Politicians from Tucson

Debbie Smith (January 14, 1956 – February 21, 2016) was an American politician who served as a member of the Nevada Senate for District 13.

Tony Sotomayor Carrillo (November 16, 1936 – May 9, 2020) was an American politician and educator.
Carrillo was born in Tucson, Arizona. He received his bachelor's and master's degree from Arizona State University. He served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1963 to 1969 and was a Democrat. Carrillo received his doctorate degree in education from Wayne State University and then taught at Arizona State University. Carrillo taught at San Jose State University in San Jose, California and was chairman of the educational administration department. Carrillo served on the San Jose East Side Unified High School District Board. Carrillo died in Clovis, California.

Richard Gregory Tuck (January 25, 1924 – May 28, 2018) was an American political consultant, campaign strategist, advance man, and political prankster.

Macario Saldate IV (born December 13, 1941) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 3 from 2013 to 2019.
Saldate previously served consecutively from January 10, 2011, until January 14, 2013, in the District 27 seat.

Rose Elizabeth Bird (November 2, 1936 – December 4, 1999) was the 25th Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. She was the first female law clerk of the Nevada Supreme Court, the first female deputy public defender in Santa Clara County, the first woman to serve in the California State Cabinet, and the first female Chief Justice of California.
She was also notable as the first, and to date only, Chief Justice in California history to lose a retention election.