Why am I running for the State Legislature of Arizona? What makes me qualified? I have chosen to run for a number of reasons. They include the fact that education is the hottest topic in...
Category - District 4 Updates
District 4 Update – January 2026
As we ring in the New Year, I’m taking this opportunity to partner with Sahuarita Mayor Tom Murphy to call your attention to the...
Read More District 4 Update – December 2025
As we have had the first snow on Mt. Lemmon and are finally enjoying sweater weather in the Valley, media types of all forms...
Read More District 4 Update – November 2025
It seems we can’t go a day without reading or hearing the term, “affordable housing”. Unfortunately, like so many topics, those...
Read More District 4 Update – October 2025
We have been drowning in violence. It seems to be everywhere and all the time. I think of the horror of the murders of the...
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The Sonoran Corridor: Economic Promise for Pima County
On October 7, 2014, the Pima County Board of Supervisors voted for approval to add an auxiliary interstate highway that would connect I-19 and I-10. This highway connection is a significant...
Marla Closen for Supervisor – District 4
Marla Closen challenged Supervisor Carroll in May, 2015 to apply her fiscally conservative principles to help fix our broken county. Since then she has attended Board of Supervisor’s...
County Priorities are Full of Hot Air
by Marla Closen If you had to pick, would you choose to have a Deputy Sheriff show up to assist you in your hour of need or choose to have the opportunity to pay $75,000 for a space...
RTA and Vail
by Steve Christy It would be an honor for me – if chosen to be your County Supervisor – to use my experience in serving on and chairing the boards of the Regional Transportation...
District Update 4 – Reflecting on 20 Years of...
On February 5, 2016, I announced that, after almost 20 years of public service, I will not be seeking reelection as a Pima County Supervisor. From my speech at the press conference: “I have...
Christy Running for District 4
Long time Tucson businessman and community leader, Stephen W. “Steve” Christy today announced his candidacy for the District 4 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors...
Vail Parent Network: Fighting for Change
We are finally #1, in cuts to education, according to an AZ Public Media article dated December 10th. As parents of the Vail School District, our number one priority is to improve...
District 4 Visits Pima Animal Care Center
The District 4 staff and I recently toured the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) to re-familiarize ourselves with the inner-workings of this unique facility. PACC is the only open admission...
Vail Community Action Board Makes Final Donation
In July 2014, a special meeting of the Vail Community Action Board was held. The result was a vote to turn the future of the non-profit corporation over to five members who had served as...