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Christopher Schaljo-Hernandez

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Commission Chair, Dist 1 (D, elected 2022); signed the final 1,583-page agreements privately AFTER the Sept 19 2025 vote — central OMA allegation. Not seeking reelection in 2026 — the District 1 seat he holds, from which he chaired the $165B vote and signed the final agreements, is open in November.

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Sep 19, 2025The $165B vote — 4 to 1Oct 30, 2025The agreements are signed in private — and they have grown from 359 pages to 1,583Jun 2, 2026Primary day: the capture is on the ballot, and the November matchup is set

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The decision was due July 21. Instead: a public hearing — first set for October, then moved up to September 14 at the applicant’s request — and a ruling due by November 23. A $165B question for one desert county, on a schedule that keeps moving. The clock above always shows the next date that matters. Until the ruling, and after, this is the public watch on how it’s being made.