(The following was originally published in AZCentral.)
With less than two months until early voting begins for the Aug. 26 primary election, Arizona’s gubernatorial candidates are working to distinguish themselves.
Nine candidates participated Friday in a forum hosted by The Arizona We Want Institute. Each was given 15 minutes to answer questions related to education, job creation, environmental issues, infrastructure, healthcare and youth.
The participants were Republicans Ken Bennett, Doug Ducey, Christine Jones, Al Melvin, Frank Riggs and Scott Smith; as well as Democrat Fred DuVal, independentJL Mealer and Libertarian Barry Hess.
(Read more and see photos and clips of their responses HERE.)
I’d vote for Barry Hess.
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FYI, John Mealer and his state party are part of the IAP.
Given no other information than these sound bites, I’d vote for Mealer.