Michael Bryan

Michael founded BlogForArizona.net as the Howard Dean presidential campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. The Blog is now coming up on 20 years of continuous publication, a major achievement for any political blog, which usually have the life-spans of mayflies. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren. In 2008, Michael remade BlogForArizona into a collaborative project. Michael is now but one of the contributors to the blog and provides editorial and publishing direction in consultation with the Board of Directors and the other authors. If you want to keep up with the latest Arizona and National political news in an entertaining quick hit of news and opinion, check out the BlogForArizona twitter feed, which Mike largely curates and writes. Michael is also an AAPC member who occassionally consults on political campaigns, strategy and communications.

In Conversation with LD 9 AZ State House Candidate Nancy Gutierrez

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I’m quite dissatisfied with the current state of political discourse in the United States. Too many sound-bites; too little real conversation. Too much empty rhetoric and culture-war nonsense; too little reflection on the real issues and challenges we face as a self-governing society. I think these are pretty common sentiments these days. Luckily, I’m in … Read more

NO on Prop 307! Veto the AZGOP Flat Tax!

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Every single Democrat running for state office should immediately and whole-heartedly endorse the people’s veto, and promote ‘NO on 307’! Secretary of State Katie Hobbs haw certified that the Invest in Education’s Referendum of SB 1828 has qualified for the ballot as Prop 307 on the 2022 ballot. You will recall that Arizona voters passed … Read more

Urban Development Maverick Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.Org Visits Arizona, & Chats with BlogForArizona

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One of the public intellectuals (though I suspect Chuck might scoff a bit at that label) whom I admire greatly these days is Mr. Chuck Marohn. I have a great deal of appreciation for his counter-to-conventional-wisdom insights into the many mistakes America has made in building our infrastructure, planning our urban development, and financing our … Read more

UPDATED Nov. 20: A Dozen LD9 Candidates Seek Appointment to Replace Rep. Randy Friese

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10/20 UPDATE: The LD 9 PCs elected Chris Mathis, Nathan Davis, and Anakarina Rodriguez to the slate of three candidates for appointment to be submitted to the Pima County Board of Supervisors for appointment to the vacant House seat. First, a few disclaimers: BlogForArizona has no formal association with the Democratic Party, nor any subdivision … Read more