The Quechan,or Yuma,are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California just north of the Mexican border. Despite their name,they are not related to the Quechua people of the Andes. Members are enrolled into the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. The federally recognized Quechan tribe's main office is located in Winterhaven,California. Its operations and the majority of its reservation land are located in California,United States.
Imperial County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 179,702,making it the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat and largest city is El Centro. Imperial is the most recent California county to be established,as it was created in 1907 out of portions of San Diego County.
Yuma County is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census,its population was 203,881. The county seat is Yuma.
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County,Arizona,United States. The city's population was 95,548 at the 2020 census,up from the 2010 census population of 93,064.
San Luis is a city in Yuma County,Arizona,United States. The population was 35,257 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. San Luis,located in the southwest corner of the state directly adjacent to Mexico's Federal Highway 2 at San Luis Rio Colorado,was the second fastest-growing city or town in Arizona from 1990 to 2000. According to 2022 Census Bureau estimates,the population of the city is 35,770.
Gila Ridge High School is a public high school in Yuma,Arizona,United States. Gila Ridge is 1 of 7 high schools in the Yuma Union High School District. It opened to freshman and sophomores for the 2007–08 school year. The school's mascot are the Hawks. The school is located on 7150 East 24th Street,which is home to many other schools in the Yuma County District,including Desert Mesa Elementary,Mary A. Otondo Elementary,Castle Dome Middle School,Ron Watson Middle School and Sunrise Elementary. Gila Ridge is also located west of Arizona Western College.
The Yuma Project is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project built to irrigate over 68,000 acres (280 km2) of land in Yuma County,Arizona and parts of Imperial County,California. The project is designed to exploit year-round farming conditions and water from the Colorado River. It consists of the Laguna Diversion Dam,pumping plants,a power plant,a 53-mile (85 km) system of canals,218 miles (351 km) of lateral canals,levees and drains. The project began in 1903 and the majority of the work was completed by 1915. It was the first dam and reclamation project on the Colorado River and workers had to overcome many natural and logistical obstacles to build and maintain it. The Laguna Diversion Dam was replaced by the Imperial Dam as the Project's water source between 1941 and 1948. Today,it serves 275 farms and over 94,000 people.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Arizona was held November 6,2012,alongside a presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Jon Kyl (R),the Senate Minority Whip,decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. U.S. Representative Jeff Flake (R) won the open seat. As of 2024,this was the last time that a Republican and/or a man won Arizona' Class 1 Senate seat.
The 8th Arizona Territorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the Arizona Territorial Legislature which convened from January 4,1875,till February 12,1875,in Tucson,Arizona Territory.
Don Shooter is an American politician from Arizona. A Republican,Shooter was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 13 from January 14,2017,until February 1,2018,when he was expelled from the House after several women accused Shooter of sexual harassment.
Steamboats on the Colorado River operated from the river mouth at the Colorado River Delta on the Gulf of California in Mexico,up to the Virgin River on the Lower Colorado River Valley in the Southwestern United States from 1852 until 1909,when the construction of the Laguna Dam was completed. The shallow draft paddle steamers were found to be the most economical way to ship goods between the Pacific Ocean ports and settlements and mines along the lower river,putting in at landings in Sonora state,Baja California Territory,California state,Arizona Territory,New Mexico Territory,and Nevada state. They remained the primary means of transportation of freight until the advent of the more economical railroads began cutting away at their business from 1878 when the first line entered Arizona Territory.
Charlene Fernandez is an American politician who was the Democratic leader of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. She was first elected to the state House in 2014 and represents Southwestern Arizona,specifically,the majority of Yuma County,western Pima County,southwestern Maricopa County and southwestern Pinal County. She resigned on November 15,2021 to take a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her son Brian Fernandez was appointed by the Yuma County,Arizona Board of Supervisors to succeed her in the Arizona House of Representatives.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Mississippi;one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on June 5,2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.
Sine Kerr is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 25 since January 2023. She was previously appointed to the District 13 seat in January 2018.
The 2018 Arizona State Legislature elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018. A primary election took place on August 28,2018. Voters in all 30 legislative districts of the Arizona Legislature elected one state senator and two state representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the United States Senate.
The McPhaul Suspension Bridge,sometimes known as Yuma,Arizona's Bridge to Nowhere,is a suspension bridge that used to carry a section of Arizona Route 95. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge,which was named for local Yuma resident Henry Harrison McPhaul,was built over the Gila River in 1929 and replaced in 1968 when it was deemed insufficient for modern transportation needs. At only 16 feet wide,the bridge was too narrow for a US numbered highway. A dam and replacement bridge were built and the river was rerouted.
Arizona's 23rd legislative district is one of 30 in the state,consisting of sections of Maricopa County,Pima County,Pinal County,and Yuma County. As of 2023,there are 65 precincts in the district,with a total registered voter population of 121,771. The district has an overall population of 232,246.
Arizona's 25th legislative district is one of 30 in the state,consisting of sections of Maricopa County and Yuma County. As of 2023,there are 64 precincts in the district,44 in Maricopa and 20 in Yuma,with a total registered voter population of 143,080. The district has an overall population of 243,005.
Brian Fernandez is an American politician who is State Senator for the Arizona 23rd Legislative District and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 4th legislative district beginning in 2021. He was appointed to the seat after incumbent Representative Charlene Fernandez,his mother,resigned the seat to become Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Michele Peña is an American politician. She is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 23 in 2022.
