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.

Our All New BlogForArizona!

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Howdy everyone! Mike Bryan, blog founder and publisher here. I just wanted to take a moment to explain all the new features and layout of our new site design. We have hopefully simplified and enhanced readers’ ability to navigate the site and improved our layout for readability and appearance across all devices. If you are … Read more

Why Trump’s Convention Hatch Act Violations Truly Matter

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The Republican National Committee’s Convention was thoroughly saturated with violations of The Hatch Act, including, most symbolically, the use of our White House as a mere stage for Trump’s nomination. The Hatch Act, in part, restricts political campaign activities by federal employees, and the use of public facilities and funds for electoral purposes. By having federal … Read more

Mike O’Neil: A Great Arizona Post-Primary Rundown Podcast Forecast

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I like pollster Mike O’Neil’s Arizona weekly public-policy radio show out of Phoenix, “The Think Tank“. I listen via podcast often and I especially enjoyed his most recent episode in which he spoke with three Republican-leaning political consultants who all predicted Democratic victories in Arizona this general election. It’s a fairly brief show, so I … Read more

Arizona Latino Caucus Calls for Oversight of ICE Detention Practices

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PHOENIX– The Arizona Latino Caucus and Arizona State Rep. Kelli Butler released the following statement on the detention of migrant children in Arizona hotels.  “In recent days, it has come to light that a private contractor for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been taking unaccompanied and separated children to three Hampton Inn & Suites … Read more