Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools

There are three Republicans on the primary ballot:

  • Boggs, Shelli L
  • Kelley, Nickie
  • Watson, Steve (incumbent)

This pattern is familiar. It is similar to the race for county recorder. Here the grass-roots (no money) candidate is Nickie Kelley. She has enthusiastic volunteers and was able to gather her signatures without spending money. Shelli Boggs has establishment support and money but she is actually a good candidate, far better than Watson. If Kelley and Boggs split the anti-Watson vote and allow him to win the primary, it will be a tragedy.

I will vote for Kelley, on Election Day.