Avery Anderson is running for Congress in Tucson’s CD6, spoke at the May 9, 2020 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. Video production by Mallory Riegger. At age 28, Avery serves in two lead engineer roles at Raytheon since 2018, working to advance America’s defense through cutting-edge technology. Avery did not intend to get into politics, but it became apparent to him that our current system has major flaws that could use a fresh approach from a younger perspective. He has developed a decision-making process that is facts-based – as opposed to special interest-influenced. His platform includes: A Younger Generation of Representation Appealing to [...]

We must continue to be aware of the existential crisis of our American democracy as the US and Arizona careen toward our off-year election of federal and state legislators, and executive branch officers in Arizona. We are also electing a U.S. Senator for a full six-year term. There is no end to the predictions of pundits and prognosticators of an electoral debacle for us Democrats. I will grant that the Democratic Party leadership in Washington appears stunned like a deer in the headlights of an oncoming tractor-trailer full of angry elephants. But, despite this, take heart! We do have a [...]

By Dee Maitland. Published in the April newsletter of The Democrats of Oro Valley. Suppose we don’t keep our seats in the US House and Senate and increase our number of seats in the Arizona House and Senate in November. In that case, all our good intentions and horror at what Republicans are proposing will be relegated to cocktail party chatter for the next decade. For just eight months, we Democrats need to focus on winning in November. We need to talk loudly, and daily about all the good Democrats have done. We need to talk about how Republicans only [...]

Blog for Arizona's founder and fearless leader Michael Bryan, retired prosecuting attorney, was on the February 26, 2022, John C. Scott radio talk show (1030 AM on the dial, every Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m.). Michael is the 1st Vice President and Program Director for Democrats of Greater Tucson. Michael talked about national politics, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, our local politics and the recent redistricting of our Congressional and Legislative districts in Arizona by the IRC (Independent Redistricting Commission). He said it wasn't so "independent" after all.  And of course, he talked about our website Blog for [...]

Republicans are swarming like bacteria in Phoenix, ready to pass laws to ruin our lives. They want to ban abortion, ban the teaching of so-called "critical race theory'', take away the right to vote, pick our electors for us, ban masks and vaccination mandates, and cut public school funding. Because they have a one-vote majority in both the House and Senate, they use it to operate a GOP dictatorship. But we Democrats can do something about it. It's time to activate yourself! Get the Iyer Report Civic Engagement Beyond Voting, an Indivisible group, is a grassroots nonpartisan organization that works [...]