2026 Candidate Filing

The candidate filing period for the November 3, 2026 election begins Saturday, June 6, 2026 and closes Monday, July 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Due to the first filing date occurring on a Saturday, our office will begin accepting nonpartisan nomination petitions on Monday, June 8, 2026). The filing location is the Pima County School Superintendent’s Office located at 200 North Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701. Candidates must file all required documents on time or their names WILL NOT appear on the ballot.

Ajo Unified  |  3 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 10

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Hazele "Trish" Olsen 6/8/26 29
Rodney Hopkins 6/8/26 21
Carolynn Rodriguez 6/25/26 18
     
     
     

Altar Valley Elementary  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 22

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Christina Poggi 6/11/26 30
Amanda Head 6/23/26 33
     
     
     

Amphitheater Unified (Four-Year Term)  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 400

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Elizabeth Slater 6/11/26 592
Nina Godlewski 6/26/26 566
John Fife 7/6/26 555
     

Amphitheater Unified (Two-Year Term)  |  1 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 400

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Mike Gemma 6/23/26 475
Kimberly Outlaw Ryan 7/2/26 469
     
     

Baboquivari Unified (Four-Year Term)  |  3 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 16

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Juan Buendia 7/1/26 28
Kathleen Vance 7/1/26 20
Ben Standifer, Jr. 7/6/26 18
     

Baboquivari Unified (Two-Year Term)  |  1 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 16

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
     
     
     
     

Catalina Foothills Unified |  3 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 125

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Eric Thu 6/23/26 259
Marissa Baretich 6/23/26 280
Ivelisse Bonilla 6/23/26 270
     
     
     
     

Continental Elementary (Four-Year Term)  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 137

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Ruth Amarillas 6/19/26 154
Steve Oesterle 6/25/26 146
     
     
     

Continental Elementary (Two-Year Term)  |  1 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 137

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Jeanette Velasquez-Karnas 6/15/26 141
     
     
     

Flowing Wells Unified  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 79

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Arlene Ochoa 7/2/26 110
     
     
     
     

Marana Unified  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 400

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Makyla Hays 6/30/26 527
Kathryn Mikronis 7/6/26 723
     
     
     

Pima JTED - District 2  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 400

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Beth Lehr 6/26/26 459
Cindy Rankin  7/1/26 1159
     
     
     

Sahuarita Unified  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 109

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
John Sparks 6/10/26 169
Raul Rodriguez 6/22/26 149
     

San Fernando Elementary  |  1 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 1

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
     
     
     
     

Sunnyside Unified  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 191

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
     
     
     
     
     

Tanque Verde Unified  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 49

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Piper Jordan 6/23/26 117
Beth Peterson 6/26/26 63
Thomas Trask 6/30/26 94
     
     

Tucson Unified  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 400

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Val Romero 6/16/26 767
Pilar Acosta Ruiz 6/24/26 670
Jennifer Eckstrom 7/1/26 849
Tre'Davon Rhodes 7/6/26 880
Skye M. Fernandez 7/6/26 706
     
     
     

* Tre'Davon Rhodes filed an initial count of 707 and a supplemental filing of 173.

Vail Unified  |  2 seats  |  Minimum Signatures Required: 268

Candidate Name Date Filed Signatures Filed
Andrea Black 7/1/26 474
Edward Buster 7/2/26 374
     
     
     
     
     
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Questions? Contact Elections Director Matt Stamp at [email protected] or 520-260-3305.