Whatthehell is CAWCD2?

While I started blogging again a little over a year ago (after a few years away), one of my most popular posts is from almost 16 years ago and went into a low-profile but important elected body, the Central Arizona Water Conservation District.(CAWCD).

*Very* important in light of the ongoing massive drought in the western U.S. and the reduced allocations from the Colorado River.

The original post is here.

From the original post -

One of those races is the one for "CAWCD." Not knowing what that stands for, I did a quick search, and found out that CAWCD is the acronym for "Central Arizona Water Conservation District."

Those elected to it serve as the board of directors for the Central Arizona Project (CAP).

For those of you who live under a rock, or in another state, CAP is a canal built to bring water from the Colorado River to central and southern Arizona. The CAWCD was formed to administer and operate the infrastructure needed to do that.

There are 14 candidates on the ballot for five seats.  From the Maricopa County Recorder's Office -

Ylenia Aguilar is a member of the governing board of the Osborn School District.

Alexandra Arboleda is a current member of CAWCD.  Attorney.

Lisa Bullington.  Attorney for Levine Investments.  Has as a treasurer someone whose name has popped up before.  And will postdate his involvement with a committee.

Alan Dulaney.  Has run for CAWCD before.  Retired water administrator for the City of Peoris.

Shelby Duplessis.  A developer and former realtor.

Benjamin Graff is current member of CAWCD.  Attorney.

Jason Lundgren is a chiropractor from Chandler.

Cory Mishkin is a real estate guy with the same treasurer as Bullington.

Amanda Monize is a teacher.  Has the same treasurer as Lundgren and both committees had their paperwork submitted to the county on the same date (July 29).

Donovan Neese is Superintendent of the Roosevelt Irrigation District.  Has an MBA.

Jim Pederson is a developer and was a candidate for US Senate in 2006

Karen Peters is a Deputy City Manager for the City of Phoenix.

Barbara Seago is a programmer/analyst for Boeing.

Daniel Cirigani Wood is someone I can't find out much about.  He hasn't formed a committee for this run.  If he's who I think he is, he has a predilection for running for office in districts he live in.  Something that's legal when running for Congress.  Other offices?  Not so much.

There are three board members whose terms are expiring but are NOT running for reelection - Jennifer Brown, Jim Holway, and Mark Lewis.