The Chandler Chamber of Commerce has announced 15 candidate endorsements, according to a news release. 

Absentee ballots in Arizona will be mailed out Wednesday, Oct. 9.

The list of this fall’s endorsements has eight Republicans and three Democrats in the partisan races. Nine of the 15 endorsees are incumbents.

City council and school board elections in Arizona are technically nonpartisan.

The chamber said, in its news release, there was a “ rigorous and impartial deliberation process, where each candidate’s platform, experience, and dedication to promoting a thriving business environment were thoroughly assessed.”

The Chandler Chamber of Commerce has endorsed 15 candidates and has taken a position on a handful of ballot propositions.

The Chamber’s candidate endorsement process had several steps: a candidate questionnaire, endorsement interviews, a candidate forum, Chandler Chamber Good Government Committee official recommendations, Chandler Chamber Executive Committee review and Board of Directors final approval.

For every office except for Chandler City Council and CUSD Governing Board, there was only the first two questionnaire and interview steps.
To view the one-on-one candidate video interviews and the recorded candidate forums, visit the Chandler Chamber’s website, ChandlerChamber.com.

The following candidates were endorsed by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors for the 2024 Arizona general elections:

Arizona State House, District 12
Patty Contreras (Incumbent)
Stacey Travers (Incumbent)

Arizona State House, District 13
Jeff Weninger
Julie Willoughby (Incumbent)

Arizona State Senate, District 13
J.D. Mesnard (Incumbent)

Chandler City Council
Christine Ellis (Incumbent)

Congressional House District 4
Greg Stanton (Incumbent)

Congressional House District 5
Andy Biggs (Incumbent)

Arizona Corporation Commission
Lea Marquez-Peterson (Incumbent)

Chandler Unified School District Governing Board
Zeyna Pruzhanovsky
Claudia Mendoza
Barb Mozdzen (Incumbent)

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Mark Stewart

STATE PROPOSITIONS
Proposition 134: District requirements for citizen initiatives
Yes
Proposition 135: Restrictions on emergency powers
Yes
Proposition 138: Reduced minimum wage for tipped employees
Yes
Proposition 312: Tax refund for property owners
No
Proposition 314: Warrantless arrests over immigration suspicions
No

MARICOPA COUNTY PROPOSITIONS
Proposition 479: Extension of 0.5% (Proposition 400) transportation sales tax
Yes
Proposition 486: Maricopa County Colleges expenditure limit increase
Yes

We invite our readers to submit their civil comments on this topic.  Email AZOpinions@iniusa.org. 

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