Young Tucson councilman-elect Roy Laos breaks age record
Roy Laos 24 will be youngest City Council member in Tucson history after a campaign that pushed a family rooted in Tucson since the 1860s. He grew up on the East Side, attended Tucson High and the University of Arizona, and previously worked as a night manager for his father's pharmacy earning about 7 600 last year.
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Miller’s arc from teen patient to Tucson councilman
Detroit born Miller came to Tucson for high school to treat bronchial problems by hanging upside down twice daily. He stayed for college, taught history in Amphitheater schools, then returned to Michigan before stepping into city politics as Ward 3 councilman.
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Miller Runs For Office After Career Rebuild
A former U S House unAmerican activities subcommittee witness lost his job for not testifying and started anew in paint contracting with Tucson and a partner. Miller, 55, has kept politics as a key interest and ran for office in his first ever bid. He defeated Republican Kile Jarvis whom he’d met on a speed volleyball court years earlier.
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Volgy rises from immigrant background to Tucson City Council
Thomas J Volgy, who moved from Hungary at age ten, advances from early political activism to winning a Tucson City Council seat. He teaches international politics at the University of Arizona and conducts research on voting behavior. He describes himself as a hyper person who finds photography calming and spends time with a photographer friend and a psychologist wife.
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