Tucson, Arizona

===City government===
{{see also|List of mayors of Tucson, Arizona}}
Tucson follows the "weak mayor" model of the [[council–manager government|council-manager]] form of local government. The six-member city council holds exclusive legislative authority, and shares executive authority with the mayor, who is elected by the voters independently of the council. An appointed city manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city. Tucson is the only city in Arizona that holds officially partisan elections for city offices, with candidates nominated through party primaries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2018/01/05/arizona-legislature/|title=Arizona Legislature {{!}} Ballot Access News|website=ballot-access.org|language=en-US|access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105212401/http://ballot-access.org/2018/01/05/arizona-legislature/|archive-date=January 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Both the council members and the mayor serve four-year terms; none face term limits. Council members are nominated by their wards via a ward-level primary held in August. The top vote-earners from each party then compete at-large for their ward's seat on the November ballot. In other words, on [[Election Day (politics)|election day]] the whole city votes on all the council races up for that year. Council elections are severed: Wards 1, 2, and 4 (as well as the mayor) are up for election in the same year (most recently 2015), while Wards 3, 5, and 6 share another year (most recently 2017).

Tucson is known for being a trailblazer in voluntary partial [[campaign finance|publicly financed campaigns]]. Since 1985, both mayoral and council candidates have been eligible to receive matching public funds from the city. To become eligible, council candidates must receive 200 donations of $10 or more (300 for a mayoral candidate). Candidates must then agree to spending limits equal to 33¢ for every registered Tucson voter, or $79,222 in 2005 (the corresponding figures for mayor are 64¢ per registered voter, or $142,271 in 2003). In return, candidates receive matching funds from the city at a 1:1 ratio of public money to private donations. The only other limitation is that candidates may not exceed 75% of the limit by the date of the primary. Many cities, such as San Francisco and New York City, have copied this system, albeit with more complex spending and matching formulas.

Mayor [[Regina Romero]] (D) was sworn into office on December 2, 2019, succeeding [[Jonathan Rothschild]] (D) who was sworn into office on December 5, 2011, succeeding [[Robert E. Walkup]] (R), who took office in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms3.tucsonaz.gov/mayor|title=Mayor Bob Walkup – City of Tucson Web|date=February 13, 2010|website=tucsonaz.gov|access-date=July 7, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213101425/http://cms3.tucsonaz.gov/mayor|archive-date=February 13, 2010}}</ref> Walkup was preceded by [[George Miller (Arizona politician)|George Miller]] (D), 1991–1999; [[Tom Volgy]] (D), 1987–1991; [[Lew Murphy]] (R), 1971–1987; and [[Jim Corbett (politician)|Jim Corbett]] (D), 1967–1971.

{| class="wikitable"
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!Tucson City Council Members
!Ward
!First Elected
!Website
|-
|Lane Santa Cruz
|1
|2019
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-1 |title=Ward 1 – Councilor Lane Santa Cruz &#124; Official website of the City of Tucson |publisher=Tucsonaz.gov |access-date=June 19, 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|Paul Cunningham
|2
|2010 (Appointed)
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-2 |title=Ward 2 Councilmember Paul Cunningham &#124; Official website of the City of Tucson |publisher=Tucsonaz.gov |access-date=April 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422032833/https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-2 |archive-date=April 22, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Karin Uhlich
|3
|2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-city-council-selects-karin-uhlich-to-fill-ward-3-council-seat/article_f3fe5daa-7b01-11eb-8a30-1f9a852a9cef.html|website=tucson.com|access-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302201618/https://tucson.com/news/local/tucson-city-council-selects-karin-uhlich-to-fill-ward-3-council-seat/article_f3fe5daa-7b01-11eb-8a30-1f9a852a9cef.html|archive-date=March 2, 2021|url-status=live|title=Tucson City Council selects Karin Uhlich to fill Ward 3 council seat|date=March 2, 2021 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-3 |title=Ward 3 – Council Member Karin Uhlich &#124; Official website of the City of Tucson |publisher=Tucsonaz.gov |access-date=April 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422032810/https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-3 |archive-date=April 22, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Nikki Lee
|4
|2019
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-4 |title=Ward 4 – Council Member Nikki Lee &#124; Official website of the City of Tucson |date=May 21, 2014 |publisher=Tucsonaz.gov |access-date=June 19, 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|Richard Fimbres
|5
|2009
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-5 |title=Ward 5 – Council Member Richard Fimbres &#124; Official website of the City of Tucson |publisher=Tucsonaz.gov |access-date=April 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422032821/https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-5 |archive-date=April 22, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Steve Kozachick
|6
|2009<ref name="Tucsonaz.gov-2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/Election_Summary_Report_1991_-_2015_0.pdf|title=2015 Primary 8/31 : Registered Voters : 225,105|website=Tucsonaz.gov|access-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234310/https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/clerks/Election_Summary_Report_1991_-_2015_0.pdf|archive-date=February 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-6 |title=Council Member Steve Kozachik &#124; Official website of the City of Tucson |publisher=Tucsonaz.gov |access-date=April 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422032855/https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-6 |archive-date=April 22, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}