Three candidates file petitions for county attorney's election

Longtime Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall will face a challenger in the Democratic primary election in August.

A Green Party candidate has also filed signatures to run for the job.

LaWall turned in 2,934 signatures and Democratic challenger Joel Feinman submitted 3,198, said County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez. The required number of signatures for Democrats is 848.

LaWall and Feinman will face off in the Aug. 30 primary.

Cyndi Tuell, a Green Party candidate, filed 240 signatures with the county, according to Rodriguez. The minimum requirement for Green Party candidates is 134 signatures.

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LaWall has been the county’s top prosecutor for 20 years and spent 20 years prior as a deputy county attorney.

Feinman worked as an assistant public defender with the Pima County Public Defender’s Office from 2007 until last September, when he quit to work full-time on his campaign.

Tuell has worked as an attorney and conservation advocate for nonprofit conservation groups. She also has worked as a private attorney on public lands management issues in Arizona since 2007.

She will face the winner of the primary in the Nov. 8 general election. So far, no Republicans have filed petitions.