Democratic precinct committeemen in Legislative District 26 selected three nominees on May 12 to fill the district’s vacant state House seat. The 36 elected committeemen nominated LD26 Democrats’ second vice chair Quant’a Crews, former state Rep. Christian Solorio and LD26 committeeman and treasurer Veronica Monge during the election in Phoenix. || Deposit Photos
Jakob Thorington
Arizona Capitol Times
Democratic precinct committeemen in Legislative District 26 chose three nominees Friday evening to fill the district’s vacant state House seat.
The 36 elected committeemen nominated LD26 Democrats’ second vice chair Quant’a Crews, former state Rep. Christian Solorio and LD26 committeeman and treasurer Veronica Monge during the election held at Carpenters Local Union in Phoenix.
Friday’s election came four days after Sen. Flavio Bravo, D-Phoenix, resigned from the seat to fill the district’s Senate vacancy on May 8. State law requires districts with 30 or more elected committeemen to nominate candidates for a legislative vacancy within five days of the vacancy.
The vacancy is the third of the legislative session. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors recently appointed Julie Willoughby to a vacant LD13 House seat after Republican former Rep. Liz Harris was expelled from the House on April 12. The following day, former Senate Democratic Minority Leader Raquel Terán resigned to focus on a Congressional campaign, and Bravo was appointed by the board to fill her seat, creating another vacancy for Bravo’s House seat.
Seven candidates self-nominated and gave brief speeches to the committeemen, who proceeded to ask questions to the candidates about various policy issues and their interest in the seat. The other nominees included other precinct committeemen and district residents who have applied to be a committeeman.
The election required committeemen to write the names of their top three candidates but not rank them. They also had the option to write fewer than three names. The vote totals were not announced during the meeting.
