D. Maitland

Dee Maitland is a retired commercial banker, full-time volunteer, and a life long student. She is a 2019 Public Voices Fellow with the Op-Ed Project.

Senator Vince Leach, the Worst Legislator in Arizona

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Senator Vince Leach of Oro Valley distinguished himself as one of the Worst Legislators in Arizona. A Republican, Leach is running for re-election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 17. Men like Leach should be vilified and voted out of office now. Leach’s voting record on gun bills has been appalling. • Leach … Read more

Just 8 Months Left to Save Our Democracy

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By Dee Maitland. Published in the April newsletter of The Democrats of Oro Valley. Sen. Vince Leach is a scourge on the body politic Democrats suffered for a decade in LD11, a safe Republican district that produced the insurrectionist Mark Finchem. We now must suffer for another decade in a safe Republican district, LD17, engineered … Read more

The Chair Of The Redistricting Commission Is Not Doing The Job

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In 2000, Arizona voters passed Proposition 106 establishing the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC). It became a beacon to the nation for establishing fair voting districts by limiting partisan gerrymandering. This article first appeared in the Arizona Daily Star on November 4, 2021, at https://bit.ly/3BLMx4O. The legal overview of the law states: “Under the Arizona … Read more