As Tucson prepares for a new political era in Ward 6, incoming City Councilmember-elect Miranda Schubert is set to bring in a completely new staff when she takes office next month.

Outgoing Councilmember Karin Uhlich, who has represented the midtown ward for the past two years after being appointed to fill Steve Kozachiks seat, announced in her most recent newsletter that her entire staff would be turning over once Schubert takes office on Dec. 2.

For Diana Amado, Uhlichs chief of staff and a longtime city employee, the transition is an emotional one.

This is definitely bittersweet, definitely for me, Amado said.

Amado has worked in the Ward 6 office for 14 years and is the last remaining member of Uhlichs staff still in the office.

Im here by myself, everyone else was offered jobs an

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