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.

Apparently, #SingleTermSinema Got the Memo That Everyone Hates Her Now…

March 5, 2024 by Michael Bryan

Senator Sinema (I – Venture Capital) has announced she is not running for re-election, which likely means she’s found a multi-million dollar landing pad somewhere(s). That’s great news for Ruben Gallego. Despite polling showing that Sinema wouldn’t have have a appreciable effect on the election (as nobody wants to vote for Sinema anymore on either … Read more

Join a Salon Discussion with Clean Elections Director Tom Collins (No, Really! That’s Not a Cocktail Joke!) With TheDGT.org This Thursday at 6pm

March 7, 2024March 4, 2024 by Michael Bryan

I have the honor to serve as Program Director for TheDGT.org and we are having a great evening Salon event this week on Thursday at 6pm! We are joined for this special evening event by elections attorney and Executive Director of Arizona’s Clean Elections for an in-depth discussion of our Clean Elections system. Come and … Read more

UPDATED 3/22: BlogForArizona Founder Mike Bryan Invites You to a Party March 23rd!

March 23, 2024March 4, 2024 by Michael Bryan

UPDATE: Hi everyone, Mike here! We have met our goal for this event, but we are still accepting RSVPs and donations. Of course, you do not need to attend to donate to our LD 18 team’s re-election campaign. They are a great team and worthy of our financial support, so please consider a donation of … Read more

What Newsletters Does BlogForArizona Read?

March 4, 2024 by Michael Bryan

I get questions pretty often about where authors here on BlogForArizona get their information. One of the good places for excellent and timely information on Arizona politics and policy is all the fine folks who are also writing about Arizona’s politics and policy on newsletters. Myself and others here follow many; here is a list … Read more

AZ List’s Claire Knipe’s Weekly Legislative Livestream Interviews are Seriously Great! Check it out!

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 by Michael Bryan

Claire Knipe is the political director of AZ List (I’m a member, and recommend you should be, too!) and is seriously knowledgable about Arizona politics and policy. She interviews our state legislators on Facebook Live every week and her interviews are seriously informative. I strongly recommend checking out her work!