Rob Elias
Rob Elias (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tucson City Council to represent Ward 1 in Arizona. Elias lost in the Democratic primary on August 27, 2019.
Elections
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
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Elias’s campaign website stated the following:
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Our Economy: Better Paying Jobs and Improved Education Building Tucson's future economy means bringing in more jobs, especially jobs that pay better with great benefits. We need jobs that you can raise a family on, and Tucson is well-positioned to grow jobs in the science, transportation, logistics, and tourism sectors. In order to attract these types of jobs, we’ll need to better prepare our own talent pool through a heightened focus on education at all levels. As a product of public schooling, Rob knows the importance of developing a sustainable workforce in Tucson while attracting great jobs that will keep our talent in our great city. Building a home-grown employee base through our schools is paramount and we must continue to be an advocate for increased funding for education. Our Community: Protecting Tucson's Residents and Neighborhoods Tucson is a community that welcomes everyone. We know that the diversity of our community is a strength and that celebrating the cultures that make up the fabric of our city will lead us to prosperity. It is imperative that our elected leaders reinforce those values and protect vulnerable populations. That means protecting refugees and immigrants who enrich and contribute to our city. It is also important that we keep Tucson a safe place to live. This means supporting our first responders and ensuring that Tucson's Police and Fire departments must have the resources they need to perform a very difficult task. We must further invest in the trainings and technologies to better help them safely do their job. We know that Tucson is blessed with amazing neighborhoods. As Tucson continues to grow with new development, we must protect the unique character, heritage and beauty of our neighborhoods. This means greater communication and transparency with neighborhood leaders and greater collaboration from the very beginning and before development occurs. We must also do a better job of telling the story of who Tucson is and what it means to be a Tucsonan. Engaging in these conversations from the beginning will ensure that Tucson can grow without diluting what we are. Our Environment: Protecting Tucson’s Natural Beauty Our beautiful desert environment is our greatest asset and we must do more to protect it. With his work for the Tucson Botanical Gardens, Rob knows that tourism and outdoor life are major economic drivers for our city and our region. This asset must be protected, and we must do more to protect Tucsonans from the effects of climate change. This means increasing our renewable energies through solar and wind while reducing our CO2 emissions. By making these investments, we can ensure that Tucson attracts green energy jobs that are here to stay, while also ensuring our city continues to be a great place to live for future generations.[1] |
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| —Rob Elias’s campaign website (2019)[2] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rob Elias for Tucson City Council, “Issues,” accessed July 9, 2019
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