Arizona Daily Star from Tucson, Arizona • Page 99

THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR PAGE NINE TUCSON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1976 150 30 149 55 56 170 jfflHBS t. 57 Sfe aH.ITOlVl UMNO CANTON 16 37 156 42 61 75 91 100 107 yL-cL 175 126 128 A 43 157 i 76 77 92 101 108 174 I I I 1 1 83 96 lj. a 112 117 11 I V31 If 25 49 1 50 I uLNoa "4 177 I 23 'HCAXWeCO 5 TOMNO Mf 26 160 11! 159 161 Legislative Map Locates Districts A look at the map will show you in which state legislative district you live. You may vote for two House candidates and one Senate candidate from your district. You will not be able to vote in the races in the other districts.

HERMANS Rfi Legislative District 12 The Race: Medicaid ERA Water Taxes Goodwin No Yes Yes No Cauthorn Undecided Yes Yes Yes Kromko Yes Yes Yes Yes Oswalt Yes Yes Wait No Dye Yes Yes Yes Yes Hershberger No Yes No. No Their Positions: The Issues: Medicaid ERA Groundwater Tax Overhaul Cty Politics Spice Up District 12 Race DYE City politics probably have never figured as prominently in a legislative race as they do this year in District 12, where Rep. Jo Cauthorn must battle for re-election against Tucson's high water rates and the resignation of her husband from the City Council. Mrs. Cauthorn's husband, Robert, is one of four City Council members who approved substantial increases in water rates over the summer.

After a recall drive gathered enough signatures to force an election against the four, he resigned to take a government job in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Fallout from the unpopular water rates was expected to cause trouble enough for Mrs. Cauthorn. But now, in addition, there is the question of how long she will stay in office if reelected to a second term. John Kromko is her running mate on the Democratic ticket for the district's two House seats.

Opposing them are Republicans Thomas Goodwin, an incumbent, and John Oswalt. Both Goodwin and Oswalt say they have no plans to use the water rates or the resignation as campaign issues, although Oswalt notes that the "public will make it an issue on their own." Mrs. Cauthorn, says Goodwin, should make it plain to the voters whether she plans to serve a full two-year term or to resign following her election, allowing the county Board of Supervisors to appoint her replacement. Mrs. Cauthorn, however, says it is her intent to remain in office for at least a year to fight for the equal rights amendment and for groundwater law reform.

But if the stress becomes too great on her 8- and 11-year-old children, she admits, she might leave at any time to join her husband in Florida. "I wonder if anyone else can make any guarantees, either," she says. The House races have attracted the most attention in this district, which takes in precincts near the University of Arizona and extends northward and westward to include foothill and rural areas. Though the district is heavily Democratic, Republican Goodwin has survived through five terms on the strength of crossover votes. Also hoping to cash in on that phenomenon is J.

Peter Hershberger, a Republican running against incumbent Democrat Sue Dye for the Senate. The Democratic candidates are all members of the liberal "reform" movement, while the Republicans generally are more moderate to conservative. Mrs. Cauthorn, 44, favors a more equal school financing system, a "cleaned up" Medicaid program and says she is knowledgeable on state money matters. Goodwin, 45, is a UA lecturer who has been chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

He takes credit for many of the legislative plums that have come the way of Pima County and the UA. He is stressing his experience and promises to try to maintain a stable tax rate. Kromko, 35, is a Pima Community College instructor who favors liberal issues but at the same time promises to be a fiscal conservative. He supports smaller government, consumer legislation and a revamping of social programs. Oswalt, 58, is a retired colonel with the Army Corps of Engineers who favors measurement of pumpage from most wells but would wait for major reform until a state study is completed.

He would keep the tax structure generally the same and favors sunset laws. Mrs. Dye, 48, is a part-time teacher serving her first term in the Senate. She thinks business should play a bigger part in the battle against white collar crime and supports senior citizen programs. Public ownership of groundwater is a good idea, she believes, though she's uncertain about how it should come about.

Hershberger 56, a farmer, has served one term in the House but was defeated when he ran for re-election two years ago. He supports mandatory prison sentences and would like to keep the present tax system. 4" 3. JE GOODWIN 4' HERSHBERGER OSWALT CAUTHORN.