Pima County Health Director Theresa Cullen is formally denied state’s top health position

Pima County Health Department Theresa Cullen Pima County Health Commissioner Teresa Cullen was rejected Tuesday in her bid to become the Health Commissioner. The voice vote followed last week’s torrid three-hour confirmation hearing, in which Senator Jake Hoffman (R-Queen Creek), who chaired that committee, said she had taken over as Pima’s health chief during its […]

Tucson’s Dr. Theresa Cullen rejected for state’s top health post

PHOENIX — Pima County Health Commissioner Teresa Cullen was denied the position of the state’s top health official on Tuesday. An audio vote in the Senate follows last week’s ferocious three-hour confirmatory hearing, in which R-Queen Creek Sen. acted and repeatedly criticized her. COVID pandemic. The committee recommended that she vote 3 to 2 and […]

Pima County’s Cullen deserved better from both Legislature & Hobbs

Imagine something. It’s March 2020 and America is gearing up for March Her Madness. Instead of being shocked to hear that actor Tom Hanks has contracted something called the coronavirus, the nation was told that one million Americans would die from the new disease. Only if we take steps to reduce that number to 5 […]

Senate rejects nomination of Cullen as state health chief | Government

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Cullen scuttled as Az state health chief as Republicans blast Pima’s pandemic measures

Despite a “mountain of expertise,” Dr. Teresa Cullen will not lead the Arizona Department of Health Services after Gov. Katie Hobbs withdrew her nomination on Tuesday. blew up at a hearing by Republican lawmakers on measures taken by Pima County on . The Democratic governor countered that they should be “ashamed” of the “harassment”. Hobbs […]