MAN Domestic Violence County Attorney Debate

During October, Commissioner Pranav Kelkar witnessed the Maricopy County Attorney debate hosted by the Men's Anti-Violence Network in Phoenix.

"The office of County Attorney is currently held by incumbent Republican Andrew Thomas and is being challenged for by Democrat Tim Nelson and Libertarian Michael Kielsky. On Wednesday, October 1st, the three debated their positions on the issue of domestic violence. I attended the debate to gather information on what the County Attorney's office does to deal with domestic violence, but what I saw was a display of competitive debating. The candidates took turns answering questions about their policies on domestic violence. However, upon answering the questions, the candidates, primarily Nelson and Thomas, criticized the policies of the others. All in all, the debaters created a very tense environment which even youth such as myself could sense without much prior knowledge on any of the candidates. Aside from all the tension, it was evident as each candidate valued sportsmanship as handshakes were shared after the debate. Throughout this experience, I learned about different sorts of policies that are encompassed by all three party representatives, and felt that it was a very educational, and action packed hour." Pranav Kelkar, Commissioner