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Kromko 'remembers' why he's running
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 24, 2008 02:44pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Arizona Daily Star (Tuscon) |
| News Date | Thursday, July 24, 2008 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The same two Democrats have occupied Legislative District 27's House seats for the past three terms, leaving some to wonder why fellow Democrat John Kromko would want to challenge the longtime incumbents.
"I called John and asked him, 'Why are you running?' " Rep. Olivia Cajero Bedford joked during a debate Tuesday night at Pima Community College's district office on East Broadway in Midtown. "Am I not doing a good job?"
Rep. Phil Lopes, who like Cajero Bedford is seeking his fourth term in the House, noted that in 1988 he decided against running for a seat because Kromko, who spent 14 years in the Legislature, was running for re-election.
Kromko, less than a year after his unsuccessful backing of a city ballot proposition that would have limited Tucson's new water hookups and use of reclaimed water, told the crowd of about 50 that he had no specific reason for challenging Cajero Bedford and Lopes other than he felt "I'd do a good job."
His answer quickly changed, however, when the three primary candidates were asked how they would vote on an upcoming ballot initiative that would increase the state sales tax to pay for transportation improvements.
"I just remembered why I was running," Kromko said. "It's a tragic thing that someone would fall for a scam like this. This is a deliberate attempt to shift the burden from the rich to the poor." |
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