Regina Romero draws on unique biography to connect with voters in Arizona battleground \u2013 can she flip a key swing seat?<\/p>\n
On a recent morning, Tucson mayor Regina Romero knocked on a yellow door above a mat emblazoned with a cat\u2019s silhouette and the words \u201cgo away, peasants\u201d. A young man cracked the door open and stood there silently, a toothbrush dangling from his mouth.<\/p>\n
After giving him a moment to finish brushing his teeth, the mayor introduced herself and asked if the man had heard of JoAnna Mendoza, the Democrat running to unseat Republican congressman Juan Ciscomani. Romero handed him a pamphlet and rattled off her candidate\u2019s virtues. The young man stood stone-faced, until she mentioned that Mendoza had served for nearly two decades as a US marine.<\/p>\n
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