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.

The #TrumpCoup’s Big Picture

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Drip by drip, we get more news of the various little plots and schemes of the GOP and Trump Administration around and after the 2020 election. We hear a little more every day; but it can become habit to examine each new tree, yet never look at the forest. It is coming to the time … Read more

Fake Electors and Future Felons of Arizona

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AZMirror’s Kira Lerner posted a list of all 83 fake electors, including those hailing from Arizona. We’ve covered them previously, but Kira dug up a bit more biographical information about some of those who are less-well known that is worth republishing. Great journalism, Kira! ARIZONA (11) Nancy Cottle*: Cottle is the first vice president of … Read more

Arizona’s 2022 State-Wide Citizens’ Initiatives

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Pima County Democratic Party has put together a list of the voter initiatives currently gathering signatures, along with recommendations on which ones to support. Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals – Support  Petition Serial Number: I-01-2022 Signatures Due: July 27, 2022 Prohibits farm owners from knowingly confining certain animals for consumption in a cruel manner and … Read more

Mark Brnovich Exploits a Manufactured Immigration Crisis for Political Advantage in His Bid for a Senate Seat

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If you were stunned and disgusted by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s unprecedented, sloppy and misleading, inaccurate, legally absurd, and historically misinformed stunt opinion on the powers of the states’ governments to “make war” on our border with Mexico, you are certainly not alone – but you may not comprehend even half of Brnovich’s perfidy … Read more