Carsten Oyer//September 25, 2026//

Sybil Francis, right, speaks with moderator David Becker Sept. 22 at the Arizona State University Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory's Fall Election Convening at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix.

Sybil Francis, right, speaks with moderator David Becker Sept. 22 at the Arizona State University Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory's Fall Election Convening at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix. (Joey Chenoweth/Arizona Capitol Times)

Carsten Oyer//September 25, 2026//

Sybil Francis is the president and CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona. (Courtesy of Center for the Future of Arizona) Sybil Francis, president...

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