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Ramón Valadez has a solid, 12-year record of public service to Southern Arizona. He is a lifelong Tucsonan who has an intimate understanding of local issues and, more importantly, has the political knowledge necessary to enact good public policy.

For those reasons and more, Valadez has earned our endorsement for the District 2 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

His opponent in the Sept. 2 primary is political newcomer Robert G. Robuck, who lives in the Sahuarita area. The winner will not have an opponent in November's general election.

District 2 includes parts of Midtown south of Broadway, portions of the Southeast Side as far east as Houghton Road and extends south past Sahuarita.

Valadez has been serving the community since he won election to the state House in 1996. He served two terms in the House before moving to the state Senate in 2000 and was re-elected in 2002, though he resigned before serving the second term.

He played a significant role in Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano's election in 2002 by helping run her Southern Arizona campaign. He went to work for Napolitano after that election.

Valadez was appointed to the Board of Supervisors in 2003, filling the seat vacated by one of his political mentors, Dan Eckstrom, with whom he worked for several years in the mid-1990s.

Valadez ran unopposed for re-election in 2004.

In addition to working with Napolitano and Eckstrom, Valadez has also been on the staffs of U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor and former U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini.

We believe this kind of political experience is invaluable in knowing how to enact good public policy for the community. A person with Valadez's experience knows who to call and which cards to play in order to get things done.

As a supervisor, Valadez has had a hand in key issues affecting Pima County, such as the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, which preserves desert areas and guides growth in the community.

Valadez is also a board member and past chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, an organization charged with improving Pima County's transportation infrastructure over 20 years.

Valadez has been a dependable public servant and deserves to be re-elected to the Pima County Board of Supervisors.