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.

BfAZ Authors React to the First Democratic Debate

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By Michael Bryan, Larry Bodine, Pam Powers Hannley and David Gordon. First of all, if you missed it and want to recap in prose: here’s the debate transcript. Here’s the full video: Comments by Michael Bryan: If you ask me, the debate accomplished a few things: It moved forward the debate on immigration and refugees. Julian … Read more

If You Needed More Proof That Warren is On the Move

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There’s this: If you you needed proof that Democratic activists are hungry for substantive changes, look no further. Warren, who has a plan for that, is far out in the lead as the overwhelming first AND second choice of over 60% of Moveon’s membership. Warren’s recent movement in the polls is clearly reflected here, cementing … Read more

Technology Cannot Fix Bad Policing

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By Dianne Post, Attorney, Central Phoenix National Lawyers Guild I had not read “The Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing”, by Matt Stroud until after I wrote about the National Police Foundation (NPF) investigation of the Phoenix Police shooting “spike” in 2018. When I read the book, I was astounded at how our … Read more

McSally Far Behind Kelly in Social Media Race

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McSally has another cause for concern from her challenger Mark Kelly. His social media presence is immense in comparison to her own: see, for instance, his Twitter. Kelly has nearly as many Facebook followers as McSally’s entire social media footprint. Just Kelly’s Insta Shuttledrkelly equals McSally’s entire footprint. And none of this factors in Mark’s twin … Read more

NEW: Appeal Filed On Non-Decision To Force Earlier Special Election For Arizona’s McCain/Kyl/McSally Senate Seat

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An appeal was filed last night in the constitutional challenge to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s ability to control the late Senator John McCain’s seat until November 2020. There has not been a decision by Judge Diane Humetewa, but plaintiffs call it an “effective denial” of their challenge.

Oral arguments were held on April 12, and was taken under advisement at that time. Today’s appeal notice follows an unusual round of letters and responses filed last week, as the plaintiffs have grown impatient.

AZ Law and Arizona’s Politics have previously reported on the constitutional challenge to the Arizona vacancy law. At that point, Sen. Jon Kyl was serving at the Governor’s request. Kyl then resigned, permitting Ducey to appoint Martha McSally to the seat until a special election would be held in 2020 to fill the last two years. Sen. McCain passed away on August 25, 2018.

The Arizona plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the vacancy law, and say the election must be held as quickly as possible.

This round of out of the ordinary filings began last week, when Judge Humetewa entered

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