Seven candidates fighting for four seats in Marana Town Council election
by Danyelle Khmara | Marana News
Seven candidates are on the ballot for Marana Town Council elections this August, running for four seats. Longtime incumbents Patti Comerford, Herb Kai and Vice Mayor Jon Post along with recently appointed John Officer will run against three challengers: Jack Neubeck, Jeff Gray and Mace Bravin.
Neubeck and Bravin, along with Officer, both applied for the town council seat, in April, left open by the death of Councilmember Carol McGorray. Neubeck has the endorsement of Councilmember Roxanne Ziegler, who is the chairperson for his campaign.
Although Neubeck’s lived in Marana for less than three years, his town involvement goes back three decades. He was president of the Marana Chamber of Commerce Board for six out of his 10 years on the board. He’s helped with town annexations, construction management for Marana’s first town hall and planning and zoning for a number of master-planned communities. He also helped secure $5 million from the Bureau of Reclamation for bank protection along the lower Santa Cruz River.
