Siding with the majority of voters, Congressional candidate Kirsten Engel said she will work to restore reproductive rights. She is running for the open seat in Tucson’s Congressional District 6, and she spoke at the September 12, 2022, meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. “I am committed to guaranteeing women’s fundamental freedom,” she said. “It … 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
Daniel Hernandez is a state representative, former school board president, and lifelong Arizonan running for Congress in Tucson’s CD6. Taking office in 2017, Daniel was one of the youngest legislators elected and is a co-founder of the House LGBTQ caucus. He spoke at the May 2, 2022, meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. In the … Read more
Former State Senator Kirsten Engel challenged Juan Ciscomani and State Senator Kelly Townsend to disavow the Republican National Committee’s recent statements calling the January 6th attempted coup a “legitimate public discourse.” “We all saw what happened 13 months ago. Barricades were toppled, police officers beaten, and the halls of Congress stormed by insurrectionists attempting to … Read more
Juan Ciscomani, an advisor to Governor Doug Ducey, is the leading Republican candidate vying for his party’s nomination to be the US Congressman for Southern Arizona in Tucson’s CD2. But is he the right person for the position? Let us see where he stands on the issues. He opposes a woman’s right to choose. He favors … Read more
Former Arizona LD10 State Senator Kirsten Engel’s team has raised $265,000 for the third quarter. So far, her campaign has received more than $600,000 in campaign donations. 87% of the donations came from Arizonans. 85% percent came from small donations of $100.00 or less. Arizona LD2 State Representative Daniel Hernandez’s team conveyed that he garnered … Read more
State Senator Kirsten Engel claimed the title of the front-runner in the race to succeed Ann Kirkpatrick in what is now Arizona Congressional District Two. Supported by many endorsements, she’s running on popular issues such as ensuring Arizona’s water supply, protecting reproductive freedom, and supporting voting rights. Now that Dr. Randy Friese has dropped out … Read more
State Rep. Daniel Hernandez (D-LD2) is running for Congress in Tucson’s CD2. The district is 27% Latino but has never had a Latino member of Congress, he pointed out at the September 30, 2021 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. In the past, Hernandez ran the national Latino outreach program at Planned Parenthood and aims … Read more
The three leading Democratic candidates for Congress in Tucson’s CD2 align perfectly with the seven public values shared by Arizona’s 7.4 million residents, as determined by a new Gallup survey. This is a very positive sign for primary challengers Rep. Randy Friese (D-LD9), Sen. Kirsten Engel (D-LD10), and Rep. Daniel Hernandez (D-LD2). In fact, Democratic … Read more
Video editing by Ann Simmons. Rep. Randy Friese (D-LD9) actually got three bills passed into law in this year’s Republican-dominated legislative session. He attributed his success to his unique skills as a critical care physician. “When you take into account more viewpoints, your solution is more robust,” he said. Dr. Randy Friese is a veteran, … Read more
