County Board of SupervisorsCounties have between 3 and 5 supervisorial districts, depending on population. The board of supervisors governs the entire county, including unincorporated areas. It sets the agenda, approves the budget, and allocates funds to departments and elected offices. The board oversees community expenditures such as health, roads, parks, libraries, law enforcement, and other municipal services. It also fills legislative vacancies, passes resolutions, and enacts county ordinances (laws). The board decides on county taxes and zoning changes and can remove and replace election precincts, appoint election inspectors and judges, canvass election returns, and declare election results. 4-year staggered terms.Why you should care:The Board of Supervisors is responsible for allocating funds to county services that significantly impact a community's municipal landscape. The board plays an important role in running safe and secure elections through its authority to remove and replace election precincts, appoint election inspectors, canvass election returns, and declare election results.For additional information:https://www.azcleanelections.gov/how-government-works/arizona-county-board-of-supervisors
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Harvard University 2024 MPA
My top three priorities are affordability, safer neighborhoods, and accountability. That means lowering housing costs, expanding pre-K and childcare, investing in public safety and shelter capacity through the One Pima Initiative, and protecting our water and utility bills from secretive corporate deals like Project Blue. My job is to make sure County government works for families, neighborhoods, and workers — not powerful interests looking for special treatment.
I support responsible economic development that creates good-paying jobs, strengthens our tax base, and expands opportunity. But growth cannot be a blank check for powerful interests. We must protect our water, prevent rising utility costs, invest in transportation and infrastructure, and make sure new development contributes to the neighborhoods it impacts.
My approach is to plan growth around people: more affordable housing near jobs and transit, stronger neighborhood reinvestment, expanded childcare and pre-K, safer public spaces, and infrastructure that keeps pace with development. I will keep pushing for clear community benefits, environmental protections, and public accountability before major projects move forward.
Growth should mean more opportunity, not more displacement. It should mean better jobs, not higher bills. And it should protect the water, neighborhoods, and quality of life that make Pima County home.
I bring more than 15 years of experience in public service, local government, state policy, and community advocacy.
I began my career in District 5, working for nearly a decade as an aide to the late Supervisor Richard Elías. I later served three terms in the Arizona House of Representatives, including as House Minority Leader, where I worked across the aisle to pass budgets, invest in affordable housing, expand health care access, and deliver results for Southern Arizona.
Before joining the Board, I served as Director of Federal and State Relations for the City of Tucson, leading legislative strategy on infrastructure, water, grants, and regional policy.
As a first-generation college graduate with a Master in Public Administration, I bring experience managing budgets, analyzing policy, building coalitions, and making decisions rooted in working families’ needs. Raised on Tucson’s Southside, I understand the communities I serve and am prepared to keep delivering for District 5.
Fair and secure elections are the foundation of our democracy. I will support the Pima County Recorder and Elections Department by ensuring they have the staffing, technology, security, and resources needed to run accurate, transparent, and accessible elections.
I will oppose efforts to intimidate voters, restrict ballot access, or undermine confidence in election workers. Every eligible voter should be able to cast their ballot safely and without unnecessary barriers.
That means protecting vote-by-mail, maintaining accessible voting locations, supporting language access, strengthening cybersecurity and physical security, and defending election workers from harassment. I will also support clear public communication so voters know when, where, and how to vote.
Our job is simple: protect the vote, count every eligible ballot, and make sure Pima County elections remain fair, secure, and free from political interference.
