The Democrats of Greater Tucson membership voted to endorse incumbent state Representative Betty Villegas in LD20.
Located in Pima County, LD20 has a total registered voter population of 125,451 and an overall population of 238,486, with 53% of residents being Hispanic or Latino. It includes most of Tucson’s west side, the University of Arizona area, portions of Midtown and South Tucson, Drexel Heights, and part of the Pascua Yaqui reservation/tribal lands.
The endorsements continue DGT’s longstanding support for progressive Democratic leadership in Tucson and Southern Arizona, following previous endorsements highlighted on DGT’s official endorsements page.
Betty Villegas is a Democratic state representative from Tucson serving Arizona’s Legislative District 20, appointed in July 2023 to fill the vacancy left by Andrés Cano. She is widely known for her decades of work in affordable housing, community development, and neighborhood conservation, which shape nearly all of her legislative priorities.
Previously, she served as Housing Program Manager for Pima County’s Community Development & Neighborhood Conservation Department (retired 2016), Pima County Supervisor (2020), and Community Housing Director for the South Tucson Housing Authority. See the video of her talk at the Mar 25, 2026 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. Also see her campaign website at https://www.bettyvillegasaz.com/. She is running on a platform of:
- Housing Affordability
- Protecting Public Education
- Protecting Civil, Human Rights, and Democracy
- Protecting the Right to Vote
- Climate & Environmental Justice
