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Race for Santa Cruz County sheriff, Latino vote, debate preview

After Election Day, several agencies in southern Arizona will have new leadership for the first time in decades. In Santa Cruz County, that applies to the Sheriff’s Department.This week, Arizona 360 heard from candidates competing for replacement Sheriff Tony EstradaRetired after working for nearly 30 years.

Candidate interviews are displayed in alphabetical order as follows: independence Joe Agostini, Democratic Party David Hathaway and independence Andrew Ibarra.


Santa Cruz County’s longest-serving sheriff, aged 77, before retiring Tony Estrada Reflecting on his tenure with Lorraine Rivera. They share his career in law enforcement, his views on the growing border wall, his advice to anyone who wins his seat on Election Day, and what the community has done over his decades. We talked about how they hoped to be remembered for their service.


As groups across Southern Arizona attempt to register more voters ahead of the election, Tony Paniagua reports on efforts to bring more Latinx residents to polling places. He spoke to voters for the first time in this growing population.

19 years old Ashley Trujillo Her parents have moved to the Phoenix area from Mexico and this is a momentous occasion, she said, as Trujillo is the first daughter of three sisters born in the United States.

Tucson artist Eduardo Remus, the 22-year-old is also planning to vote for the first time. Remus said he could have voted in the 2016 presidential election, but he didn’t understand the process or the importance of participating.

As the nation’s largest ethnic minority, a political scientist at the University of Arizona Lisa Sanchez He said growing the Latino population is essential for both parties.Sanchez said most Latinos registered as Democrats, but Paniagua also heard from Tucson Debe CamposA registered Republican, he attended a roundtable in Phoenix featuring President Donald Trump and hosted by the Latino Group for Trump.

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