One person, many votes

Editorial

• Governor - Janet Napolitano: On issues ranging from education to economic development, from the budget to health care, from the environment to law enforcement, Napolitano offers reasonable, moderate ideas and solutions. Her main opponent, Republican Matt Salmon, offers many Reaganite abstractions, and his claimed acceptance of religious diversity remains suspect. Neither Independent Richard Mahoney nor Libertarian Barry Hess is likely to garner more than a single-digit percentage of the vote.
  
  
• Attorney General - Terry Goddard: He was a successful Phoenix mayor and state director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. And he knows the law. Republican Andrew Thomas is an ultra-conservative throwback, advocating such ideas as ending the client-attorney privilege and using stockades to publicly humiliate criminals. Libertarian Ed Kahn does not represent a significant threat to his opponents.
  
  
• 2nd U.S. Congressional District - Randy Camacho: He is an Arizona native, teacher, and a fresh face on the political scene. He proposes cutting dependence on Middle Eastern oil by forming closer economic relations with Latin America. Republican Trent Franks wants to abolish Roe v. Wade; he likens abortion to a holocaust. He equates welfare assistance to victimizing taxpayers. So much for a woman's right to choose and society's responsibility to provide needy citizens a safety net. Libertarian Edward Carlson is not expected to garner significant votes.
  
  
• 4th U.S. Congressional District - Ed Pastor: Now in his 10th year of congressional service, Pastor serves on the House Appropriations Committee and has served Arizona and the nation well. The voters should retain him. Republican Jonathan Barnert's limited political experience simply does not measure up.
  
  
• 5th U.S. Congressional District - Craig Columbus: He is a moderate and supports campaign finance reform to reduce the power of special interest groups. His opponent, incumbent Republican J.D. Hayworth, has called for the abolition of the Department of Education, has earned a zero percent rating from Planned Parenthood on family-planning legislation, and has voted against requiring background checks for gun buyers at gun shows. The time has come for a new voice and new ideas.