Tomorrow: I'm Fighting for Housing, Not Handcuffs, in Pinal County!

Tomorrow, January 21st, 2026, I will stand before the Pinal County Board of Supervisors to deliver a powerful message: It's time to choose HOUSING, NOT HANDCUFFS!

My grandfather, Seledon Martinez, was a WWII Veteran and spent 40 years building the Santa Fe Railroad, literally laying the tracks this state runs on. He taught me the meaning of service and fighting for what's right.

Now, as an Extremely Low Income (ELI) disabled student facing major jaw surgery in 8 days, I'm fighting for my survival. Pinal County has ZERO accessible housing units for people like me through the Section 811 PRA program. My doctors are 40 miles away, and this county is more focused on 287(g) enforcement (like the disturbing incident at Banner Ironwood on Dec 16th) than housing its most vulnerable.

My Proposal: I'm urging the Board to use SB 1080 to repurpose closed school buildings into "Halls of Healing"—medically-accessible housing. It's a common-sense solution that honors our veterans and protects our community.

I'm not doing this alone. Special thanks to Senator Analise Ortiz (@SenatorOrtiz) for being the only official to listen and escalate this to the Governor's Office (@GovernorHobbs).

I’ve also submitted my urgent DES case directly to the Governor's Office (@ArizonaDES needs to fix its broken phone lines for disabled patients like me!).

Join me in making our voices heard! Please share this post and let Pinal County know: #HousingIsAHumanRight #AZLeg #AZeg #DisabilityJustice #VaquerosVote #PinalCounty

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Seledon & Josephine Martinez 1944.

Married in 1944, enjoyed 49 years together until Seledon passed in 1993. Seledon served in the US Army World War II, Aleutian Islands.

Seledon Martinez 63, worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 40 years, 1975.

Newspaper clipping of Josephine Martinez holding up a banner in honor of her husband in 1975, accompanied by Arthur and Albert Martinez.