ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Matt Heinz on Crime

Democrat Matt Heinz is running for House of Representatives in Legislative District 29. We asked him some questions about crime policy.

Should we increase state funding for prison construction?
Incarceration is an important part of the judicial system but I would like to see as much money funneled into prevention and rehabilitation as possible. We keep filling [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Matt Heinz on Taxes

Democrat Matt Heinz is running for House of Representatives in LD29. We asked him some questions about tax policy.

Do you support the repeal of the state property tax?
No, I think that we need that $250 million. At this point we can’t really afford to lose any of it. The state depends on these three legs, [...]

Legislative District 29: Elections Happen

With 97 percent of the precinct votes and 4,600 early ballots counted, only 3,000 provisional ballots and roughly 10,000 late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots remain. It looks like the surprises are over for Legislative District 29.
The big surprises last night in LD29 included Patricia Puig and Eric Carbajal Bustamante practically tying for the fourth slot of this [...]

LD29 Speed-Dating: No Love at First Sight

Several of the candidates for House of Representatives in LD29 met at a bar on Thursday night to talk over their differences.
The meeting, organized by Tucson Drinking Liberally, was originally marketed on the website as an “LD29 Candidate ‘Speed Dating’ Forum” but since most of the candidates got cold feet, it was just another night [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Matt Heinz on Crime

Democrat Matt Heinz is running for House of Representatives in Legislative District 29.  We asked him some questions about crime policy.
Should we increase state funding for prison construction?

Incarceration is an important part of the judicial system, but I would like to see as much money funneled into prevention and rehabilitation as possible. We keep filling up [...]

Scramblewatch Q&A: Democrat Matt Heinz on the State Budget

Democrat Matt Heinz is running for House of Representatives in Legislative District 29.   We asked him some questions about the state budget.
Is state spending to high, too low or just right in these areas?

Education (k-12)
Too low.
English Language Learning Program

I think at this point it’s still too low.
Emergency preparedness
Way too low.
Environment
Also too low.
Health Care
Way too low.
Law enforcement

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Matt Heinz on Taxes

Democrat Matt Heinz is running for House of Representatives in the Legislative District 29. We asked him some questions about tax policy.
Do you support the repeal of the state property tax?

No, I think that we need that $250 million. At this point we can’t really afford to lose any of it. The state depends on these [...]

Six Pack: A Not Quite LiveBlog of the Legislative District 29 Debate

Voters in Southside Legislative District 29 will have choose between seven candidates for two House seats in the Sept. 2 Democratic primary. Incumbent Rep. Linda Lopez is seeking the Senate seat that Democrat Victor Soltero is giving up, while incumbent Tom Prezelski is seeking re-election.
Six of the seven candidates met last week in a Clean [...]

LD29: Patterson Qualifies for Campaign Cash

Democrat Daniel Patterson was informed today that he has qualified for $12,921 in Clean Elections funding for his campaign in Legislative District 29.
Patterson is the second Democrat in the seven-way super-slam to receive a check; the first was physician Matt Heinz.
To qualify for Clean Elections funding, legislative candidates have to collect a minimum of 220 [...]