Tucson City Council candidate Sadie Shaw speaks to Dems on Monday

A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Council candidate Sadie Shaw talks about Ward 3 campaign; CD7 special election candidates have televised debates this week; Upcoming debates in Tucson City Council races; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.

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Tucson Unified School District Governing Boardmember Sadie Shaw will discuss her campaign for Tucson City Council at Monday’s meeting of the Democrats of Greater Tucson.

Shaw will talk about why she wants to unseat Tucson City Councilman Kevin Dahl in the Aug. 5 primary election at noon via Zoom. Register for the meeting here.

Shaw, who is in her second term on the TUSD after first winning office in 2020, said at a recent forum that she was running “because for too long, our neighborhoods, our parks, our roads and our commercial corridors have been under-resourced. I think that we need representation at the City Council level that can speak to our interests and is unafraid to advocate for us and to vote independently for our interests and our needs.”

At the same forum, Dahl said he wanted a second term to continue the work he has started.

“I’m running for reelection to keep working on climate change, water and the quality of life in our neighborhoods,” Dahl said. “We are working to reduce Tucson carbon emissions, but climate change is also an equity issue. The most vulnerable among us suffer the most.”

In other upcoming political events:

Monday, June 9: The GOP candidates in the CD7 special election — Daniel Butierez, Jorge Rivas and Jimmy Rodriguez — are scheduled to meet in a debate. 6 p.m. on Arizona Public Media platforms, including TV station PBS 6 and radio station KUAZ, 89.1 FM. The debates will be live-streamed in English and Spanish on the Tucson Sentinel’s website and other platforms.

Tuesday, June 10: The Democratic candidates in the CD7 special election are scheduled to meet in a debate. 6 p.m. on Arizona Public Media platforms, including TV station PBS 6 and radio station KUAZ, 89.1 FM. The debates will be live-streamed in English and Spanish on the Tucson Sentinel’s website and other platforms.

Friday, June 13: Tucson Sentinel reporter Jim Nintzel joins a
panel of journalists on AZPM’s Press Room to discuss the major news
stories of the week. Steve Goldstein moderates. Program airs at 8:30
p.m. on PBS 6 and NPR affiliate KUAZ-FM, 89.1 FM, streams on the AZPM YouTube channel and can heard as a podcast here.

Monday, June 16: CD7 Democratic candidate Adelita Grijalva speaks to Democrats of Greater Tucson. Noon via Zoom. Register for the event here.

Monday, June 16: Deadline to register to vote in CD7 special election

Wednesday, June 18: Early voting begins and ballots are mailed for CD7 special primary election

Saturday, June 21: The League of Women Voters hosts a forum for candidates running in the Ward 3 seat on the Tucson City Council. Incumbent Kevin Dahl is facing TUSD Governing Board member Sadie Shaw in the Aug. 5 Democratic primary. The winner will face Republican Janet “JL” Wittenbraker in the Nov. 4 general election. All candidates have been invited to the forum. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Flowing Wells Library, 1730 W. Flowing Wells Road.

Thursday, June 26: The League of Women Voters hosts a forum
for candidates running for the Ward 5 seat on the Tucson City Council. Candidates include Jesse Lugo, Selina Barajas and Chris Elsner, who are all running in the Aug. 5 Democratic primary. 5 to 6 p.m. at Valencia Public Library, 202 W. Valencia Road.

Tuesday, July 1: The League of Women Voters hosts a forum
for candidates running for the Ward 6 seat on the Tucson City
Council. Democrats in the Aug. 5 primary include Miranda Schubert, Leighton Rockafellow Jr. and Jim Sinex. The winner of that contest will face Republican Jay Tolkoff in the Nov. 4 general election. 5 to 6 p.m. at Martha Cooper Public Library, 1377 N. Catalina Ave

Tuesday, July 8: Deadline to register to vote in city of Tucson primary election

Wednesday, July 9: Early voting starts and ballots are mailed for city of Tucson primary election

Tuesday, July 15: Primary Election Day for CD7 special election

Friday, July 18: Tucson Sentinel editor Dylan Smith guest hosts the Buckmaster show. Noon on KVOI, 1030 AM. Episodes stream at buckmastershow.com.

Tuesday, Aug. 5: Primary Election Day for Tucson City Council races

Wednesday, Aug. 27: Early voting begins for CD7 special general election

Tuesday, Sept. 23: General Election Day for CD7 special election

Tuesday, Nov. 4: General Election Day for Tucson City Council races