Peoria Unified School District governing board member Beverly Pingerelli announced she is gathering signatures to run for Arizona State House of Representatives in Legislative District 21.
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Peoria Unified School District governing board member Beverly Pingerelli announced she is gathering signatures to run for Arizona State House of Representatives in Legislative District 21.
Signatures must be filed with the Maricopa County Recorder in early April in order for her name to appear on the primary ballot in August.
Ms. Pingerelli and her husband of 31 years, Peter, have raised two daughters in the Peoria School District where they attended elementary and high school. As district parents, they have more than 11 years of experience within the district.
Ms. Pingerelli was elected to her second term on the school board in 2018.
“Given my more than five years of service on the school board, I believe I’m uniquely qualified to understand many of the educational issues confronting our state, including some of the reform that needs to take place within Title 15. I believe this is a good qualification, given that almost 50% of state budget is allocated to education,” Ms. Pingerelli said.
Ms. Pingerelli works at St. Joseph’s Hospital in molecular medicine where she performs genetic testing on brain and eye tumors.
Philip Haldiman can be reached at 623-876-3697, phaldiman@newszap.com, or on Twitter @philiphaldiman.
Philip Haldiman is a third generation Arizona native with brief residencies on the east and west coasts.
He has bachelor’s degrees in Theater and Journalism at Arizona State University, and is an award winning journalist with more than 15 years worth of experience in reporting and editing.
Most recently, he took first place for investigative reporting and third place for best sustained coverage or series at the 2023 Arizona Newspapers Association awards.
In his free time, he produces an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.