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CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Linda Lopez (D) Tucson; clinical supervisor with family care center. Termed out in 2016. House Matt Heinz (D) Tucson; physician (internist), IPC Hospitals of Arizona. Termed out in 2016. Daniel Patterson (D) Tucson; ecologist, southwest director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Termed out in 2016. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-29 ...

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 168,029 Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic 50.32% White 39.26% Black 5.48% Native American 2.01% Asian 1.92% Other 1.01% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Democrat 31,362 46.8% Other 20,802 31.0% Republican 14,896 22.2% Voting Age Population 117,358 Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic 45.14% White 44.75% Black 5.22% Asian 2.00% Native American 1.97% Other 0.92% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 63,380 Unemployed 7.9%% ...

White, Les
Party: Independent
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This district comprises most of Tucson south of 22nd St., east of 12th Ave., and north of Valencia Rd. The entire city of South Tucson is within this district. District 28 lies to the north; District 30 to the east and south; and districts 25 and 27 to the west. The northwest corner of District 29 lies at the intersection ...

This is one of four Hispanic majority districts and one of five minority-majority districts in the state. Democrats lost an absolute majority of registered voters in 2004. But since 2002, Republicans have lost an even greater percentage of their registration base (10 percent for the GOP vs. 7.4 percent for Democrats). This district has the seventh-highest percentage of persons older ...

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Paula Aboud (D) Tucson; property manager, former high school teacher and coach. Termed out in 2012. House David Bradley (D) Tucson; executive director of La Paloma Family Services. Termed out in 2010. Steve Farley (D) Tucson; self-employed graphic designer. Termed out in 2014. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-28 in 2002, the ...

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 170,070 Race/Ethnicity: White 72.20% Hispanic 18.37% Black 3.69% Asian 3.10% Native American 1.53% Other 1.10% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Democrat 37,435 45.2% Other 23,353 28.2% Republican 22,054 26.6% Voting Age Population 137,133 Race/Ethnicity: White 75.87% Hispanic 15.48% Black 3.17% Asian 3.07% Native American 1.43% Other 0.98% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 85,022 Unemployed 5.2% ...

This district comprises most of Tucson south of the Rillito River and north of 22nd St. District 26 lies to the north; District 30 to the north and east; District 29 to the south; and District 27 to the west. The southeast corner of the district lies at the intersection of Harrison Rd. and 22nd St. From there the line ...

More than three-quarters of the voting age residents of the district are white. Of white-majority districts, this has been the most reliably Democratic district in the state. It is one of the few districts in which Democrats have experienced a net gain in registration since 2002. Republican registration has declined four percentage points during the same time, and unaffiliated voters ...

Meyer, Harley
Party: Independent
Age: 50
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