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Interested in what Arizona FReepers are thinking about these races.

I decided to support Matt Salmon for Governor long ago, but I am still trying to make up my mind in the AG and School Superintendent's races.

I met Foster Robberson, like his ideas and am leaning towards voting for him.

As for school superintendent, I am NOT impressed with Jaime Molera and wonder if anyone knows why in the world Jon Kyl and John Shadegg are both featured in radio ads supporting him?

Tom Horne is President of my kid's school board and was also my state rep at one time. He was defeated in a bid for State Senate (2000) by the more conservative, Dean Martin. Freepers might find it interesting, that as President of the Paradise Valley School Board, he just published a "President's Message" in the latest school district newspaper (there is always a President's Message" in this quarterly paper). The headline of the message is PARADISE VALLEY REFUSES TO NEGLECT FOUNDING FATHERS AS NEW STATE STANDARDS WOULD REQUIRE. Horne goes on to talk about how he and the school board fought to make sure that in the PV District, high school students would still be required to "study our revolution, constitution and founding fathers, and the Greco-Roman basis for western civilization. Our action is legal because everything provided in the standards is covered; we have simply added to it the most important things that students need to learn in social studies."

Just started seeing signs in my neighborhood for Keith Bee. Maybe some FReepers from the Tucson area can post their impressions of him.

Keith was stumping at the Pima County Fair in spring petition driving to get on the ballot. didn't spend much time talking to him but he seemed pretty cool. Just got another notepad from him (he was giving them out in his booth, has his name and his bee with a graduation cap logo; and I got more in the mail from him this week), the mailing included a pamphlet with all kinds of info about him. I like that he campaigns the old fashioned way, scrounging one vote at a time. When I get home I'll look for his pamphlet and post the contents if I find it.

Governor: That is a no brainer, Matt Salmon.

Secretary of State: I have not decided yet

Attorney General: Andrew Thomas.

Treasurer: David Peterson.

Superintendant of Public Education: Keith Bee is a typical politician, he knows the right answers, I was not impressed with Tom Horn, I am going to go with the politician.

I remember John Greene now. When he was President of the Senate he put a moratorium on ALL abortion bills. We in the pro-life community were absolutely livid with him for such a stand - especially since he called himself a Republican. The moratorium was eventually lifted, but only for bills about parental consent. He would not allow any bills attempting to ban things like partial birth abortion and other late-term abortions.

He will not be getting my vote. I will remember in September.