Remember the old cliché that actions speak louder than words? Well, consider the actions the 2022 Arizona Democratic and Republican Gubernatorial Nominees took after winning in the primaries on August 2, 2022. Arizona Secretary of State and known problem solver Katie Hobbs embarked on a Solutions Can’t-Wait Tour to the Salt River Indian Community, Tucson, … Read more
Martin Quezada is running to be Arizona’s Treasurer. He has been a State Senator for Phoenix and Glendale for the last eight years and previously served in the State House before that. He has also been a Pendergast Elementary school board member for the last 12 years. For more information, visit www.martinquezada.com To volunteer for … Read more
Kirsten Engel, candidate for Congress in Tucson’s CD6, delivered a frightening message at the June 6, 2022 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. Following are her opening remarks: This midterm election in November is the most important election in our lifetimes. And this is not an exaggeration. Democracy is on the ballot. A woman’s right … Read more
This article originally appeared in Blog for Arizona on May 20, 2022 and is repeated here in its entirety. I am glad I live in Tempe and not any of the areas in the new Arizona Congressional District Six. Why? Because it will be a difficult choice to make between Democratic Congressional Candidates Kirsten Engel … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
There are some good bills and some bad bills being heard in committees at the State Legislature starting Monday. Some of the good measures support electric vehicles (EVs). I recommend you use the Request to Speak. Bills have to go through committees before they can be heard and voted on the floor of the House … Read more
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 … Read more
