Maria Parsons 
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who’s worked for the department for 32 years, spoke about the challenges facing local law enforcement at the January 24, 2022 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. Police reform has become a hot-button topic in the United States over the past few years. Conversations over how to keep communities safe … Read more
Matt Heinz, an attending physician at the Tucson Medical Center and Pima Supervisor in district two, held the governor and republican Supervisor Steve Christy responsible for the 27,164 deaths from Covid in Arizona. “I don’t know how Governor Ducey can sleep,” Heinz said. “He has personally led to the deaths of thousands of Arizonans because … Read more
Lauren Kuby, an urban sustainability scientist at the University of Arizona and candidate for Arizona Corporation Commissioner, warned about the impact of corruption in the Corporation Commission at the December 6, 2021 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. While transparency in campaign finances is critical in any election, the Corporation Commission doesn’t always get much … Read more
Bob McWhirter, candidate for Arizona Attorney General and an attorney with more than 30 years of experience, said he will end the death penalty, private prisons, and over-incarceration as Arizona Attorney General. He spoke about his campaign and the issues he’ll focus on at the November 29, 2021 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. To … Read more
“I don’t know if we have ever, ever faced a year when it has been more important to elect a Democrat Attorney General. We absolutely know that democracy is hanging in the Balance in the state of Arizona,” said Kris Mayes, who’s running for Arizona Attorney General in 2022. “And it’s not just hanging in … Read more