The Arizona Republic will regularly ask Phoenix City Council candidates to share their thoughts on issues that could affect residents.
The primary election will be Aug.27. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff.
Below are the responses from candidates from Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 who replied.
The Arizona Republic reported earlier this week that this year is on track to be the most expensive Phoenix City Council election cycle on record, campaign-finance records show.
The candidates already have raised nearly $1.1 million — almost double the fundraising hauls at this point when the same seats were up for election four years ago.
We asked: “Does the increasingly expensive nature of Phoenix council elections concern you? What impact do you think it has on the process?”
