Lane Santa Cruz
Lane Santa Cruz (Democratic Party) is a member of the Tucson City Council in Arizona, representing Ward 1. She assumed office on December 2, 2019. Her current term ends in 2027.
Santa Cruz (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Tucson City Council to represent Ward 1 in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Santa Cruz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Tucson, Arizona (2023)
General election
General election for Tucson City Council Ward 1
Incumbent Lane Santa Cruz defeated Victoria Lem in the general election for Tucson City Council Ward 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lane Santa Cruz (D)  | 61.8 | 58,296 |
 | Victoria Lem (R) | 38.0 | 35,845 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 207 | ||
| Total votes: 94,348 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1
Incumbent Lane Santa Cruz defeated Miguel Ortega in the Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1 on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lane Santa Cruz | 62.8 | 4,789 |
| Miguel Ortega | 36.9 | 2,812 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 7,629 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1
Victoria Lem advanced from the Republican primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1 on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victoria Lem | 98.1 | 1,254 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 1,278 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frederick Gomez (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Santa Cruz in this election.
2019
See also: City elections in Tucson, Arizona (2019)
General election
General election for Tucson City Council Ward 1
Lane Santa Cruz defeated Sam Nagy and Matthew Smith in the general election for Tucson City Council Ward 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lane Santa Cruz (D) | 57.8 | 57,124 |
| Sam Nagy (R) | 37.2 | 36,836 | ||
| Matthew Smith (G) | 4.9 | 4,819 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 127 | ||
| Total votes: 98,906 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1
Lane Santa Cruz defeated Rob Elias, Miguel Ortega, and Sami Hamed in the Democratic primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1 on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lane Santa Cruz | 43.8 | 3,745 |
 | Rob Elias | 20.6 | 1,765 | |
| Miguel Ortega | 20.4 | 1,744 | ||
 | Sami Hamed | 15.1 | 1,292 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 8,559 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1
Sam Nagy advanced from the Republican primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1 on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sam Nagy | 46.3 | 234 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 53.7 | 271 | ||
| Total votes: 505 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1
Matthew Smith advanced from the Green primary for Tucson City Council Ward 1 on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matthew Smith | 33.3 | 6 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 66.7 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 18 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lane Santa Cruz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Santa Cruz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Housing: Ward 1 is home to historic barrios, homes and culturally significant landmarks. It is also home to working families and seniors with fixed incomes who are struggling to pay rising rents and costs of living. In ward 1 and City-wide, I remain committed to supporting policies and investments for multi-generational housing for our diverse families. We will continue to work with neighborhoods to establish or update neighborhood plans that can help guide affordable housing, small business and responsible development.
- Transportation & Mobility: My top priorities for transportation are to expand mobility options and accessibility this includes people walking, mobility devices, bikes, and public transit.. My effort to make transit fare-free is a first step in making public transportation truly accessible. Our next effort is to reimagine our transit route system and frequency to make it more reliable and a viable option to replace car trips. Neighbors and businesses are often concerned about speeding on neighborhood streets and drag racing on arterials. Speed mitigation mechanisms and safety infrastructure on our roads are needed to make it safer for people of all ages to move around.
- Workforce Development: I continue to work in the investment of our families through the development and support of small and cooperative businesses. Encouraging and supporting labor unions and negotiations is also critical.
LUCHA
Arizona List
Planned Parenthood
Las Adelitas
UA Local 469
SMART
UFCW 99
Sierra Club
Mayor Regina Romero
Congressman Raul Grijalva
Supervisor Adelita Grijalva
Supervisor Matt Heinz
Recorder Gabriella Cazares-Kelley
Representative Andres Cano
Council Member Richard Fimbres
Council Member Kevin Dahl
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2019
Lane Santa Cruz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Santa Cruz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2023 Elections
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