Court House.

Write-In Candidacy for August Primary, November General Election Jack McClaren, Constable for Justice of the Peace District 7 (Apache Junction) resigned in May because he announced plans to seek other elected office.  The Pinal County Board of Supervisors accepted his resignation at its June 6 public meeting.

Pinal County Supervisor and Chairman of the Board Pete Rios is seeking a second term as Supervisor for District 1.  Rios has had a long and illustrious career in both the Arizona State Legislature, where he served as President of the Senate and as Supervisor where he has been Chairman of the Board for the past two years.   

On Wednesday, May 30, 2012, Pinal County Sheriff candidate Kevin Taylor submitted his nominating petitions to the Pinal County Elections office.  Taylor, a Democrat, submitted more than 700 signatures that he collected across Pinal County. “I found it important to collect mos

With only 10 business days to complete requirements and gather signatures, San Tan Valley business owner Tisha Castillo filed for a slot on the ballot in the Pinal County Supervisor race during the August 28th Republican primary. “My newly-formed election committee did a great job this weekend and easily tripled the required number of signatures we needed to file,” says Tisha.

WILL RESTORE DIGNITY & FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT Pinal County Constable Jack McClaren officially filed his candidacy for Pinal County Sheriff, filing more than three times the required candidate nomination signatures needed to be on the August 28th Republican primary ballot. In keeping with Arizona’s resign to run law, McClaren also filed his resignation as County Constable today.

With the help of many great people on 5-29-12 at approx 1500hrs we turned 190 pages totaling 2,792 registered voters signatures to the Pinal County Elections Dept.

  Maxine Brown, Pinal County candidate for Supervisor, District 5 submitted her nominating petitions to the Pinal County Elections Office last week. Maxine, a Democrat, submitted 195 signatures that she collected in a the areas of Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Queen Valley and the northern part of San Tan Valley which comprises District 5 of Pinal County.

On Thursday, May 24th, Maxine Brown, Pinal County candidate for Supervisor, District 5 submitted her nominating petitions to the Pinal County Elections Office. Maxine, a Democrat, submitted 195 signatures that she collected in a the areas of Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Queen Valley and the northern part of San Tan Valley which comprises District 5 of Pinal County.

Paul Messigner, president of the San Tan Republican Club announced recently that Will Cardon will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the San Tan Republican Club. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, May 17. The meeting will be held at the sheriff’s substation meeting room at the intersection of Gantzel and Combs roads.