Joyce Jones-Ivey is a retired nurse who proudly served patients for 42 years. She was elected to the Oro Valley Town Council in 2018, and she is the only Democrat. She aims to keep the town community-oriented, fiscally sound, and environmentally and financially sustainable. Joyce is focused on supporting a balanced budget, youth sport and family activities at Naranja Park, and wilderness arts. She grew up in a family of nine siblings. Her parents taught her the importance of honesty, integrity, hard work, respect for others, and treating everyone with dignity. She has been married for 40 years to Jesse [...]

Akanni Oyegbola is currently the Acting Mayor of the City of South Tucson. Raised in Washington D.C., Akanni has learned why the local community fabric must be woven with residents who are attentive to local issues and who continue to give back to community initiatives. He has served as a student, spokesperson, local politician aide, and small business owner. He believes that his leadership skills, as well as his legislative, planning, business, and political experiences bring an important balance to the City of South Tucson. Currently, as a member of the city of South Tucson’s Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) [...]

Democrat Kirsten Engel was first elected in 2016 to the Arizona House, representing LD10, and was elected to the Arizona State Senate in 2020. Democratic AZ Senator Kirsten Engel says, “Now I want to take the fight to Washington to help southern Arizona to recover from the global pandemic and to build a sustainable economy." She announced she is running for Congress in CD2 (Tucson) on March 19, after incumbent Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick announced she would not seek another term. As a legislator, Kirsten worked to restore funding to public schools, protect Arizona’s natural resources, and make our communities safer by [...]

Democrat Paul Cunningham is a member of the Tucson City Council, representing Ward 2. Cunningham's current term ends on December 4, 2023. He was first appointed to the council to serve a partial term. He won the election to a full term in 2011. A native Tucsonan, Cunningham graduated from Rincon High School and earned a B.A. in history from the University of Arizona in 1997. He went on to receive an M.S.W. (Master of Social Work) from Arizona State University in 2007. His professional experience includes the following: 2014-Present: Vice mayor, City of Tucson 2010-Present: City councilman, City of Tucson 1998-2010: Juvenile probation officer, Pima [...]