Candidates say San Luis needs 'fresh blood'.

From: The Sun (Yuma, AZ) | Date: February 14, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Blake Schmidt

Feb. 14--SAN LUIS, Ariz. -- Tony Reyes Jr., Archibaldo Gurrola and Rafael Torres, all younger than 35, call themselves "fresh blood" who can bring young, new voices to politics in this city.

Running on a slate with mayoral candidate Juan Escamilla, they are being advised by Yuma County Supervisor Tony Reyes, who served as mayor of San Luis in the 1980s and '90s and is a political opponent of current Mayor Nieves Riedel.

Other council candidates running in the March 14 primary are Carlos Bernal, Arturo Garcia, Jose Ponce, Carlos Robles, Gerardo ...

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