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Barber takes win over Kelly ABOR to for CD 8 representative seat consider
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knowledge as the main reason. “The first time I met him, which was after he declared (his candidacy), I was just impressed with his breadth of knowledge,” Lundstrom said. “He knew more about every single subject that I’ve ever heard.” Lundstrom added that Barber’s level of kindness is also an important trait for a candidate to have. Jill Ekegren, a Tucson resident for the last 10 years and a former volunteer for Giffords’ campaigns, said she wanted to show her support for Giffords by voting for Barber. “He won’t duplicate her in any fashion, but he will carry through with Gabby’s vision toward providing a better southern
The Arizona Board of Regents will meet on Thursday and Friday to discuss issues concerning the Arizona university system. The meeting will take place at the High Country Conference Center at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, where the board will hear presentations and proposals from its various committees. One of the proposals under consideration is a performance-based funding model, which would take into account graduation rates, successful credit hours and research. The adoption of the model was mandated by the Arizona Legislature. Detailed information on the proposal being presented to the board was not available as of press time. Former UA Provost Meredith Hay left the university before the start of the 20112012 academic year and assumed the position as special adviser to the ABOR chair for strategic initiatives. Her position aids in the design of the model. The board will also discuss and vote on proposals involving the budget and university spending, including the capital development plans of each of the three schools. The UA is expected to ask for $220.9 million, ASU will ask for $64 million and NAU will ask for $100.4 million. Also scheduled for Thursday are reports from the Business and Finance Committee, the Enterprise Executive Committee, the Financial Aid Task Force, the Academic Affairs Committee and the Intercollegiate Athletics Task Force.
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Democrat Ron Barber makes a speech after winning the CD 8 election on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Congratulating the new Representative is former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly.
By Kyle Mittan and Stephanie Casanova Arizona Summer Wildcat
Democratic candidate Ron Barber announced his win in the election for the Congressional District 8 representative against Republican Jesse Kelly in a ballroom of the University Marriott on Tuesday evening. Barber, who was met with cheers from a crowd of supporters, took the stage with a group of family and friends, including Gabrielle Giffords, the representative he had been an aide for before she announced her resignation from the seat in January. “A year ago, I never thought I’d be standing here, thanking you for your support and your work in electing Congress,” Barber said. “But as you know, life takes unexpected turns, and here we are.”
Barber continued to say that while he never predicted that he would run for Congress, taking the seat “made sense,” having always been a citizen of southern Arizona. The candidate kept the speech brief, ending with a round of thanks to his friends, family, colleagues and supporters across Tucson who continued to affirm their endorsements. “I just think Ron Barber has so much potential to make good changes,” said Lisa Marks, a spring 2012 UA graduate of special education and rehabilitation. “I think Jesse Kelly is so close-minded and completely backward.” Erik Lundstrom, the president of the Young Democrats of Arizona and a political science senior at the UA, also voiced his support for Barber, citing his extensive