Hear From Phoenix City Council District 5, District 8 Candidates

By Mark Brodie, Lauren Gilger
Published: Friday, May 10, 2019 - 3:48pm

Phoenix City Council chambers
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Phoenix City Council chambers.

The Phoenix City Council is in the midst of a shakeup.

Two seats were left open when Kate Gallego left her District 8 City Council seat to run for the office and District 5 Rep. Daniel Valenzuela left his seat to run against her.

The Show invited the candidates to talk about issues important in their districts ahead of the May 21 runoff election.

District 5

The two candidates in the runoff for District 5 are Betty Guardado and Vania Guevara.

District 8

The two candidates in the runoff for District 8 are Carlos Garcia and Mike Johnson.

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