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Democrat
Candidate for Arizona Senate in Legislative District 3
Email: ocajerob@yahoo.com
(Mail: PO Box 85477, Tucson, AZ 85754)
Name pronunciation: ka-HAIR-o
Age: Did not respond. (Tucson, AZ).
Arizona since: Birth.
Occupation: Tourism industry, 1988-2002.
Marital: Divorced.
Children: 2.
Religious preference: Did not respond..
Education: Attended, Pima Community College and UofA.
Political experience: Involved in politics since early 60s; many campaigns, including her parents, former legislators Bernardo ‘Nayo’ and Carmen Cajero.
Legis exp: Senate since 2011; House 2003-2010.
Memberships: Vice chair, Pima Democratic Party; bd member, Girl Scouts; AZ Tourism Advisory Council; Nat’l Assn of Latino Elected Officials; Gates Pass Area HOA; Tucson Mountain Assn; Hospitality Sales and Marketing Int’l; AZ Women’s Political Caucus; Nat’l Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators; Nat’l Conference of State Legislators.
Interests: Jazzercise, gardening, clothes design and politics.
Political influence: My father and mother, both legislators, Bernardo “Nayo” and Carmen Cajero, who served for a total of 29 years in the Arizona House of Representatives.
Job creation measures: I would support any legislation that would provide job training for displaced workers. Also, provide more funding for the Office of Tourism. Arizona is in competition with destinations from around the world. Tourism brings in a great deal of revenue and creates a need for more jobs in that industry.
Top Issues: Protection of women’s and men’s health and reproductive rights. Prohibiting guns in public buildings.
Prop 100 sales tax extension: Yes. It will provide money for educational needs that have been cut – books and repairs of school buildings.
Illegal immigration: Did not respond.
Background & experience: Did not respond.
Pro-life / pro-choice: Did not respond.
One last thing: Did not respond.
Campaign finance: public.
