Candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly and wife Gabrielle Giffords during a roundtable discussion in Casa Grande/Oscar Perez/PinalCentral
By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | PinalCentral
Economic relief during the pandemic, water supply concerns, bridging the digital divide in schools and other issues were the topics of choice during a roundtable discussion with U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly and a group of local leaders Sunday afternoon in Casa Grande.
The group included Casa Grande Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Navarro Fitzgibbons and her husband, Dennis, Casa Grande Elementary School District board member Judee Jackson and her husband, former Casa Grande Mayor Bob Jackson, elementary school district board member David Snider and former Casa Grande City Councilman Ralph Varela and his wife, Blanca.
Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords accompanied her husband, Kelly, to the event.
“This election is so important for our country,” Giffords told the small group, which was all wearing masks and spread out across the patio of BeDillion’s Restaurant. She pointed out her husband’s focus on science and facts in making his decisions and some of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic before turning the floor over to Kelly.
