Applications are due Monday, October 11 for those wishing to fill the Arizona House vacancy in Legislative District 30. The vacancy was created when State Rep. Raquel Terán was selected to fill the vacancy created when former Sen. Tony Navarrete resigned after being charged with multiple counts of alleged child sex abuse.
District 30 covers west central Phoenix and Glendale.
In accordance with Arizona law, a citizen panel was created to review applications and submit three names of qualified electors to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for consideration. Those electors must live in the district and be of the same party as the person who vacated the office. In this case, a Democrat.
The following people were chosen to sit on the citizen panel:
Daniel Valenzuela – Former Phoenix City Councilman / Firefighter
Quanta Marie Crew – LD 30 Resident
Monica Sandschafer – LD 30 Resident
Mario Ayala – City of Phoenix
Molly McGovern – United Food and Commercial Work #99
Guadalupe Sosa – LD 30 Precinct Committeeperson/ Former Senate Minority Staff
Jan Nichols – LD 30 Precinct Committeeperson/ Retired Teacher
The Board of Supervisors will consider the list of electors and by a majority vote, choose a person to fill the vacancy.
Anyone interested in the position can send their cover letters and resumes to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by email at clerkboard@maricopa.gov. Background checks will be conducted. All submissions are considered public records.