The Leaders of the Maricopa Democratic Party Reflect on 2022 and Discuss the Way Forward to 2024
2022 was mostly a good news story for the Maricopa County Democratic Party. Most of the statewide candidates including Katie Hobbs, Adrian Fontes, Kris Mayes, Kathy Hoffman, and Mark Kelly won the fourth-largest county in the country. Local Legislative District (LD) and philosophically aligned school board candidates performed according to electoral expectations. Perhaps the only … Read more
Arizona’s Housing Crisis Should Be a Major Focus of the Legislative Democrats this Year
In terms of immediate financial and quality of life impacts on average AZ people and families, the most consequential policies emerging from the new political strength of Democrats in Arizona are likely to be efforts to address our housing crisis. In Arizona, and across America, we have an affordability and availability crisis, a homelessness crisis, … Read more
Ruben Gallego Announces Bid To Unseat The Prima Donna ‘Davos’ Diva Kyrsten Sinema (Updated)
In a widely anticipated move, Rep. Gallego announces bid for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat: Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, a liberal firebrand and prominent Latino lawmaker, announced Monday he’ll challenge [the Prima Donna “Davos” Diva] independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024, becoming the first candidate to jump into the race and setting up a potential … Read more
Troll Boy John Kavanagh Wants To Criminalize The Homeless, WWJD?
When he is not demonizing transgender students for the American Taliban at the Center for Arizona Policy, he is trying to criminalize being homeless in Arizona, a campaign promise of sore loser MAGAt gubernatorial candidate “Krazy Kari” Lake. In his free time, he trolls this blog. State senator David Farnsworth’s (R-Mesa) personal experience of mental … Read more
Democratic Senate Leader Raquel Teran Discusses Her Hopes for the 2023 Legislative Session
Raquel Teran, the new Democratic Senate Leader, and current State Party Chair sees opportunity with Katie Hobbs presiding as Arizona’s Governor on the ninth floor of the State Capitol. An opportunity to finally get more of the Legislative Democrats’ agenda, called the Blueprint for a Better Arizona, passed and sent to the Governor’s office for … Read more
With Katie Hobbs at the Helm, the Children’s Action Alliance and Arizona Center for Economic Progress See Opportunity to Help Schools and the Most Vulnerable
What a difference a Governor makes. With Democrat Katie Hobbs sitting in the Governor’s seat, progressive-minded organizations like the Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) and its affiliate, the Arizona Center Economic Progress (ACEP) finally see opportunities to secure legislation that will move the state forward and lift the most vulnerable residents up. Among the possibilities for … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of January 22, 2023
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political … Read more
