ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby on Growth, Conservation and the County Budget

Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby is challenging District 3 Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson in the Sept. 2 primary. Tucson Weekly staff writer Mari Herreras talked to Branch-Gilby about the environment and the county’s budget priorities.

Is there more to your campaign than election transparency?
Yes. We need to be much more careful with how we use our land [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Sharon Bronson on Growth and Conservation

Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson is facing a challenge from fellow Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby in the Sept. 2 primary. In this interview with Tucson Weekly staff writer Mari Herreras, Bronson talks about growth and the environment. Learn more about the race here.
When you first ran 12 years ago your platform focused on growth issues and [...]

Nucleus Meltdown: A Not Quite LiveBlog of the Debate Between Democratic Candidates for the Pima County Board of Supervisors

Two incumbents on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, District 3’s Sharon Bronson and District 2’s Ramon Valadez, met their respective Democratic challengers, Donna Branch Gilby and Robert Robuck, at a meeting of the Pima County Democratic Party’s Nucleus Club last week. Supporters cheered and applauded; critics booed and hissed. Here’s a recap of the [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Donna Branch-Gilby Talks About Whether Republican Ray Carroll Recruited Her To Run

Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby talks about why she thinks new leadership is needed on the Pima County Board of Supervisors and addresses rumors that she was recruited to run by Republican Supervisor Ray Carroll. Branch-Gilby is challenging Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson in the Sept. 2 Democratic primary. Find out more about the race here or [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Sharon Bronson on Election Integrity

Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson is facing a challenge from fellow Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby in the Sept. 2 primary. In this interview with Tucson Weekly staff writer Mari Herreras, Bronson explains why she voted against turning over election databases to the Pima County Democratic Party. Learn more about the race here and look for coverage [...]

Calling All Candidates: Send Us Your Crazy Cool Pics!

Forget the studio-produced campaign mugshots or the hand-shaking photo ops at union rallies! We want different photos from you candidates: Your pets! Your bowling team! Your summer vacation shots!
Send us the right photos and we’ll post them on ScrambleWatch ’08.
Our first entry comes from Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson, who shares some pics of a [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Sharon Bronson On Why She’s Running for Reelection

Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson is facing a challenge from fellow Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby in the Sept. 2 primary. The Tucson Weekly interviewed Bronson about why she’s seeking a fourth term. Learn more about the race here.
How does it feel going for your fourth term in office as a member of the Pima County Board [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby on Election Integrity

Democrat Donna Branch-Gilby spoke to Tucson Weekly’s Mari Herreras about how election integrity issues inspired her to challenge Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson in the Sept. 2 Democratic primary. Find out more about the race here.
Is it difficult when running against an incumbent to get people to outwardly support you?

I’ve talked to people directly and [...]

Smells Like B.S.

Evidently, there’s still some stink coming from the Roger Road sewage treatment plant—or maybe, just maybe, it’s just some good old fashioned Pima County campaigning.
Donna Branch-Gilby, who is challenging District 3 Supervisor Sharon Bronson in the Sept. 2 Democratic primary, sent out a press release right after the supes approved the county’s its 2008-2009 budget [...]