Long before running for City Council, Tena Dugan was attending meetings, asking questions, reviewing documents, and helping residents understand issues affecting Maricopa. Her campaign is rooted in years of community advocacy, preparation, and showing up.
Community Advocacy
Community advocacy is not something I discovered when I decided to run for office. It is something I have lived with for years.
I have shown up at city, county, transportation, planning and zoning, HOA, and community events because decisions are better when residents pay attention. I strongly believe that if something matters to your neighborhood, your roads, your taxes, your safety, or your quality of life, then you deserve to know what is happening before a decision is made.
For me, advocacy starts with listening. It means hearing residents when they say traffic is a problem, growth feels too fast, small businesses need support, or neighborhoods feel overlooked. It also means doing the homework. I am not someone who reads a headline and calls it research. I look at the fine print, ask questions, review the documents, and try to understand the impact before forming an opinion.
Maricopa is growing, and that growth brings both opportunity and pressure. We need leaders who are willing to engage early, ask hard questions, and make sure residents are not left out of the process. The people who live here should have a real voice in shaping what comes next.
I am running because I care about this community. I have cared long before there was a campaign sign with my name on it. And I will continue to show up, ask questions, and advocate for residents because that is what public service should be.
Tena Dugan
Tena Dugan is a lifelong Arizonan and proud Maricopa resident since 2013. A licensed REALTOR® with West USA Realty, seven-year HOA Board President, and community advocate with over two decades of civic involvement, Tena knows what it takes to show up and get things done. She has served on the City of Maricopa Parks, Recreation and Library Board, the Citizen Transportation Tax Oversight Committee, and the Pinal County Transportation Board. As a wife, mother of four Maricopa High School graduates, and grandmother, she is deeply invested in the future of this community. Tena is running for Maricopa City Council because she believes every resident deserves a seat at the table — and your vote is your voice.
