Maricopa County supervisors to pick Democrat to fill Ariz. Senate seat
Another legislative vacancy could get filled Monday morning when the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meets for the second time in four days to make an legislative appointment.
This time, the board will pick from a list of three nominees to fill the state Senate seat former Democratic leader Raquel Terán vacated last month to focus on a run for Congress.
The board’s selection comes on the heels of Friday’s 4-1 vote to make Republican Julie Willoughby the next House member from Legislative District 13 in the southeast Valley. She replaced Rep. Liz Harris, who was expelled last month for disorderly conduct, including lying to the House Ethics Committee about a controversial witness she invited to speak at a legislative hearing.
The Democratic precinct committee members in west Phoenix’s Legislative District 26 last month nominated three people to finish out Terán’s term, which runs until early January 2025.
The candidates are the two Democrats who hold the House seats in LD26: representatives Cesar Aguilar and Flavio Bravo. Also on the short list is Quantá Crews, a real-estate appraiser and minister.
All three were interviewed by Supervisor Steve Gallardo, whose supervisorial district includes Legislative District 26. Gallardo himself is a former state lawmaker.
If the board chooses either Aguilar or Bravo for the Senate seat, the nomination process will have to repeat itself to fill a vacancy in the House.
Who are Aguilar, Bravo and Crews?
Aguilar and Bravo were elected to House seats last November and are in their first year of legislative service.
Aguilar is treasurer of the Arizona Students’ Association and worked from the Arizona Democratic Party after graduating from Northern Arizona University. He serves on the Commerce Committee as well as the Municipal Oversight & Elections Committee.
Bravo is a graduate of Loyola University and served as student body president. He also spent a year as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute graduate fellow in Washington, D.C. He serves on the Government, Military Affairs and Regulatory Affairs committees in the House.
Both are Arizona natives.
Crews was born in Michigan and moved to Phoenix in 2005 to attend Grand Canyon University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in behavioral science. She is the mother of three school-age sons and ran for a seat on the Phoenix Elementary School District Board in 2020, finishing fourth in a race to fill three slots. She also is a minister at Tanner Chapel AME Church.
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