This week's events...

Edit on 7/20 to correct a mistake on the date of one of the events...

Most of this week's politically-focused events are candidate forums, as should be expected as we approach the day when early ballots drop for August's primary.

...The final Clean  Elections primary debates will be held this week (statewide list here; legislative races here).

- Tuesday, the Republican candidates for Corporation Commission (Brenda Burns, Barry Wong, and Gary Pierce) will face off on KAET's Horizon at 7 p.m.

-Tuesday, the Republican candidates for the House in LD22 will face off from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at ASU Polytechnic Campus, Cooley Ballroom, 7001 E Williams Field Rd., Mesa, AZ 85212


- Wednesday, the Democratic candidates for the Corporation Commission (Renz Jennings, Jorge Luis Garcia, and David Bradley) will have their debate, also at 7 p.m. on KAET's Horizon.

- Wednesday, the Republican candidates for the House in LD30 will face off from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM at Pima Community College East Campus, 8181 E Irvington Road, Tucson, AZ.

Edit to correct the date of the event below...

- On Thursday, July 29, as previously noted, the candidates (both R and D) will participate in a forum on arts education.  The forum will take place from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. , Phoenix, AZ 85050.  Open to the public, registration requested.

 
The highlight of the week, for me anyway, will be Monday's debate between the Republican candidates in CD5.  It will take place at 2 p.m. in the studio of Scottsdale's CityCable11.  It isn't open to the public (no room for an audience) but it will be broadcast live with a replay at 9 p.m.  In addition, it will also be replayed on July 25 at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9 p.m.  Note:  I couldn't find any indication that the forum will be broadcast on Tempe's version of CityCable11, though it wouldn't be a surprise if it eventually makes its way to that outlet.
 
This forum probably won't be as popcorn-riffic as Friday's Republican Senate debate (or, apparently, Saturday's), but look for front-runners (and perennial candidates) Susan Bitter Smith and David Schweikert to spend their time cutting each other down, while the other candidates spend theirs trying to elevate themselves into the top tier by clawing into the top two.
 
 
Later...