Watch the video with a word-by-word transcript! Try it out. Article by Maria Parsons Chris Mathis, a candidate for the open house seat in Legislative District 9, spoke about reproductive rights, voting rights, water resources, and the chronic underfunding of education, and the ongoing Republican assault on our public education system. He spoke at the November 15, 2021 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. "I am a lawyer. I also have the legislative background and my personal background that position me to hit the ground running in Phoenix," he said. "What I do on a day-to-day basis is I help [...]

In the last couple of election cycles, the politics of Arizona Legislative District 11 has come under ridicule because of the fringe and conspiracy-laden views of its elected state officials, notably State Representative Mark Finchem, a right-wing militia leader, and State Senator Vince Leach. While the second Republican member of the LD 11 State House delegation, Brett Roberts, has not earned the notoriety of his two colleagues, his voting record demonstrates that they are all kindred spirits. Despicably, both Roberts and Finchem voted to: Discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community. Not allow an increase in low-income housing credits. Allow construction of the [...]

Having studied the issues and priorities for both Republicans and Democrats running for Arizona's State Senate and House, I can't help but wonder if both Republicans running for office ever put any thought into what is fair for all the citizens of Arizona? State Sen. Vince Leach (R-LD11) claims border security, 2nd amendment rights, job creation, health care, and life are important issues. I wonder: How many Arizonans feel Border Security is important to them now that they are out or work? How many think protecting their 2nd Amendment rights is important? How many believe that perhaps the 2nd Amendment [...]

Daniel Hernandez Jr. is a Democratic State Representative for LD2, covering Southeast Pima County and Santa Cruz County. He spoke at the June 6 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. He has been an effective lawmaker fighting for our progressive values. He led the coalition to repeal the anti-LGBTQ “No Promo Homo” law. He also worked to stop guns in our schools. He’s held his Republican colleagues to task on anti-woman, anti-worker, and anti-democracy legislation. For more information, visit www.danielforarizona.org/ Daniel fought for and was able to secure more than $3 million in urgently needed funds to keep the [...]