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Party becomes important in a nonpartisan election BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
NEIGHBORS ............ 24 Nonprofits, Midas help Scottsdale family.
BUSINESS ................... 27 Huzzah! they're open again.
FOOD............................. 29 Scottsdale culinary school helps interns.
NEIGHBORS ......................................... 24 BUSINESS ...............................................27 ARTS ........................................................ 28 FOOD ....................................................... 29 CLASSIFIEDS ........................................ 31
Sunday, August 2, 2020
T
hough Scottsdale’s local elections are officially non-partisan, party politics could factor heavily into the results Tuesday, as evidenced by the slew of campaign communications that have gone out to voters from candidates – and anonymous
Councilwoman helps struggling Scottsdale Cares
groups – focusing on candidates’ political affiliations. Ahead of the Aug. 4 primary, a number of candidates have brandished their own party credentials while calling into question their opponents’ bonafides. In recent weeks, the Progress reported on several mailers and text message campaigns, including a mailer from mayoral candidate
Suzanne Klapp’s campaign labeling her competition as “liberal.” Anonymous text messages told Republican and Democratic voters Council candidate Betty Janik, an independent, is not a member of their party. According to Maricopa County voter rolls,
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BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
E
very month, thousands of Scottsdale residents pay an extra dollar on their utility bills to support area nonprofits that provide critical services to community members in need. The program, called Scottsdale Cares, has raised in excess of $3 million since its inception in 1995. But over the past decade, donations have waned. The program hit a peak in 2007, distribut-
see CARES page 16
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