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| Affiliation | Libertarian |
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| Name | Kimberly Swanson |
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Tucson, Arizona , United States |
| Email | kss@cybertrails.com |
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | Thomas Walker
Nov 08, 2006 03:57pm |
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| Info | It's not just a two-way race for mayor.
Libertarian Kimberly Swanson is mounting a long-shot bid against Republican incumbent Bob Walkup and Democrat Tom Volgy.
It is doubtful, though, that her small-is-better, anti-tax approach to government will attract anything more than a handful of backers.
If the last election is any guide, Swanson will get less than 6 percent of the vote. Libertarian Ed Kahn pulled in 4,834 votes in 1999, when he went up against Walkup and Democrat Molly McKasson. It amounted to 5.6 percent of the ballots cast. No Libertarians ran two years ago in the last City Council election.
The latest numbers from the City Clerk's Office show that 3,252 Tucsonans are registered Libertarians, out of a pool of 223,108 eligible voters.
None of this deters Swanson, who has run unsuccessfully for the Legislature twice. Her 2002 Senate campaign was distinguished by ads in which she posed wearing a red, white and blue bikini. She is running this time, she says, to give voters a choice.
Swanson is opposed to Propositions 200 and 201, the transportation initiatives on this year's ballot.
Kimberly Swanson
Libertarian
* Personal: single, one daughter.
* Education: B.A., speech communications, J.D. law, University of Arizona.
* Political experience: Libertarian candidate for Arizona House, 1992; candidate for Arizona Senate, 2002; candidate for mayor of Tucson, 2003.
* Top priorities: Cutting taxes and spending. Roll back regulation to stimulate business.
* How long in Tucson? 35 years.
* Favorite thing about Tucson? Sabino Canyon.
* Least favorite? I love everything about Tucson, especially the heat.
* Do you support the light rail initiative? Not at taxpayer expense.
* Do you support the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan? There must be some way of protecting the Sonoran Desert while allowing people to live in the city. I am not sure this plan would accomplish such objectives.
* Do you support the concept of consolidating city and Pima County governments? Yes. I support smaller, less government of all kinds including consolidation.
* Contact: 320-1835, kss@cybertrails.com
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